Joan Burton
Question:130 Ms Burton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department sanctioned the funds to purchase the Thornton prison site in which he said that the sanction was conveyed on the condition that all procurement guidelines have been strictly followed; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the Comptroller and Auditor General’s annual report concludes that procurement guidelines were not followed when purchasing this site; if disciplinary procedures have been initiated within his Department to investigate this matter; if procedures have been put in place to ensure that the spending of public funds cannot be sanctioned in this way in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33085/06]
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