Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want to explore the issue of using private companies to manage the records of one of these programmes, most specifically the SR Technics one. The Comptroller and Auditor General's report states the records for the SR Technics programme were collated by a private company. The next point outlines how there can be difficulties in that there may be long periods before valid records are received, etc. What is the logic behind using a private company? Do we lack the capacity to do this work internally?