Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

With regard to more detail on the project, a request for tender was published on 26 April of this year, with a tender deadline of 12 June last. A number of compliance submissions were received so the evaluation committee is due to meet shortly. We expect the contract to be in place in early September, and by December of this year, we will see the implementation of the project plan by external advisors with recommendations to the Minister on decisions required for project implementation, and a strategy for industry engagement signed off on. With all that happening on time, it is expected that the system will be operational by December of next year, subject to the procurement timelines.