Mr. Robert Watt:

I am not sure how much progress we can make. We would definitely be very happy to sit down with the groups and any members who wish to participate. There are differences with regard to the data. We have a different data source and we may disagree with some of what the members have said. When the members have a look at the data, they may or may not reconsider the position. The data suggests that 93% of the spend is within businesses in Ireland, as Mr. Quinn has mentioned. That is much more than we thought. What is happening? There are some sectors that are different. The spend is much lower in utilities and medical, surgical and pharmaceutical supplies; small and medium enterprises do not dominate those sectors. Much depends on the sector. One can do a sectoral analysis and consider some of the more recent contracts that have given rise to concern. If there is a concern, let us debate it and hear it. If it relates to scale of contract and that lots have not have been broken up enough, we would be happy to engage in any way the committee wishes to have a discussion. There are sectoral issues, so could we get to that level of detail and consider the issues?