Mr. Seamus McCarthy:

In terms of the extent of the issue, the number of contracts that were non-compliant totalled 36 and in each case, the expenditure was in excess of €25,000. The total spend was just under €10 million.

Those are the 2019 figures. I would have to go back and dig out the 2018 figures but I can do that, and I think the Accounting Officer would have more detail on the individual contractors and the reasons a compliant procurement procedure was not followed.