Joe Neville (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

There is no problem about continuing to update to a better product, but at the same time, that might mean that we are buying too much in between those products, if we are building up a reserve, no matter which way you skin it. Everyone should always buy the updated, better products, but at the same time, we are still building something up and have to get rid of it. Maybe we are buying too much, evidently, as we are going.

On a separate issue, Beaumont Hospital came before us last week. We were here for two and a half hours and it was only in the last half hour that the main issue became open. It was about the new HR system. The cost was going to be €1.9 million but it went to €4.8 million. There was no governance, no procurement, no tender process, there was nothing in place. I have just one question. If we had the proper systems in place, if a financial management system was in place, could this happen?