Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)

Is it not like buying a pig in a poke? The Minister of State has said that a series of orders will be outlined in a transparent manner. We do not know what will be included in those orders, however. While I appreciate it will be transparent, we do not really know what is at stake for the taxpayer. That is the problem. The contracts that will have to be honoured could well differ greatly from the arrangements that are in place in the Civil Service at the moment. We could have to honour different contracts altogether. We need to know what we are getting into. We are taking over assets on the basis of last year's prices. This year's prices could be completely different.