Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

That was a scripted answer telling us what we already know. I have given two examples of companies that received significant public contracts worth a great deal of money. There is proof in the case of Western Building Systems and strong evidence in the case of Purcell Construction and Rapid Developments, in the Dolphin's Barn development, that they are breaking the law. In the refurbishment at Dolphin's Barn they are breaking the law in terms of the tax code and conditions of employment for workers. It is still happening, even after a raid took place. The workers still have not received payslips and the employer is now trying to tell them that they were only employed on 23 August even though the workers can show pictures of cheques they received from this company back in May. This is breaking the law. When companies are found guilty of that will they continue to get public contracts or will the contracts be taken from them? Western Building Systems built schools and is building rapid-build houses in Poppintree - God knows what they are like in terms of fire safety. It was involved in construction at Temple Street hospital, as well as building extensions to Beaumont Hospital. The company has built all of these things and we have known for at least two years that it was in flagrant breach of fire safety standards. Will it get more public contracts?

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