Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 222: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Government awarded contracts from 1995 until 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. [33389/05]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I take it that the Deputy's interest is in contracts of a significant size, say €100,000 or more, awarded by my Department in the relevant period. He will appreciate that in the time available for answering his question, it has not been possible to examine all such contracts for the period 1995 to 2004 to identify which, if any, over-ran financially as a result of jobs being incorrectly specified and the consequences of any such over-run. However, my Department will compile that information and it will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.