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- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: I know, but I have a view on it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Was anybody put through that process and did they lose their job, from Bord Gáis?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Given the amount of money spent on consultants, there are a lot of figures you do not have.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: How much does that 10% represent in money terms?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: It is 10% in terms of numbers but what does it represent in terms of spending?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: How will that be reflected?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: I would have thought there would be a view on big items like that. Again, it comes down to the €6 million for due diligence. I hope when the due diligence is being done, there will be consideration of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report for 2008. A further €898 million was invested in infrastructure and the Environmental Protection Agency decided there was no benefit...
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Did you, as the chief executive, discuss Irish Water with any of those people?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: They are the chief executives of UK water service providers - Scottish Water, Southern Water, Thames Water and Welsh Water - and they have all gone through this process.
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Nobody had discussions with them to get a general feel for the matter?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Did Mr. Barry have discussions with those people?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Was it only Scottish Water?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Was that beneficial?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Did Irish Water try to source any of its consultants from among those who might have had knowledge to assist it-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: Did you discuss the types of obstacle met in the creation of these entities?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: What about the Department? Did it do any groundwork on this in the early days?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: How much did that cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: So the Department paid PricewaterhouseCoopers €180,000. Did it get any assets for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Oversight of Irish Water: Discussion (15 Jan 2014)
John McGuinness: So it cost €180,000.