Dáil spending watchdog to investigate aquatic centre legal action

THE chairman of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Bernard Allen, has revealed the long-running legal action concerning the National Aquatic Centre is to be investigated.

Dáil spending watchdog to investigate aquatic centre legal action
Wed, 03 Nov, 2010 - 00:00
Donal Hickey

This comes in the wake of a Department of Sport admission of defeat in a seven-year legal battle to claim €10.5 million worth of VAT from the former operators of the centre, Dublin Waterworld Ltd (DWL).

Mr Allen said the matter would be investigated thoroughly by the PAC in the new year.

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