John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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That is fine. It is being dealt with.

On procurement, Mr. Ó Foghlú referred to the Institute of Technology, Tallaght and made a pointed remark that the education sector is the worst when it comes to non-compliance with procurement guidelines. Based on what he said, I am not going to say it is endemic or systemic. However, it seems to have got worse and seems to be a serious problem.

Notwithstanding what Mr. Ó Foghlú said about a rolling review, an issue has arisen in the education sector that seems to be getting slightly worse. This is a matter we have dealt with continually. I commented earlier that this committee is almost becoming desensitised to non-compliance in many respects. The subject arises so often at meetings, not only in respect of education but throughout the various Departments. The question has been answered, yet another meeting on this issue has been held today.