Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)

Some 95% of all public procurement contracts are filled by Irish companies. We are an open, global trading economy. We win far more contracts overseas than we would if we took the course many people are suggesting and narrowed our focus to make it difficult for others to tender for Irish contracts. We are winning a sizeable share of public procurement contracts, particularly in the United Kingdom, from local authorities and health services.

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