Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

How can the Minister of State give reassurance that this particular section of the Bill will not in any way interfere with competition? What is the rationale in terms of moving that forward and its impact? How does he define that? What is the basic principle in terms of security of the State? The Minister of State said there may not be a supply of critical components. We could have a network out there that is supplying purely to private sectors and not doing anything with the State. How does he ensure this will not be wrongly perceived or that this legislation is not used in a way that could be deemed to interfere in competition?