Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Obviously the Government will have to sign the contract at the end of the day. Our legal, financial and technical experts will sit down with the company that has been appointed as the preferred bidder and go through those arrangements. A lot of work will then have to be done in setting up the contracts. We will set up a governance structure to make sure we can oversee and execute every element of the contract. At the end of the day, the Government will sign off on the contract along with the bidder.

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