Aideen Hayden (Labour)
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I asked Mr. Quinn if he knew how much it cost to procure employer's liability insurance to the value of €12.7 million or public liability insurance of €6.5 million. I take his point, and I raised with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on a number of occasions the fact that outlandish amounts of insurance, in particular professional indemnity insurance, have been required for contracts. With regard to one size fits all, I note Mr. Quinn's point in section 6 that those who considered tendering could obtain advice but from my experience I suspect that what is happening is that the one size fits all is in the public domain but it does not fit all. It certainly does not fit small, sole traders or very small companies trying to bid for contracts.