Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I thank the Minister, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, for his earlier reply and apologise if I almost got him thrown out of the Dáil.

Is the Minister of State proposing to further segment public procurement contracts? I know some work has been done on this and I welcome it as I have acknowledged publicly. Will the Government tackle the issue of capital construction projects such as school buildings and hospital extensions? That is a huge problem. There are many construction workers and contractors available for work. What is the Minister of State's thinking on that?

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