Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

We are close to 5 February, where there would be the requirement to determine what numbers are to be delivered within the next year - in any case, it is in or around the beginning of February. Where is the Minister of State on that? When are we going to know the numbers that are going to be delivered? The Minister of State talked about negotiating. I get worried when I hear that. This is not a two-way thing. Given this terribly complicated way of doing things, the Department should be dictating the process. The capacity to deliver should have been predetermined because it is a contract over seven years, although there was some time lost. What kind of figures has the Minister of State in mind and when are they going to be published? We need to be able to track that.

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