Clerk of works scheme
Deputy Broughan asks why the former clerk of works scheme is not being restored, arguing that it provided effective construction oversight; the Ceann Comhairle redirects the intervention to the relevant planning legislation.
I want to ask the Taoiseach about one other point he mentioned concerning the clerk of works scheme and the planning and development (No. 2) Bill. Why does he not just restore the clerk of works scheme? Many of us worked on sites when we were kids and found that the clerk of works system was brilliant, as Deputy Wallace has often said. Why does he not just restore it then? He will not restore it because of the liability to the State and it goes back to finance.
Comment on this
I really wanted to ask him about the criminal justice (corruption) Bill.