Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 October 2015
168. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the discussions she or her Department have had with suppliers or service contractors to her Department or to agencies of her Department, to ensure that employees of such suppliers and contractors are paid the living wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34901/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe introduction of the Living Wage Campaign is a voluntary initiative being led by Ged Nash, TD, Minister for Business and Employment at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
For the Deputy's information, the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform which is tasked with centralising public sector procurement arrangements for common goods and services. Government Departments are required to manage procurement processes in accordance with OGP guidelines. Accordingly, the Department's suppliers and service contractors are required to confirm that they have taken account of their statutory and legal obligations relating to the employment protection and working conditions of their employees, in the provision of goods and services sought for the Department through the eTenders website.
