Mr. Maurice Buckley:

Deputy O'Brien is probing a very difficult area and one that causes all of us a great deal of concern. I am not an expert on procurement in the area so I cannot quote exactly how the EU rules referred to by Deputy O'Brien are applied. Certainly, one might think one would be delighted to see a quote come in at 20% or 30% below the other five or six quotes, but actually it causes nervousness because it is often a signal that something is wrong. Perhaps the tenderer has left something out. We would evaluate tenders in detail and ensure that is not the case. Unfortunately-----