The Government will want to focus on the fact that the Children’s Referendum was passed by voters but it’s likely that opposition parties will have questions on how the campaign was handled by ministers and if they should be blamed in any way for the low turnout and the “tighter” than expected result. Joining Pat was Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Brian Hayes; Sinn Fein’s health spokesman Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and Mary Minihan from the Irish Times.
Pat is joined by Minister of State Brian Hayes, Senator Daragh O Brien, Breda O Brian columnist with the Irish Times, Barrister Noel Whelan and journalist Noireen Heagerty, to discuss the past weeks events.
The panel Brian Hayes Minister for State, Shelia Nunan, Fionnan Sheehan & Maree Gallagher , Lawyer with Maree Gallagher Associates. Claire is also joined by phone with Mark Hennessy of London Editor of the Irish Times & Dr.Alex Richardson from the University of Oxford, to discuss Croke Park II and the horse meat in the beef burgers.
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The public procurement market in Ireland is worth billions of euro and supports hundreds of thousands of jobs yet it has often been criticised for being wasteful and inefficient. So in a bid to redress this situation Brian Hayes, Minister of State at Dept. of Public Expenditure and Reform, is launching “Best Practices Guide to Promoting SME participation in Public Contracts” which aims to improve business access to public procurement and he joined Pat in studio.