Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

This was not another vanity project like those proposed by the Ministers, Deputy Cullen and Deputy Noel Dempsey, or the Taoiseach's own intimations of grandeur at Abbotstown. It happened because of the absence, as the Comptroller and Auditor General's report stated, of any clear goals being set down. The report stated: "Business transformation projects demand a clear and consistent articulation of vision and goals". That is a ministerial task. Where was the Minister? He is probably lecturing some business group this morning on the merits of IT systems.

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