Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is very clear from the language in the opening statements that the HSE is the sanctioning body and the principal capital funder sourcing the money from the capital plan. It is very clear that the HSE is in charge of the purse strings here.

I wish to move on to the two-stage tendering process. We spoke about this here last week and I am quite happy with the explanations, to some extent, and having read about the process over the last week. However, what I am concerned about is competition. I am concerned about the fact that phase A, the substructure, was awarded to a contractor. How many tenders came in for phase A?