Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State has raised a related point, to which I want to return because it is very important. He has refused to state the sum the Government expects to receive from the valuation. He is right in that regard, but I ask him to examine, in his capacity as procurement Minister, the process throughout the State system. Certainly in local authorities, councillors are still going around stating there is €25,000 for one road or €50,000 for another. It is lethal to the tendering process if firms know exactly the bidding position at local level. This is rampant throughout the country.