Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)

I assure the Deputy that the contract of €6.7 million was awarded to this company following a public procurement process to provide the CSO with an integrated forms processing system. Everyone and anyone was allowed to apply within that process and this was the successful company. As I stated from the outset, this company was used in 2002 and 2006 and no information from the Irish Central Statistics Office has escaped in any way and the process was completely confidential.

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