Calls for Infrastructure staff to resign over silt saga

Wednesday, 13 January 2016 00:00

Some of the silt was spilt on the roads around Peel

An Onchan MHK has waded into the on-going row over the dredging of Peel Marina saying government officials should resign.

Last week the Public Accounts Committee published its findings into the procurement operation claiming the Department of Infrastructure had "almost completely ignored" financial regulations.

David Quirk says it should be taken seriously:

Minister Phil Gawne has likened the report to a "witch-hunt" - however Mr Quirk says he believes others will take his viewpoint when the issue is debated in Tynwald in March:

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