204 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the criteria laid down by him in respect of tendering for Government contracts for public works have a requirement that construction companies have a minimum of a €1.5 million turnover for each of the three preceding years, and that these criteria are discriminating against small construction companies which have a long track record of quality construction work for local authorities, the Department of Education and Science and so on; the reason he is discriminating against smaller companies; his views on amending the tender criteria in which the critical criteria for having a tender accepted would be the ability of the construction company to secure a bond for the satisfactory completion of the works if the contractor defaults on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34622/09]

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204 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the criteria laid down by him in respect of tendering for Government contracts for public works have a requirement that construction companies have a minimum of a €1.5 million turnover for each of the three preceding years, and that these criteria are discriminating against small construction companies which have a long track record of quality construction work for local authorities, the Department of Education and Science and so on; the reason he is discriminating against smaller companies; his views on amending the tender criteria in which the critical criteria for having a tender accepted would be the ability of the construction company to secure a bond for the satisfactory completion of the works if the contractor defaults on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34622/09]

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