Mr. A.J. Noonan:

Deputy Connaughton made a very good point that it is up to the Government to set the remit for the Office of Government Procurement. That office can only implement the policies that are put in front of it. When he was Minister of State with responsibility for small business, Deputy Perry would have heard us say time and again that the remit for the Office of Government Procurement is too narrow. The word "savings" can justify anything. If its remit were along the lines Ms Fleming outlined, it would be a completely different ball game for everybody.