Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

As somebody who lives beside the park, I must say the OPW has done a good job of clearing up after the visit in what is probably the premier park in Ireland and which attracts a significant number of international visitors. However, I want to ask about a number of matters both in this case and regarding the fact that the park does not receive any money from some enormous lucrative events that are held there.

At the time of the Pope's visit, one particular firm's signs were all over the place, namely, a company called Actavo. Was this company on a informal contract or was it a preferred bidder? It seemed, to expand on what the Chairman was asking, to be providing a vast amount of the facilities at the time of the Pope's visit. Can Mr. McMahon enlighten us as to whether Actavo was contracted for that? What kind of money was Actavo getting in OPW contracts in the context of the Pope's visit?