Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Okay. There were two contracts with a total value of €773,000. The explanation given is that they were expenditure under an expired contract to allow for continuation of essential cleaning services. I ask that we write back to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission to ask it for an explanation around that and why the contract had to be renewed or continued without going to procurement, but also the length of time that continuation happened for without it going to tender.

There was one for the use of a venue, at €326,000. It relates to the use of a venue for specific purposes, where no other venue was suitable. I suggest we ask for the details of that venue. There is one relating to a short-term contract to allow for transition to an in-house model. It does not give any more explanation than that. Can Mr. McCarthy shine any light on that?