Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 357: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Government awarded contracts from 1995 to 2004, inclusive, that over-ran financially as a result of jobs being incorrectly specified; if the people responsible for the incorrect specifications were held to account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33751/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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My Department's arrangements for procurement and monitoring of expenditure are in line with established Government procedures and the Department's appropriation accounts are subject to scrutiny by the Comptroller and Auditor General in the normal way. Therefore, I refer the Deputy to the audited appropriation accounts and annual reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General for the years in question.