Gormley to review operation of PPP schemes

The Environment Minister John Gormley has said that his department is to examine the way Public-Private Partnerships are run.

It follows the collapse of five PPP schemes in Dublin recently involving developer Bernard McNamara.

The council has declared that there has been no meaningful progress made in discussions with Mr McNamara on the St Michael's Estate and Dominick Street projects, and therefore he has been asked to withdraw from negotiations.