Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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No problem. Deputy Murphy has made an important point about subcontracting further. Each of the 220 local contractors, for want of a better term, can contract some of that work to other people locally as long as - this is the key point - the legal accountability will continue to rest with the local contractor. In other words, there will be a legal relationship between the regional contractor and the local contractor. They will be liable and accountable for the production of that. If John Murphy or John Maguire supplies a service to a local contractor, but is not a direct employee of that contractor, the local contractor will be accountable for the work that is done by virtue of the nature of the contract that will exist.