Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)

One of the central requirements of the laws governing public procurement is that if a site is available it should be put up for tender. In this case it seems the Dublin Port Company did not first put its site up for tender in order to protect the interest of the taxpayer. Surely what has happened here does not abide by the laws governing public procurement. We do not want another legal action, which could arise if all the procedures are not fully complied with in the case of the national conference centre.

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