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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)

Jonathan O'Brien: I turn to why we still use PPPs, whatever about ideological opposition to them. I will not argue it but someone could say there was a rationale for PPPs in the economic downturn. However we are getting to a situation in which even that argument no longer holds water when only four or five other European countries use them. The reason other countries do not use them is that there 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)

Jonathan O'Brien: My final question is on the variation in costs that can happen. We have got some figures in particular on costs or variations incurred by TII over the period 2013 to 2016 which amounted to €13.3 million. The two main ones are the N11 and the Newlands Cross scheme. There was a €4.2 million in relation to Newlands Cross and a variation of €1.1 million in relation to the...

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)

Jonathan O'Brien: Mr. Nolan might pass more detail on to the committee.

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)

Jonathan O'Brien: The number of legal challenges to PPPs by underbidders is a concern. We are looking at a figure of 10% for legal costs as an overall figure within PPPs. What can be done to reduce the incidence of legal challenges?

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)

Jonathan O'Brien: Is it fair to say that PPPs are more open to legal challenge than ordinary public-----

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)

Jonathan O'Brien: In fairness, it is not just what I am suggesting. The Comptroller and Auditor General also referenced it in his contribution and the Parliamentary Budget Office, PBO, publication that we got also referenced the issue of legal costs. It is not just myself.

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)

Jonathan O'Brien: That is the reason I asked what the comparison was between PPPs and non-PPPs. That may be a body of work that could be 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)

Jonathan O'Brien: What we are saying is that perception may exist but there is no evidence there to support it.

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)

Jonathan O'Brien: I might come back in later.

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)

Jonathan O'Brien: So he did not get the papers, did he?

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)

Jonathan O'Brien: If the Comptroller and Auditor General had got the papers and carried out a report, that report would have been made public.

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)

Jonathan O'Brien: So the European Court of Auditors could have got the report then?

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: Why Fianna Fáil-----

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Book Sales (27 Mar 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 116. To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings he has held with the State owned banks at which the issue of the sale of loans to vulture funds was raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13938/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax (27 Mar 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance when a decision on the future of the local property tax will be made. [13937/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Transactions (27 Mar 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 189. To ask the Minister for Finance the person or body to which the National Assets Management Agency sold a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13882/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (27 Mar 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance when consumers will receive a detailed breakdown of their insurance quotes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13657/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Examination (27 Mar 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance if all lenders are on course to meet their commitments made under the tracker mortgage examination in terms of providing redress and compensation by set dates. [13658/18]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: The regulator of the national lottery comes under the remit of this committee, as does the national lottery fund account. Are they the only aspects under this committee's remit?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)

Jonathan O'Brien: I have been trying to get to the bottom of an issue in the last few weeks. It is possibly months at this stage. It relates to the selling of the licence to Premier Lotteries Ireland, PLI, and the number of secrecy clauses that were included. For example, we cannot get a figure for the amount of unclaimed prizes. Previously, those prizes went back into the draws. Under the new licence...