Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government refers to procurement and smaller enterprises. As part of that commitment, it refers to the possible establishment of a procurement ombudsman and that a decision on the merits of establishing a procurement ombudsman would be made. Has a decision been made on that? Our small and medium enterprises, SMEs, are struggling. They are coming under great pressure with regard to procurement, heightening commercial rates and competition from online shopping. Has anything happened with that?

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