Ms Clare McGrath:

I believe this issue may be addressed in the Bill in respect of all private and public sector bodies. The Office of Public Works is an employer of contractors and continues to be in that relationship. It is not a one-off relationship, as would be the case with a board of management. We are in a better position to the extent that people wish to treat with us again, particularly where the sums involved are below the EU thresholds. We our minded that past performance should inform future contracts and we raise this issue with the Government Contracts Committee, GCC, through the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.