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

According to the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, the contracts did not set performance measures and there were limited provisions for penalties for underperformance by suppliers. Clinics were then set up as a control measure in terms of seeing what the standards were like. Very vulnerable people were asked for information which they may well have perceived, rightly or wrongly, that it would not have been to their advantage to give. Has the Department done anything about the provision of penalties for underperformance by suppliers? If so, I ask Mr. Waters to provide details.