Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will ask a short question in a historical context. On contracts which are awarded under urgent and non-competitive procedures, is there a standard mechanism in place within the Department that ensures that if that contract ends up being a cost to either the Department or the wider State, not only is there a clawback of the funding but there is also a mechanism for potential compensation to the taxpayer for money that may have been charged to the citizens and the Government as a result of a mess being made of that?