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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2019)

Micheál Martin: ...had been advised by Arthur Cox that as long as its lead bidder remained unchanged then such changes should not necessitate any delay. We now know of course that there was a change in the leader bidder from Enet to GMC. There was a change in the lead bidder and the consortium. There was a change in those financially underpinning the project too. There has been an impression since that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2019)

Micheál Martin: ...more premises. There was a debacle in October with the resignation of the former Minister, Deputy Naughten, because of a series of meetings and dinners with the final remaining bidder, Mr. David McCourt of Enet. Enet was subsequently taken over by the State-backed Irish Infrastructure Fund, IIF. Eir had previously announced its withdrawal from the process. The situation in October and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2019)

Micheál Martin: ...to move capital around within the plan, which would impact on other projects. Notwithstanding sensitivities relating to the tender process, can we expect some precision regarding the costs of the Enet submission if it were to be accepted by Government? When can we expect a decision from Government? The Minister, Deputy Bruton, has consistently said that a decision would be made in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: ...but it is not a new consortium. It is a consortium that has changed in its composition during the process, not a new one. For the record, the September 2017 consortium that submitted to the tendering process comprised Enet - the leader, Granahan McCourt Capital, SSE plc and John Laing Group. By the final tender in September 2018 it was Granahan McCourt Capital - the leader, Nokia,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: ...of the consortium changed. There is a question as to whether the final bidder in the race would have passed the pre-qualification stage. We do not know that because we do not know the criteria. Enet was the lead bidder. That changed with the sale of Enet and Mr. McCourt's investment fund became the lead bidder. An investment fund with a list of subcontractors is now the final bidder...

Resignation of Minister: Statements (11 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: ...least being all the transactions that seem to have taken place, coincidentally, in terms of change of ownership. There has been a fundamental change in the composition of the consortium. The original Enet bid and the make-up of that consortium do not bear any real or substantial resemblance to the final consortium that is now in play for the award of the tender. While there might have...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2018)

Micheál Martin: ...and two bidders subsequently left - SIRO in September 2017 and Eir in January 2018. It must be said that the remaining consortium bears no resemblance to the original bidding consortium led by Enet. The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Naughten, met the head of the remaining consortium, Mr. David McCourt, in July and discussed the tendering process...