Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 September 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Engagement with Office of Public Works

1:30 pm

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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Can the Chairman provide the details of that tender document to the committee in order that we also can have a look at it?

I have one question relating to the multi-party framework procurement process. The office came up with the idea that this was going to cost €350,000. People would be surprised by that because when you procure something for your household, you do not say that you want something and you are willing to pay €350,000 for it and ask how much you will be charged for it. The person who is tendering will probably say he or she will charge €350,000 for that. People are frustrated because the figure was not generated by an individual, private company. The outrageous figure we are talking about emanated from the OPW itself. Is that correct?