“The Government holds the deeds to this building.
The tax payer owns it. They have however,
transferred the risk to us – a private company,
founded as a public-private-partnership. The
Government will pay for the building over 25 years.
We have been set targets to reach. This makes sure
that we perform, because, if we don’t hit our targets,
we don’t get paid.”
This leads us to the question; how do these
seemingly ill-fitting bedfellows work together on a
day-to-day basis?
“Well, my experience has always been at the nexus
of the public and private sectors. Ireland is small
enough so that this can actually be a workable
format. Once you have a vision, a goal and a clear
mandate, you will find that the state and local
authority apparatus row in behind you. The PPP has
worked very smoothly.”
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