Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 November 2020
159. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department and any commercial or non-commercial State bodies and private entities subsidised by 50% or more of public funding under the aegis of his Department have implemented social clauses in their public procurement contracts in the past three years (details supplied); and if so, the nature of these social clauses. [39043/20]
View answerNotwithstanding the standard OGP contract conditions including complying with EU Directive 2014/24/EU in relation to environmental, social and labour law, my Department has not implemented social clauses in public procurement contracts in the past three years. The Adoption Authority of Ireland, the National Disability Authority and Oberstown Children Detention Campus have confirmed likewise.
I have referred the question to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, the Ombudsman for Children's Office and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and asked them to provide the information sought directly to the Deputy.
