Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Can we get some clarity on that? This issue was raised here previously and in the Dáil. I raised it by means of parliamentary questions a long time ago. It was raised at this committee; it was raised by Deputy MacSharry more than by me. We need to get clarity on this. Given what we now know, somewhere here there is an issue with the term and length of these contracts and the non-procurement of them. We need to get to the bottom of it because the value of these contracts is huge. If these have not been put out to tender properly, obviously we will need to deal with it in here. I think we need to deal with that as a matter of urgency. It also needs to be reflected on our work schedule.