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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: Ms McDonagh might deal with it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Bank of Ireland (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: I thank Ms McDonagh and her colleagues for attending.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: We will now deal with the issue of contractual arrangements for public sector infrastructural projects. I welcome the delegates. I understand Mr. Hennebry will make the opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: If there are questions, Mr. Hennebry or anyone who wishes to answer or make a statement is welcome to do so, provided the rules on privilege are observed. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: I thank Mr. Hennebry. I note he is joined by Mr. Mark Kelly, Mrs. Tina Walsh, whom I know, Mr. Niall Reynolds, and Mr. Mike Miley, whom I also know. If any of them would like to express how their businesses were affected, we ask them to do that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: I thank Ms. Walsh. Would anyone else like to contribute?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: I thank Mr. Reynolds. I call Deputy Pearse Doherty.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: Senators should go and vote and then come back to the committee. For the benefit of the witnesses, Senators have to go to the Seanad for a vote. Deputies might have to leave for a vote in the Dáil as well. That is the nature of the business we are doing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: The purpose of today's meeting is to hear all of this and highlight it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: A vote has been called in the Dáil. With Deputy Burton's agreement, I propose to suspend the meeting until after the vote.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: We will resume at 1.45 p.m. It is 1 p.m. now. Would that suit the members?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: We will remind the witnesses of them when we come back. Unfortunately, we have a series of votes on Thursdays. We want to hear the witnesses out.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: No, we can continue uninterrupted after the votes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: We resume in public session. Deputy Burton was in possession. I ask her to remind the witness of the questions she asked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: We will answer that question for Mr. Miley before the end of the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: Before the end of this meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: No, before the end of this meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: I have some questions for the group. Sammon was paid €85.3 million of an €87 million contract. Is that correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: It is correct. A total of €85.3 million of a contract worth €87 million was paid. The National Development Finance Agency had oversight of the system of payment. It seems that the main contractor was paid and that money did not filter down to the other contractors. Is that the position?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)
John McGuinness: Those mentioned are last in line.