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- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: This is the difficulty. We cannot get reassurances-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: -----from Mr. Watt, despite his 18-page document. We do not know that if another children's hospital were to be built tomorrow, it would not go from costing €650 million to €2 billion. Are we looking at a project cost of €2 billion as suggested in the email? That is my difficulty. In the 18-page document, Mr. Watt mentions that a few reviews are under way. Again, it...
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: On page 15 of the opening statement, it is stated that the Department will conduct a "full assessment" of how cost estimation could be improved. When is that going to start?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: When?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: When did that start? The word "will" is used in opening statement, which suggests the future.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: One moment. Mr. Watt stated that his Department "will conduct" a full assessment. Does that mean it has started?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: When did it start?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: It would be helpful, in terms of the opening statement, to know when the reviews started, when they will be completed and when the findings relating to them will be made available. That would help to give reassurance.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The Chairman is right. On a point of order, the Chairman is entitled to point out what he has pointed out, but-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Excuse me, Chairman. The thread of governance runs through all the projects, and if the governance of one project leads us to have serious questions, it has implications for all the projects.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Let us be a little realistic in this regard. We are here to reassure ourselves about the value for money on all projects. If one stands out as questionable on governance issues, we are looking for reassurance not just in words, but in actual written form as to how that will not happen with other projects. That is the first point. The second is that a comment was made about a mob. That...
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I have two quick questions and a comment. The Galway city ring road project is with An Bord Pleanála and the Secretary General does not need to comment on it. The document states the project is at "detailed appraisal stage". What does that mean? Is that appraisal being done by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform? What role, if any, does the National Development Finance...
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The appraisal.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Who is doing that? It is at appraisal stage.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The other one was the national-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight and Implementation of Capital Projects and the Role of Public Officials on State Boards: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Office of Government Procurement (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The NDFA was involved. I will come back to the Secretary General.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: It was highlighted in-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: It came up in the context of the draft periodic report. I asked for an update and that is the update. I agree with what Deputy MacSharry is saying in the sense that that is what it is telling us. That is where we are and what it is telling us.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Is that for one year?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (7 Mar 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Of the ones under-----