Mr. Declan Hughes:

There are restrictions in public procurement rules. We need to ensure they are respected but at the same, we have quite a good system of including social clauses in contracts, which may be analogous. I am not familiar with the Scottish example. We can certainly look at it. Where social clauses can be included with other development, social or local priorities, they are being used, for example in the construction sector to promote local employment and so forth. There probably is room for it. It probably falls under the remit of the Office of Government Procurement. I am happy to follow up on that and to look at it. I thank the Senator for the suggestion.