Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 May 2021
479. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the information her Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued; the location on her Departmental website on which it can be found; and the progress in relation to green procurement that has been made to date. [25438/21]
View answerVoted expenditure by my Department generally relates to the provision of grant funding with procurement arrangements being the responsibility of grant recipients, subject to compliance with overall procurement requirements.
In terms of green procurement, the relevant contracts entered into by my Department relate to goods and services needed for our daily operational requirements for example, office cleaning, paper provision etc.
On foot of the reporting arrangements established by Circular 20/2019, my Department will outline progress in relation to Green Public Procurement as part of its Annual Report, commencing with the 2020 report which is due to be published mid-year. My Department will be reporting that no new contracts relevant to the circular were entered into in 2020. However, all future procurement in the relevant areas will be carried out in accordance with green procurement guidelines.
