Luas's lead role in public/private partnership questioned

Careful consideration must be given to the selection of projects for a public/private partnership approach, Mr Michael Webb, …

Careful consideration must be given to the selection of projects for a public/private partnership approach, Mr Michael Webb, managing partner of PKS Chartered Quantity Surveyors, has said. The recent appointment of consultants to look at such an approach to the Luas project confirmed the Government's intentions in this area, Mr Webb said. But he told a seminar on the past experience and future prospects for such partnerships that the choice of the Luas project or parts of it for a flagship public/private partnership must be questioned.