James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

Perhaps the Minister will answer the following question. Some €180 million was spent on PPARs. We all accept there is need for modernisation of our information technology. The Minister continually speaks of value for money. How will she ensure we receive value for money this time and that we will not be faced with another fiasco, as happened on previous occasions? The Minister has held this portfolio for the past four years. It is hardly this morning she woke up and discovered this problem. If so, were she chief executive officer of any other organisation or corporate body, she would not be permitted to retain her position.

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