Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Okay, I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General.

On non-compliance with procurement, the Accounting Officer stated that the Department complied with procurement guidelines through 2019. However, there are 19 instances of non-competitive procurement with payments that total almost €3 million. Under EU procurement law, non-competitive procurement is permitted in some circumstances where it can be demonstrated that there is an urgent requirement that could not reasonably have been foreseen. Can that be demonstrated in these 19 instances?