Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 270: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has hired an economist to conduct an analysis of the contract for the Poolbeg incinerator, Dublin; if the analysis revealed that the contract was anti-competitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36138/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The Attorney General sought and received, on my behalf, the contract for the Poolbeg incinerator from Dublin City Council earlier this year. I can confirm that an economist was hired to carry out an analysis of the contract for the purposes of informing pending legal advice by the Attorney General. The Attorney General has recommended that a further analysis be carried out by a financial expert before any definitive advice can be furnished.