Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 February 2022

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Estimates for Public Services
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised)

Photo of John McGuinnessJohn McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In terms of the SME sector, what would the Minister of State say to the SME when it expresses concerns about being excluded from some of these contracts?

Some of them are held locally. They do not hold them anymore, because a bigger firm has gotten it. They may be used as part of the delivery chain. What words of comfort does the Minister of State have for the SME sector?

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