Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 March 2021
689. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount her Department spends on public procurement disaggregated by spend on goods, services and capital works in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [17965/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe procurement of goods and services is essential to support my Department in providing a high quality service to the public in a cost effective and efficient manner and is governed by a comprehensive regulatory, legal and procedural framework.
In accordance with FOI legislation with effect from January 2016, details of public contracts awarded over €25,000 are published quarterly on www.gov.ie. Details of the value for these goods and services for the years 2018 to 2020 are provided in tabular form below. My Department does not have a major capital works programme and any works required are undertaken through the Office of Public Works, in accordance with DPER circular 1/13.
