Mr. Michael Donnellan:

These are items the Irish Prison Service requires such as security equipment which we have to purchase urgently. Obviously, it is a category we need to drive down. We need to continuously put all of our purchases through the proper procurement system. I accept that some €2.5 million of the €8 million could be dealt with in another way. We are working with the Office of Government Procurement in ensuring we get it down as far as we can.