Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Mr Howlin)

DÁIL QUESTION

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of public sector PPP project contracts that include a provision for payments by the State to the operator to be subject to indexation based on the CPI each year.

- Mary Lou McDonald.

* For written answer on Wednesday, 27th March, 2013.

Ref No: 15734/13

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Mr Howlin):

For the Design Build Operate Finance (DBOF) PPP contracts the following projects are subject to partial Indexation at CPI/HICP:

 Criminal Courts of Justice  Convention Centre Dublin  Schools - Pilots  Schools 1  Schools 2  Schools 3  Cork School of Music  National Maritime College  M50

All operating payments under the toll roads (First Roads PPP Programme) – are subject to CPI.

The Department of Environment Community and Local Government have provided the below list of Water Services DBO contracts which are in Operation & Maintenance phase as of now. It should be noted that the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government do not hold details on all projects, these details are held by the relevant Local Authority. The annual payment for operations made to the contractors by local authorities are subject to indexation from the date of tender. On contracts procured since 2008, this is based on CPI but on contracts procured prior to then indexation is based on other indices published by CSO. Contracts subject to indexation based on CPI

WSA Location Status Contract O&M O&M Signed Phase Phase Commenced Ends Clare Feakle/Scariff/Quilty O&M 2009 2011 2031 WWTPs Phase Cork Kinsale WWTP O&M 2008 2010 2030 County Phase Donegal Donegal Group A O&M 2008 2008 2028 Phase Letterkenny WWTP O&M 2011 2012 2032 Phase Dun Shanganagh WWTP O&M 2009 2012 2032 Laoghaire / Phase Rathdown Fingal O&M 2010 2012 2032 Portrane/Donabate/Rus Phase h/Lusk WWTP Kerry Kilcummin/Barraduff O&M 2009 2011 2031 WWTPs Phase Firies WWTP O&M 2009 2011 2031 Phase Milltown WWTP O&M 2009 2011 2031 Phase Kildare Kildare Town WWTP O&M 2010 2012 2032 Phase Kilkenny Kilmacow WWTP O&M 2010 2010 2030 Phase Laois Portlaoise WWTP O&M 2009 2011 2031 Phase Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon O&M 2009 2011 2031 WWTP Phase Leitrim Villages O&M 2009 2011 2031 bundle DBO Phase Limerick Clareville WTP O&M 2008 2010 2030 City Phase Mayo Kiltimagh WWTP O&M 2008 2010 2030 Phase Castlebar WWTP O&M 2010 2012 2032 Phase North Templemore WWTP O&M 2008 2010 2020 Tipperary Phase Offaly Tullamore WWTP O&M 2010 2012 Phase Sligo Sligo WWTP O&M 2008 2010 2030 Phase Westmeath Mullingar WWTP O&M 2009 2011 2031 Phase Wexford Bunclody WWTP O&M 2008 2010 2030 Phase New Ross WWTP O&M 2008 2010 2030 Phase Wicklow Wicklow Town O&M 2008 2010 2030 WWTP Phase * Note that the capital cost has been paid upfront to the DBO contractor in stages over the Design-Build Phase so the contractor has not financed any of the capital works.