Mr. Eamonn Quinn:

I do not profess to be an expert in procurement legislation. I have my own expertise in other areas of law, but not in procurement. Yet, what it would say is that we are playing with the framework that we have to work with. We work within the European national rules. To answer the Deputy’s question, as I understand it, past performance is not a factor that can be considered. A tender must be considered on the presentation of the documents submitted during the tender process.