Alan Farrell (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will investigate, reassess and alter the restrictively high turnover requirements for legal services for State and semi-State agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18774/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The position is that whilst public bodies may use a prospective contractor's turnover to assess a company's financial capacity, there are no centrally imposed requirements for a minimum turnover. Such requirements would normally be developed on a case by case basis with reference to the specific needs of the contract. If the Deputy has examples of what he regards as inappropriately high turnover requirements, he should supply them to the procurement unit in my Department for monitoring purposes.