Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Bruton said he did not have a long time to read the document and that he could not see targets within it. In fact, three targets occur to me. There is a target for textiles, where 20% textiles bought by the public sector should be from recycled fibres. There is a target that 10% of food bought by the public sector should be organic. In addition, the public sector should favour upcycled ICT equipment over new equipment, which is a big change because until now I came across public sector bodies that simply ruled out the purchase of secondhand, upcycled or refurbished ICT equipment, whereas the purchase of such equipment was popular in the private sector. Those three areas - ICT equipment, food and textiles - are specifically covered by the green procurement. Deputy Bruton also asked who will to enforce or drive this or ensure these targets are in place. I think that was the Deputy's question.