Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)

The Department, the Tánaiste, who is sitting beside me, and I would be in agreement with the thrust of the Deputy's points. We are trying to encourage a more collaborative approach to the procurement of goods and services within the school and VEC sectors. The Department would encourage schools to come together in terms of procurement and the issues raised by the Deputy. We will continue to pursue that.

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