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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: Yes, 15%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: It is for new contracts. From what I have heard, no direction has been issued on that. Therefore, contracting authorities are not signing up to this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: My second point was about how the existing contracts can be dealt with. They can be dealt with by a simple agreement between the contracting authority and the contractor - both parties to the contract - that they would vary the contract to allow this clause to be put in. It is simple.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: Before we return to Mr. Mullaney, if a new contract is required, we will be here talking about it in two years' time, if we are here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: These contracts came in in 2007 and they were being talked about for about five years before that. They were initiated because of all the talk about how long Dublin port tunnel was taking and how much of an overrun there was. We brought in this sledgehammer to crack a small nut. We put all the risk on the contractor, which was fine at the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: I would say it is not in the area of civil engineering; it is in the area of construction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: I would imagine that if a directive has been issued, all public contracting authorities should have a copy of it. However, it seems it has not filtered down from-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: If I could get sight of whatever direction Mr. Mullaney was given, it might explain a lot and I could explain it to other people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: I welcome Mr. Parlon and Mr. Sheridan. I come from a construction background. The history of the public works contracts we have, for the benefit of the committee, is that they were introduced in 2007. Negotiations had been ongoing at the time, but the then Minister for Finance guillotined the whole process and brought in these contracts and forced them onto the industry. For the first...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: And no inflation. Basically, contractors were not pricing the risk. Then, however, as inflation began to take off a little, they were able to gauge and to price the risk. What has happened in the past six months, however, is such that nobody knows what will happen tomorrow, never mind next week or in 30 months' time. That is where we are. As I said earlier, the contracts were brought in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: The price of construction of a house has risen by approximately 30% in the past year. People will build a house, especially if it is a private house, to get into it. They will put in a septic tank and a hardcore driveway and move into the house.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: That is fine. It is what I did when I got married. I refer to the national development plan in the context of not having contractors who are eager to price the work. It always comes back to price. There is another mechanism for dealing with tenders in the context of the lowest price, namely, the most economically advantageous tender. That should be developed better to allow for account...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: It also comes down to the percentages that are allocated. For instance, if 70% relates to the lowest price, the rest of them do not really matter. There should be a balance between quality, safety, past performance and programme of delivery. That should have a better emphasis in the overall evaluation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: Yes.

Home Heating Fuels: Motion [Private Members] (26 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: I am sharing time with Deputy Tóibín. I have been listening to what has been said. The first thing that comes to mind is the phrase “mining of turf”. I never heard that phrase before and wonder where it came from. The burning issue of the day is turf. What are we going to do about it? The proposal made by the Minister is that we stop the sale of turf. I live...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (26 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: 226. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the deep retrofit scheme will be in place and ready for contractors to begin work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19240/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Exploration (26 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: 238. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 22 March 2022, the reason that a licence (details supplied) is omitted from the list of offshore licensing extensions currently under consideration when the application for lease undertaking extension was submitted in April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Exploration (26 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: 239. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of a licence (details supplied) in relation to existing authorisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19402/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Exploration (26 Apr 2022)

Seán Canney: 240. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the lease undertaking for a licence (details supplied) will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19403/22]