Ms Clare McGrath:

I will treat these two things differently. We interact with industry on the work side on a daily basis because we do a lot of procurement works. Many of the questions have concerned supplies and services. The NPS would interact at very senior levels with the Small Firms Association, ISME and IBEC. "Meet the buyer" events have been held in various locations throughout the country through the NPS and InterTradeIreland. These are trade shows, for want of a better word, where public sector buyers meet public sector suppliers and inform them of what is happening in their business areas. There are forums for interaction at various levels with supplier representatives.