Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 May 2016
224. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the length of time the procurement and tendering process took for each of the social housing projects included in Social Housing 2020 that have reached construction phase. [11347/16]
View answerProcurement in relation to social housing build developments, from pre-planning through to construction, arises primarily in relation to procurement of consultants and procurement of contractors. These follow either national or EU procurement requirements, depending on the cost involved, as required by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
Carrying out procurement as part of a social housing build development is the responsibility of the local authority or approved housing body implementing the project and does not directly involve my Department. Accordingly, my Department does not retain records on the average length of time of procurement processes carried out by local authorities or approved housing bodies.
I would point out that as major public sector bodies, local authorities deal with procurement on an ongoing basis across many areas of activity and accordingly, they have a strong level of experience and expertise in the area.
