The House will be aware from my announcement of 22 February that the Government has decided to pursue the sale of a number of State assets and to consider the possible sale of certain other State assets.
Under this programme, separate sale processes and timelines will apply to each individual transaction, which shall, where appropriate, include the appointment of advisers. None of these processes is currently at a stage where procurement for the appointment of advisers has commenced. It is envisaged that any such procurement process, including definition of scope of work and evaluation/selection criteria, will be managed by the NewERA unit of the NTMA with input from my Department and the other relevant Government Departments. The procurement of advisers will be conducted in accordance with relevant national and EU procurement guidelines and disposals of State assets will be transacted via an open, transparent, and competitive process in order to ensure that the State achieves value for any assets being sold.