Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)

I understand that this matter predates the Minister. Is the Minister aware that 13 February is the deadline and that the company, Balfour Beatty, must have 50% of current contractors under subcontract to it? One of those subcontractors is Emerald, which the Minister knows about from Kildare in the recent past. Is the Minister aware that a member of the board of directors of Bord Gáis was chairman of the subcommittee that awarded the contract? Ironically, his office is the Dublin address of Balfour Beatty but he claims not to have taken part in the process. I do find it very strange that his offices accommodate a company that is now-----

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