Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 11 (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform) (Revised)
Vote 12 (Superannuation and Retired Allowances) (Revised)
Vote 14 (State Laboratory) (Revised)
Vote 15 (Secret Service) (Revised)
Vote 17 (Public Appointments Service) (Revised)
Vote 18 (Shared Services) (Revised)
Vote 19 (Office of the Ombudsman) (Revised)
Vote 39 (Office of Government Procurement) (Revised)
9:00 am
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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The information I was given about France is that the French break down the contracts in the interests of their own indigenous businesses. The EU should be challenged on the rules and regulations it imposes on member states. Sometimes it is not a case of one size fits all. If a measure is imposed on France, it will respond to it quickly.