Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 November 2017
30. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of subcontractors that are engaged by State and semi-State agencies in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47234/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to advise the Deputy that under a public contract the contractual relationship is between the public body and the main contractor. A public body has no contractual ties with a subcontractor engaged by a main contractor and, in many cases, will not be aware of the identity of those subcontractors. Any contractual relationship is exclusively a matter between the main contractor and its sub-contractor.
