John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have a number of issues that I wish to clear up and I will address my questions to Mr. Paul Quinn. We questioned the OPW commissioners on procurement related issues when they came before the committee some time ago. They suggested that some of the staff would go across to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, having finished the procurement work in the OPW, and would continue to work on procurement under the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

In respect of ongoing procurement for example on photocopiers, paper and similar equipment, did anyone examine how the procurement of new services impacted on the services that were already there? If a supplier left under the old scheme and a supplier came in under the new scheme, where did the equipment go or how was a determination on the value of the equipment arrived at? I had asked the commissioners from the OPW to give a report on the procurement up to the point of transfer before the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform assumed responsibility for it. I would appreciate if Mr. Quinn would give us an overview or furnish the committee secretariat with a note on it.