Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I asked a series of questions and I would be grateful if the Minister would answer them. I can submit them as parliamentary questions. There is the issue of Western Building Systems, WBS, which is still looking for contracts. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has a role in procurement. He has to show there are deficiencies in its work. I want the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm he will say that bar has been reached and that Western Building Systems should not be getting the benefit of State contracts anymore and that it should be out. Too much has been put up with. This started off as very serious fire safety deficiencies and now we find there are probably more serious structural deficiencies. That company needs to be gone and we need to get proper standards. We need the Department of Education and Skills to inspect these projects and not just leave it to outsiders.

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