Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On the issue of primary radar, I received a very lengthy response from the Tánaiste to a parliamentary question last week. Nobody is suggesting these matters are simple but there is a lot of frustration with the apparent delays. There is also frustration, I would imagine, on the part of a number of Members of the House that when we ask questions, there may be lengthy responses but the core information is scant compared with media reports we read, which set out the estimated cost to companies that supposedly have the contract sewn up. There have been a number of media reports about the progress on a primary radar system but that information is not included in departmental responses. Is there any basis in fact for what the media have been reporting?