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Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I asked a specific question. I will be pulled up on time.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Perhaps I might be more helpful. I am thinking specifically about the toll road in Waterford, the Waterford to Cork road that was built as part of the Waterford to Dublin motorway project. Obviously, clear targets were set at concept stage pre-construction. Have they been met year-on-year? I appreciate that the witnesses carry out a long-term analysis, but have the targets been met for...

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: They have not.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: If that is the case, has a possible buy-out been looked at? Is that something that could be examined if the targets are not been met?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I understand that, but I am asking whether it has been examined.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Is this one example where the private sector got it wrong?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: It got it wrong.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I certainly do not want to make that argument in the case of the Waterford bypass.

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Notwithstanding that, I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General for his response. I will focus on roads and depreciation. It has been said there is a figure of €1 billion every year for depreciation. What correlation is there between the figure for the depreciation of roads and the cost of maintenance and upkeep of roads?

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I just have one more question. For example, if we do not improve roads and do not spend enough on maintenance, will that increase the figure for depreciation? I am being put under pressure, but I have a number of questions about roads. There are two road projects that are very close to my heart. One is the upgrading of the Waterford to Cork road, while the other is the Waterford to...

Public Accounts Committee: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Financial Statements 2016 (12 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: My last question is about light rail. When I ask this question I am conscious of the episode of "The Simpsons" in which a monorail was built in Springfield. I am not in that territory, but I am trying to imagine for one second the new national planning framework which looks at the concept of regional cities and refers to the building of cities and doubling populations. In that context,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43970/17]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I also sought information from the IDA. I did not see it come in. It was specifically about how it calculates how many jobs are actually created by its clients. The CEO stated in his response that a survey is carried out, which is presented to the companies to fill in and is then monitored. The monitoring, however, seems to consist of information that is provided by the companies. There...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: There was also a concern raised about the IDA's response to the question of how much it costs to create a ConnectIreland job as opposed to an IDA job. The CEO said that there is no methodology to calculate how much it costs to create a ConnectIreland job. ConnectIreland says differently. There is obviously a dispute there. We need accurate, full information. Either there is a methodology...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I agree with everything that an Teachta McDonald and the other speakers have said and I will not go over it again. I know the witness has said he needs to leave by 12.30 p.m. and we have spent a lot of time in private session. Is it possible for us to ask him if we could get an extra half an hour?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Sorry, I was just asking.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: We may need to call him back again.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Every member who wants to speak should have the opportunity to put questions to him.

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Since we are down to ten-minute slots, I will be very distinct and clear in my questions. I am sure the witness will be equally clear and distinct in his responses. Mr. McEnery said already – I will not rehearse it all – that he was not at the meeting as a paid adviser. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: HIQA: Governance and Management of Conflict of Interest Issues (19 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: But he did give advice.