Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2020-11-11
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Peadar Tóibín (AON), Meath West

Today, the Irish Examiner reports that the OPW has admitted not being able to recoup €10 million of an overpayment relating to the Department of Health building on Baggot Street. This is an incredible situation. To put it in context, we spoke about the Dublin Region Homeless Executive a couple of minutes ago, an organisation which spends €4 million a year on day services for homeless people. I understand that the owner of the building in question is Larry Goodman. I also understand that the Government was involved in a deal worth hundreds of millions of euro with private hospitals and that one of those involved in that deal was Larry Goodman. I also understand that a certain company in the beef industry has made hundreds of millions of euro paying farmers at a price below the cost of production. An individual name crops up a number of times with regard to Government deals, interactions and policies. When did the Taoiseach find out about this overpayment? Will he get the money in question back for the State?

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Sitting date: 2020-11-11