Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 November 2020
43. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport 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. [39058/20]
View answerThe Department ensures that there is an appropriate focus on good practice in purchasing and that procedures are in place to ensure compliance with all relevant guidelines.The Department seeks to use the OGP Frameworks for procurements in excess of €25,000 and these Frameworks include provisions concerning environmental, social and labour law. Public procurements by the state bodies under the aegis of my Department are operational matters for the bodies concerned.
