Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

Do I understand from that that the revision of the procurement guidelines is not restricted to the Department of the Taoiseach but operates across the board? Will the Taoiseach take into account difficulties being encountered by some newly established firms which feel they are effectively excluded by the existing procurement guidelines? For example, it is not unusual to be required by some Departments to submit an auditor's certificate for the last three years' trading. Will the Taoiseach ask that this particular question of recently established firms being given a fair shake be taken into consideration in any revision that is contemplated to facilitate new entrants and optimise value for taxpayers' money?

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