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

There was an amalgamation, as we know. I would have thought that following the amalgamation there would have been a combined procurement approach by the ETBs with only the more localised matters dealt with at local level. There would be advantages in combining purchases in terms of spending power. Can we include that as a question to the Department about an overall approach to procurement within that sector? I figure that is where the savings and benefits of the combined spending power arise.