Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I can certainly tell the House that on this issue, I have no problem defending the issues because the former Minister, Deputy Howlin, knows very well because he was responsible for multiple procurement and tendering processes. That was his job. He knows that if in the course of a procurement process, commercial decisions are made where some of the bidders pull out but that does not mean that the whole process ends. What we have now is-----

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