Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have many examples of the mouse against the elephant. I am not blaming the NPWS as it is using the system in place. However, take the example of re-wetting a peatland and a small operator with one machine who lives in the back of beyond and does not have broadband. He has to go through all this procurement process and tick all these boxes. He is at a huge disadvantage compared with the big company which might not have a bull’s clue but has somebody in an office with good broadband to do all the fancy stuff. The latter will win the contract.

What is going on in the procurement process is costing more money to the State, even though people thought it was the greatest idea ever.