Anthony Lawlor (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This has been a bugbear of mine for a long time. Around €8.5 billion is spent on Government procurement on an annual basis. I would like to keep virtually all of the money within the State. I had many rows with the previous Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Brian Hayes, on this issue. I have some questions.