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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)
Kieran O'Donnell: What was the structure? Was it to be repaid to the State or was it in the form of capital?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Clearly, there has been a large State investment in the Dublin docklands. The point I am trying to make is that ultimately the authority was dealing with taxpayers’ money.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: We can beg to differ on that but ultimately if the authority was making losses it had less money to invest in amenities, social infrastructure and housing in the area.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Therefore, it has an impact.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Fine.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect, one of the valuations was at the point of the peak, in June 2005, and another was after the bid. This was an incredible, huge investment. I contend that there was a need for an independent valuation to be sought by the board. Looking back, does Mr. Maloney not feel this would have been reasonable? Did anyone on the board say that before a final deal a third...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect, that was after the bid.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Correct.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Did they put a value on it at the time?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: When was that granted?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Did they limit the period for the bids?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Where did the €220 million arise? It is not in the original letter 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)
Kieran O'Donnell: From whom?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: On general procurement rules, was DDDA breaching procurement rules by only going with one individual rather than casting its net to look at a number of persons?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Why not?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: I would not be looking for the DDDA to knock at every door. I would be asking it to-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: What I am looking at here is corporate governance and asking the questions-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: -----that the public would want asked, right?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have two quick questions. If the DDDA went ahead with any deal, was it required to get sanction from the then Department of the Environment and Local Government to enable it to proceed with that deal?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: When the DDDA looked for the valuation, when it looked for the increase in the loan facility to €127 million, did the Department come back to the DDDA and ask what was the value in terms of the overall project?