Results 10,221-10,240 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I have issues around Drogheda which I want to raise myself first. The Deputy is not aware of them, but I have no problem with the other issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: I asked about Gorey. The legal case cost an awful lot of money. I appreciate that citizens and companies are entitled to take cases. The problem is that the case went to a hearing, the High Court was asked to stay it and it was then withdrawn. What happened to TII's fees at that time? Surely, it should be able to recoup them if someone brings it to court but then withdraws the case. Is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Did TII agree to that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: TII gives the franchise. It had a procurement process and gave it to company A. Company B objected and challenged the veracity of TII's decision making and brought it to the High Court at TII's expense. Was the case heard at all?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Seven days is hugely expensive.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: TII was a notice party.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: TII was the respondent and had to deal with all of this. The other party reached a deal and TII suffered the loss of all its costs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Yes, but they commenced the process against TII. Should TII not recover its costs? It is €500,000, which is a lot of money.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: The point is that there was a seven-day hearing. Was that over two or more weeks? There were probably three days one week, for example.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: That is a lot. One defends a case in the first place because one feels one's defence is strong enough. Quite often, there are negotiations even during the process of a legal case. In other words, a without-prejudice offer to settle may be made. TII could have negotiated its costs down or reached an agreement after day 1. It seems to me that if someone presses the button, the fees run and run.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Does TII employ in-house lawyers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Did they act for TII in this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Was there a contract for those services as to which firm would be used?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: It seems to be an awful waste of money.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Were there other legal costs other than the €500,000 we are talking about?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: What did they amount to?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: No, there are other costs. Does the €570,000 sum include all legal costs, including TII's costs?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: Discovery takes place pre-trial. If I want to discover documents and I am not given them, I will ask the court to order that I get them. It should not be a very expensive process.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (24 Jan 2018)
Fergus O'Dowd: What was the net point in the legal case, without going into the detail? There was a procurement process, which was publicly advertised and bids were submitted.