Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The witness is very welcome. I was going to say good morning but I think we have gone past that. I will try to keep my contribution short and I would appreciate succinct replies. The thing that stands out is the money that was spent on the library services and that DIT did not receive those services. Clearly, that money was not recouped. I note that those services had been contracted for the previous 15 years. What kind of controls were in place for a repeat contract such as that one? Would the controls be as robust as if a new service were being contracted?