Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform

National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage

5:25 pm

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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In dealing with non-performance in companies with State contracts, Members of the Oireachtas have discovered it is very difficult to get rid of such companies. A contractor may drag his or her feet when doing a job for a local authority or Department. The ultimate sanction is to cancel the contract but the grounds on which that can be done have to be specified in the licence. We cannot wake up one morning and do it.