Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will. I have a last question on the contract which may add clarification. As I understand it, there is scope within the European procurement rules relating to the exclusion of health and social services. I also know specifically with regard to procurement, because it was recognised as an area of specific sensitivity in Europe, that contracts up to €250,000 - I know this is a contract of €20 million - did not have to go through any of the European procurement constraints. Perhaps that question of scale could be addressed. We have heard repeatedly about brilliant pilot schemes which have not been scaled up, but it seems that the decision was to scale this up very substantially and quickly.