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Full coverage: Public-private partnerships

NBI and us: PPP companies are like state-funded PLCs. They should apply the same transparency standards

National Broadband Ireland and the government have decided to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding the rural connectivity plan, answering The Currency’s questions last week. Rules applicable to listed companies could helpfully replace such ad-hoc disclosures on public-private partnerships.

Thomas Hubert
23rd Feb, 2022 - 9 min read

Toll road companies continue to report Covid-19 revenue hits. State contracts continue to protect their bottom lines

DirectRoute lost €8.4m in toll revenue from Cork and Limerick motorways last year as travel restrictions hit traffic. Taxpayers have covered more than half of it for the benefit of its overseas investors.

Thomas Hubert
29th Sep, 2021 - 2 min read

Pandemic toll: Motorways have lost €100m and counting. The taxpayer will pay most of it

As Irish motorists desert toll plazas under a new lockdown, analysis of traffic data for 2020 shows the sector’s revenue collapsed. An investigation of the past decade's figures across 10 tolled roads shows this is bad news for the state.

Thomas Hubert
19th Jan, 2021 - 10 min read
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