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

However, EU procurement law does not allow us to ban people from tendering. Perhaps we can work into the scoring system a public service reference or a past form clause looking at previous projects.

Finally, with apologies to the Ceann Comhairle for going over time, I should say this is something we have got right in the past. The National Roads Authority, NRA, ran over and ran late for years and years. Deputies opposite me will remember this. However it got it right subsequently. Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, is bringing all the road projects in on time and on budget at the moment. Local authorities were notorious for running late and running over on water projects. Irish Water delivers its projects on time and on budget. We can learn from past mistakes and past successes.

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