John McGuinness
Ceist:716 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the system of stock control and purchase which exists at Kilkenny Castle; the length of time the system is in place; his views on the lack of a system which was the case for quite some time; the nature of the system of management in this particular area; the way in which it functions; the number of contracts awarded to private companies or individuals by Kilkenny Castle for work at the castle in the past three years; the procedure which was followed in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15429/03]