Mr. Paul Quinn:

It had a number of working groups as well. During the evaluation process for the main tenders, the committee also formed various different groups to perform the evaluation of the tenders that were under way. From my recollection, that process took place for the most part in late 2016, more so than in 2017. Much of the procurement planning and strategy had taken place prior to the meetings to which Deputy O'Connell is referring. In fact, the procurement strategy for the hospital was formed in 2015, from my recollection. Much of the work of the procurement committees and the oversight of how the executive and the teams formed involved conducting those activities and ensuring that we were staying with the processes that had been put in place.