Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I imagine Mr. Buckley is aware of the EU guidelines around abnormally low tenders. Does the OPW take this into consideration when looking at the tendering process if someone comes in low? I gather the EU directive refers to approximately 15% of the adjusted average. If the lowest tender is 15% below the average of all the tenders, then it is considered an abnormally low tender. Does the OPW do any work on that? If someone comes in with a really low tender, does the OPW look at it or question it? Is it overlooked because so much emphasis is put on the weighting system? Is that the reason it is overlooked? I am trying to get some information on how the process works.