Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

A lot has been made of the contractor who builds the wall for three times more, that he cannot be ruled out and all the rest. The Minister is aware of the Regulation of Tenderers Bill, which would have dealt with this issue and is in compliance with EU law. My colleague, Deputy Mairéad Farrell, brought it forward in December 2021. The reality is that he voted against it so he cannot complain. When I spoke about this, I used the national children's hospital and BAM as an example of past experience. The Government appointed the contractor, and it was not happy to introduce further measures in regard to tenders. The Minister repeatedly inferred that statements I made were incorrect and they were disputed by the assistant secretary. I take exception to that. I also challenged him to give me an example of that. That type of statement should not go unchallenged. I again make that challenge. In his view, what did I say that was incorrect?