Seanad debates

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

The issue of the Border counties is an important one. Who will get the contracts and how will we invigilate them? For example, I might have a contract for 5,000 houses and decide to employ Johnny Murphy's contractors to do the job. That is a key issue. Given that this contract will be so important, we will have to make sure we have independent hands-on assessment of where the work is going on, how it is going on, and the capacity of companies to deliver. I presume that if a company is using contractors, accountability will revert to whoever gets the contract. All of these issues will have to be dealt with fully and satisfactorily and there will be no cowboys doing the job. That is the bottom line. We cannot have that, whether north, south, east or west. It is important that the work done meets all the required standards and that those doing it are properly qualified to do the job. There will be significant supervision - not day-to-day, but overall contract supervision - by people who are qualified and know what they are doing. They will make sure, if there are problems, that they are dealt with completely.

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