A group has been established to oversee implementation of Green Tenders:
An Action Plan on Green Public Procurement which was published earlier in 2012. The Group is co-chaired at Principal Officer level by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and my Department. The first meeting of the Group was held on 18 July 2012. A further meeting of the Group is due to take place in December 2012.
The Group also includes representation from the Departments of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht; Communications, Energy and Natural Resources; Defence; Education and Skills; Health; Justice and Equality; and Transport, Tourism and Sport; the Health Service Executive; the Office of Public Works; and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland are also represented on the Group.
A Sub-group of the Implementation Group is currently examining a range of issues, including the development of more detailed sectoral plans as required by Green Tenders. This and other issues will be considered by the Implementation Group as part of its ongoing work in overseeing implementation of the Plan. Green Tenders also provides for the publication of annual reports which will outline progress under the various actions contained in the Action Plan.
