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Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: There are two other figures. One is €300 million and is based on a valuation conducted by the authority in 2005, which was the previous year.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: The third figure in the Poolbeg site report of 3 October was €350 million, which was based on the price paid for the Readymix site at East Wall. The minutes refer to it at the top of the second page.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: What did he base that return on?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Would that be the return to the joint venture or the authority?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: We move from the board meeting on 3 October to another meeting on 20 October. What was the purpose of the letter dated 12 October, to which Mr. Maloney referred in his opening statement?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: This is the letter of 2 or 3 October.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Following that an e-mail exchange commences with instructions on how to go about seeking formal sanction.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Was the departmental official Ms Moylan?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: The letter officially seeking sanction was sent on 12 October. Reference was made to this letter in subsequent minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Mr. McCarthy for that clarification. Mr. Maloney stated in his opening statement that he did not draft the letter of 12 October.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Did he know the letter was being issued on the 12th?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Who wrote the letter?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Mr. Mulcahy wrote the letter of the 12th.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Was it normal that Mr. Maloney did not see the letter?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Was that the first time the authority wrote a letter to seek such sanction?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Was Mr. Maloney there in 2003?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: The letters stated that an evaluation prepared by the authority indicates that at a reasonable density of commercial and residential development the value of the site could be in excess of €200 million. That is considerably less than the three figures set out in the paper of 3 October.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: It went on to estimate a figure of €220 million.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: Why were those two figures in play on 12 October when Mr. Mulcahy was clearly aware of the higher valuations that were discussed on 3 October?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)

Eoghan Murphy: I appreciate that. We have jumped ahead a bit but I will stay with the meeting of 24 October.