Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I would be delighted to hear it. We are not the contracting authority, in case it escaped the Deputy's knowledge. It is a matter for Cork City Council. In the first instance, Cork City Council's tendering process collapsed because a tenderer had to withdraw. I do not know if the Deputy would advocate for having no tendering process. Maybe he wants a cheque to be written to whoever is the preferred person locally. In his world he might be able to do that but in the world of accountability, governance and oversight, for which Deputy Conway-Walsh, as her party's spokesperson, will hold me to account, that cannot happen.

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