Mr. Paul Quinn:

There are two events, both organised by InterTradeIreland. We travel to the one in the North and those from the North travel to the one in the South. On the comments regarding building consortiums, I understand the term "The horse has bolted" was used. The reality is that the new public procurement structures are still in their infancy. Today the OGP has 40% of the staff required. It is recruiting from within the public sector. There is a concentration on expertise and capacity from within the system. To suggest that we are a long way down the road in regard to these matters is not correct. We have done a lot of work on policy, but operationally we have yet to put the structures in place to deliver on the policy of 50% of goods being procured centrally.