Financial watchdog wants PPP transparency

THE Dáil’s financial watchdog last night called for greater scrutiny regarding the billions of euro being invested in public partnerships with private companies on major projects like the M50.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warned of a serious lack of transparency in the deals being increasingly used to fund major infrastructure deals.

A probe by the influential Dáil committee expressed concern and frustration that, when examining major projects like the West Link Toll Bridge/M50 and the Cork School of Music, it did not have the appropriate access to information.