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Its real simple. Find out who’s signature is at the bottom of the paper, and fire them out of a cannon.
@Thesaltyurchin: They probably can’t be fired, however they can be easily identified through whatever financial management system the OPW use and then they should have to appear before the Public Accounts Committee to explain themselves. At least they woudl be named and shamed. The waste in public sector organisations is criminal and would put that apple tax money in the ha’penny place.
@The next small thing: I wonder was there other quotes? Don’t they need 3?
@The next small thing: no doubt if they are called before the PAC, they will produce a sick note saying they can’t attend
@brian o’leary: For the cost, it would need to be advertised on eTEnders and maybe even the European Journal, ringing around a few mates wouldn’t cut it with the costs involved. I am presuming they followed correct procurement procedures, if not then they should be fired. The problem is that once the procurement is correct nobody looks at the price and says “hang on we shouldn’t do that at that price”.
@Thesaltyurchin: Maybe they will get the same illness or affliction as your one that was in charge of RTE?
@The next small thing: in our dealings with local authorities a brown envelope would need to be provided to obtain the value of the lowest quote, so you could come in 50 euro under it and win the contract.
@brian o’leary: yeah, another favourite is to make sure the contract is below the threshold where you need to go on etenders and just get the 3 quotes. That way the contracts are divvied out amongst the same 3 companies, rules are met and the awarder gets their kickback.
@The next small thing: lol… we were doing every second job for a while, they only needed to find one other quote to tick the box. Getting a job classed as an emergency is another way to by pass the 3 quotes rule, but for a bike shed???
@The next small thing: not opw, it’sthe ogp that’s responsible for this one and they need to be investigated as they are the public procurement civil servants responsible for getting value for money
@Thesaltyurchin:
Or shot with Balls of their own $h 1te.
@brian o’leary: spot on. Report should be simple to complete. 1) date decision made to have a bike shed. 2) date the tender was advertised. 3) names of the companies that supplied their tenders and cost they provided 4) who awarded the tender and reason why they choose the company. 5) did the head of the OPW with all their years of costing works to be carried out, not think the price was excessive.
@Thesaltyurchin: Can’t wait to hear the lessons that will be learned!
@Thesaltyurchin: There’s no brown envelopes in that. Has to worth something along the line.
Ben Scanlon called it earlier.. very easy.. who signed the purchase order! No need for a PAC or Tribunal… WHO SIGNED OFF ON THAT AMOUNT.
@Eoghan Augusta: it was based on an OGP framework which has agreed rates, therefore any previous works from this supplier would have charged same rates so there’s a big investigation of the OGP required here. I’m sure the government don’t want an investigation due to what it could uncover and the damage it could do to them at election time.
We don’t need a report, we need the OPW to bring all invoices and paper work to the PAC, see who signed off on it, get them in to explain why they signed off on it, and fire them. And if needs be, hand it over to the fraud squad.
HAHAHA! Still, the White Elephant of a Children’s Hospital is ok then?
@Mick Hanna: Most expensive hospital ever built (globally)
Ah yes the report Wonder how long this will take and from history, no one to blame but as usual “lessons will be learned” Of course…
There will be sweet f all done to the civil servant that signed this off because they know already who signed it off. They are just buying time, hoping people will forget about it. All this rubbish about a report is like a student marking their own homework. The civil service in Leinster House run the country, not the politicians .
Delay tactics.. hoping it will go away. Disgraceful conduct, kids with disabilities with no services or school places, gov not adhering to their own laws Disability Act of 2005, Epsen of 2004 still not fully implemented, just collecting dust. Any person that supports or votes for this this shower supports discrimination and much more.
Who signed off on it? Thats all we really need to know and what action will taken against them as they are not fit to hold the position that they are in. I would also take note of the company who ‘constructed’ it, had the gall to put in a quotation for that amount and never award them any kind of government contract again.
The actual faux outrage from these politicians is hilarious, but not surprising in the least.
If anything happens from this, I’ll vote ff/fg in next election
@Gareth Wogan: it’s landed in their laps alright.
@Thesaltyurchin: We seem to have forgotten the 3rd Amigo – the Greens.
@Gareth Wogan: ‘lessons learned’- ff.
‘Failure in the system” – fg.
If it was his money he be more than dissapointed
as if he did not know.
“A real disappointment” he says. Is this as angry as this turgid bore can become?. He should be screaming for a head due to the fact he is minister for public expenditure but won’t.
The report must be completed quickly so the whole thing can be forgotten and the government can brush another scandal under the carpet. Absolutely disgraceful.
Yeah, waste a $ hite oad of money on a report, which results in duck all being done about it!!!
As part of any root cause analysis, you always consider what is the scope of the issue ie is this a once off or prevalent across any OPW works.
But we all know what the answer is.
@Padraic O’ Sullivan: they built a bike shed in farmleigh for 30k so it appears to be a once off
Thank God for Apple
The next scandal will be how much the report will cost.
Disappointed so they will say : bad boy and then go on with the order of the day.
Paschal is obviously utilising the Same”advisor”as McEntee with his faux outrage disappointed statement.
Someone signed the payment. Only a few have authority for such amounts, unless it was paid in dribs and drabs!
Government has no control how embarrassing is that?
Its a bit late now , like when the horse has bolted !!! Knowing Donohoe he will pay another 300k to put an extension on it
I recall Paschal used the word Disappointment in regards to RTE as well & the National Children’s Hospital, it doesn’t wash I am afraid Paschal. You have being in power at the highest level for 11 years & overseen the Largesse & plundering of Taxpayers hard earned money, you are in charge & you must take responsibility, to use the word Disappointment is a cop out. Paschal has been a Disappointment himself, those of us getting up for work every day & paying our Taxes are being screwed & living month to month, Paschal has done nothing for hard pressed working families, but he did look after the Bankers, reinstating their Bonuses & removing the Salary cap. Just another politician who never delivered for Irish workers.
Nothing is going to change.
Nobody will be held accountable.
Nobody will loose their job.
Pointless having an enquiry, just wasting more taxpayers money.
I’d love to see the other quotes if 336k was the cheapest
The size of this overspend warrants a Garda investigation
Oh they’re all coming out NOW! Election on the horizon, this is a great distraction and an easy bag to kick, let’s talk about the real wastage in spending over the many years Pascal was in charge of finance! And I’m not in opposition here, but I’m bitterly disappointed at how badly the govt has wasted the riches this country had in the past 15yrs, it won’t stay this good. Good? Yeah these are the good times.
325,000 is equivalent to two politicians that do nothing wages for a year. Like O donahue.
Any clowns who vote for these crooks, are crooks themselves.
Full investigation is needed here.
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