Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 November 2018
241. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of procurement officers in his Department charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts. [46269/18]
View answer242. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual cost of procurement officers in his Department charged with the responsibility of preparing, tendering and awarding procurement contracts. [46270/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 241 and 242 together.
The Department do not employ staff who work specifically on procurement. Procurement tasks form an element of the day to day duties undertaken by Department staff. There is no dedicated Procurement Office within the Department, however in line with Circular 40/02 we do have a designated Procurement Officer who is the key point of contact for the Department with the OGP. It should be noted that this officer performs other duties as well within the Finance Division. It is not possible to give an annual cost or give a ‘whole time equivalent’ number of staff working on procurement.
Like all Government Departments, we follow the OGP’s advice and guidance, and we rely on and make use of the procurement frameworks that the OGP have put in place.
