Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The proportion of national procurement contracts going outside the State was raised. The Office of Public Works manages the National Procurement Service. What are the trends in respect of contracts outside the State in recent years?

For how many premises does the Office of Public Works pay upward only rents and in how many cases does it charge upward only rents? I referred to an example involving a semi-State company and small business. The OPW manages the procurement element of contracts small businesses secure with semi-State companies. In a scenario where a semi-State company defaults on its payments to a small business, would the OPW have a role in the matter or is this strictly a matter for the semi-State company and contracting company?