Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am afraid I cannot give the Deputy a definitive timeline, but the final tender came in on 18 September. It is being evaluated by the Department's procurement team. There is an evaluation committee and a procurement board. Should they be in a position to make a recommendation to Government, we would be able to make a decision on that. I do not want to give definite timelines at this stage, other than the commitment from me personally and from the Government that we will do everything in our power to expedite this and ensure it gets done.

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