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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: -----subcontractors can be in a vulnerable position, which is the point. I stress again for people who have an interest in this that the Construction Contracts Act applies to contracts in the private sector. It is not just the public sector. This applies across the board in the entire State and is not confined. People who are working in the private sector in building etc. have the same...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: In respect of No. 2195B, we note it and are asking for clarification in that, when a claim is being processed by the main contractor with the contracting body, where stands the subcontractor in the meantime? How does that fit into that legislation? No. 2196B is from Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, dated 29 May, in response to our request...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: There are three short redactions blanking out key issues, but it provides more information than had been provided publicly in the earlier document. It is not 100% but it at least goes some of the way. We note and publish that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will forward it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will discuss the actual work programme on our report during private session. We will have suggestions in private session regarding our work on broadband because we do not want any unnecessary duplication between us and the communications committee. We will forward this to it in the event that the committee members there have not seen it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: It is one of the big four companies.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: He went to PwC rather than Mazars which had done its internal audit.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: There are a few other items on the national broadband plan in correspondence, and before we get into the session with our witnesses today, we will discuss in private session our next report and how we will deal with those issues. We may have a brief comment but we will be discussing in private session the formatting of our report and the inclusion of this information to bring our work to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: It will.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will discuss that issue in private session because we will be discussing how we proceed with the work that we have carried out to date on that matter. We note and publish this letter from Robert Watt. No. 2199B is from Maurice Buckley, chairman of the Office of Public Works providing information, including costs incurred, requested by the committee regarding public infrastructure at...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Or more.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Preliminary site works commenced in 2008. The letter we have received states no changes were made to the size of the building and the OPW believes it is substantially in line with the original tender. The claims are still subject to ongoing negotiation of the contract. It is not even completed as we speak today.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: We will write back and ask for an update at the end of September in respect of the outcome of the negotiations that are still under way. It is our job to tie this one down. We will ask for that. No. 2227B is from Ms Rhonda Evans from the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, dated 7 June. We received this a week ago but we are only having our meeting now. It provides a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Yes, to date.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Of the brief and what the firm does.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: Okay, the Deputy is correct. We have seen periodic glossy newsletters on progress and I presume some of the money is spent on that. We need to know what has been covered by the contract. We will ask for specifications or the brief.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: There is a detailed answer to that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Jun 2019)

Seán Fleming: It states it is with regard to legislation. We asked for a note on procurement policy and possible exclusions or previous litigation conducted by a prospective builder with regard to the most economically advantageous clause in the contract. It states it was done in accordance with the European regulation of 2006 on the award of public contracts and that if it were to exclude an applicant...