Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

There is one particular aspect that I raised at last week's meeting. It is in regard to McCann Fitzgerald, a firm of solicitors. I presume that it would have been a requirement to go to tender for its services. There are different steps outlined here, as we can see in the table - everything from the employer representative to the project board, conciliation, adjudication and the High Court. Would it be involved in all of the five steps there? Is there a contract around that? If so, it might be useful to see it or to at least inquire about whether there was an open procurement process in regard to their services? It was involved in designing the contract in the first instance. I just want to satisfy myself on this.