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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)
Eoghan Murphy: Did he know the letter was being issued on the 12th?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: Who wrote the letter?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: Mr. Mulcahy wrote the letter of the 12th.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: Was it normal that Mr. Maloney did not see the letter?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: Was that the first time the authority wrote a letter to seek such sanction?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: Was Mr. Maloney there in 2003?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: The letters stated that an evaluation prepared by the authority indicates that at a reasonable density of commercial and residential development the value of the site could be in excess of €200 million. That is considerably less than the three figures set out in the paper 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)
Eoghan Murphy: It went on to estimate a figure of €220 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: Why were those two figures in play on 12 October when Mr. Mulcahy was clearly aware of the higher valuations that were discussed on 3 October?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: I appreciate that. We have jumped ahead a bit but I will stay with the meeting of 24 October.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: I want to come back to the valuation section and stick with the minutes of 3 October and the paper there. This is the first time the board has heard that there is an interested developer which it can approach to go into a joint venture with. A detailed paper is prepared for it relating to the development site of Poolbeg. In paragraph 3.2 of the minutes, it states that after a careful...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: How quickly did the executive move to open negotiations with Mr. McNamara?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: At the same time, the executive then moved to get assurances that it would not be in breach of public procurement rules.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: It was in advance of any bid but not in advance of opening negotiations with Mr. McNamara.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: Am I wrong to interpret that it was looking for that assurance before it actually opened negotiations - subject to being satisfied, etc., the board agreed that the executive could open negotiations?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: Immediately.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: I do not think that is clear from the minutes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: The date of 2 October relates to the first letter to the Department regarding approval for the authority borrowing. So it went ahead and sought approval in respect of this site in that letter on 2 October.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: A formal letter comes on 12 October.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 77 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
Eoghan Murphy: So what was the authority doing on 2 October?