Mr. Peter Finnegan:

This is a Covid thing. Our facilities unit is responsible for the cleaning contract. The cleaning contract was due to expire at the end of 2022. It was because of Covid and the fact they were so stretched. We were running the convention centre and here. There were high levels of cleaning required. They did not get started on the preparation of the contract in time. They started late. Once they got into the contract, it proved to be more complex than they anticipated but that contract is now in place and signed since 2024. From that there have been a number of lessons for us. The main one being that we have to start on time. Assistant Secretaries have responsibility for all contracts in their area and have to make sure that things are starting on time. We boosted up our procurement unit. We have done additional training for people on procurement. Our new financial system has automatic alerts when contracts are coming up to their expiry date.