Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

As the Taoiseach knows from two recent examples, the papers on file are examined when the likes of Mr. Quigley or Mr. Travers are sent in. Knowing the quality, diligence and experience of our civil servants, the files are usually kept in order. The substance of the matter being inquired into, if it cannot be supported by paper work, is deemed not to have happened. The Taoiseach and I, as men of the world, know that is not what happened in either of the two cases here. Has the Taoiseach issued or caused to be issued from his office a circular to his Ministers and Ministers of State arising from the Quigley report drawing their attention expressly to the matters with which they must comply from now on?

Are there consultancy contracts of whatever character being awarded below a certain threshold in any Department that are not going through the procedure of requiring a tender or raising it to the level envisaged as a result of the Quigley report?

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