'Below-the-surface' Siteserv process cost taxpayer €30m

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the sale involved an 'above-surface' sales process which decided to grant exclusivity to Denis O’Brien’s bid. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

The sale of Siteserv was based on “misleading and incomplete information” and the taxpayer has been hit with a bill of more than €30m, the Dáil has heard.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the sale involved an “above-surface” sales process which decided to grant exclusivity to Denis O’Brien’s bid and then signed and completed the sale to Mr O’Brien.