Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am aware of the report by the British Parliament relating to the audit companies involved with Carrillion in the UK and obviously we will study that with interest. In terms of the individual schools, it remains the case that the Dutch Infrastructure Fund, DIF, which is the remaining partner in the consortium that is delivering these PPP projects has an obligation to hand over the schools in completed form before it will receive any payment. Under the PPP contract, DIF is obliged to do that. It does not fall to the State to complete projects for which the liability under the PPP contract falls to DIF. We must respect that contract because to do otherwise would be to undermine the position of the State. DIF has a responsibility to deliver these schools. It has spent a lot of money getting to this point but it needs to complete the projects before receiving payment from the State. We are very actively working, through the National Development Finance Agency, NDFA, with the schools and with DIF to try and secure that outcome.

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