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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (28 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: 272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [14386/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (28 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide a solution for homeless charities in relation to HAP (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14329/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Regulations (27 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: 513. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to change the system for driver tests (details supplied). [13586/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (27 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: 554. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of progress made by her Department in order to find a solution to the current inequitable administering of commercial rates between private early years' service providers for ECCE and those offering full day care services and after school services; the interactions between her Department and other Departments and agencies on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Impact Assessments (27 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: 631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the European Union (Licensing of Large-scale Extraction of Peat) Regulations 2016 will be signed into law; the status of interactions to date between his Department, the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA and the Office of the Attorney General in relation to these regulations; the outstanding issues which are delaying...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: I thank the witnesses for taking the time to present to us and I thank the C&AG for his report. Does Mr. Watt think PPPs represent value for money for the Exchequer? Furthermore, does he think they are adequately transparent in terms of the reporting requirements to the C&AG and the taxpayer?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: How many post-project reviews have been published from the various projects that were undertaken?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: To answer the question, then, how many have been published?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: Go ahead.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: I thank the Chairman.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: I am not sure if I did because there were a number of addendums to the answer at the end. Mr. Watt said that he thought there were none.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: I shall return to my original question. Does Mr. Watt think that public private partnerships, PPPs, on the basis that the post-project reviews have not been published, are transparent for the taxpayer and, indeed, the Comptroller and Auditor General, in terms of us independently assessing whether we get value for money?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: But as it stands currently-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: No. I first asked Mr. Watt whether there is transparency for the taxpayer and the Comptroller and Auditor General to assess this matter. A number of projects have been undertaken using the PPP model but no post-project reviews have been published. In other words, I, as a taxpayer and as a member of this committee and, indeed, the Comptroller and Auditor General who audits these issues, are...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: I am sure that information could be found in a post-project review.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: Some of these roads are open and in operation, and other buildings, for a significant period. Let us consider the Department of Education and Skills and, indeed, the national roads infrastructure. Does Mr. Watt think it is good enough that we, as a committee, or, indeed, the taxpayer at large, do not possess post-project reviews for these projects?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: But we have not got them.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: Why have we not received the reviews?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: I thank everyone for the information. I am very concerned about the delay in publishing these reports because the taxpayer needs to be in possession of such information in order to make a credible judgment. In terms of Project Ireland 2040 and the fact that the economy has significantly improved, has the State resiled from PPPs? Has the State walked away from them?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 4 - Overview of Public Private Partnerships (22 Mar 2018)

Peter Burke: Having read the document, the PPP model has not been referenced as much as one would have thought but that is obviously due to the economy. One must ask the following questions. Are PPPs value for money? Do they impose huge risks on taxpayers? Does Mr. Watt agree that PPPs are risky for taxpayers?