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Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024)

...then we have our Athlone payroll for everyone else. The ETB shared services were ahead in their IT projects. The Athlone IT system was bigger and more arduous. There have been learnings. The OGP had a big tender like that fail as well. Many of the IT companies now want us to buy off-the-shelf products whereas we are looking for a customised product. We have teachers working in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (9 May 2024)

Michael McGrath: The Deputy will be aware that the ‘National Public Procurement Policy Framework’ issued by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) sets out the procurement procedures to be followed by government departments and state bodies in accordance with EU rules and national guidelines. In addition, my Department has its own internal policy and guidance documents to assist staff to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...led by the Department of Health has been established to lead on this commitment, with representation from my Department. Arising from the work of that group, the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) has established a new arrangement to supply products including personal hygiene, and period equality products. During development of this Framework, at the request of my Department, it...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (2 May 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...on public works projects; liability, indemnity and insurance requirements; performance evaluation; encouraging collaborative working. A high-level strategy has been developed by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) with the Government Contracts Committee for Construction (GCCC) that will guide the implementation and will be addressed primarily through the progressive refinement...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (1 May 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...All public sector organisations are required to follow both set legal frameworks and to comply with broader best practice with regard to procurement, including to only procure in accordance with OGP procurement systems at certain value thresholds. It is imperative that good procurement practices are followed by all Public Sector organisations, particularly when dealing with matters such...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy: Discussion (30 Apr 2024)

Ossian Smyth: ...is purchased from a framework, we get the data back on it. We are requiring more data from people bidding for contracts at the time they bid for them. We are collecting a lot more data. The OGP does have a lot more information now and I am focusing on that. I am happy to go into more details on what I have in a subsequent meeting, but the Deputy is right.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Advertising (24 Apr 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...spend for my Department for each of the years 2022 and 2023 in this regard. In placing the majority of its advertising, my Department uses the agency - Spark Foundry - that currently hold the OGP Framework contract for Media Buying for Public Information Notices and Recruitment Advertising. Other advertisements are dealt with directly with the publishers. The figures provided reflect...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Period Poverty (23 Apr 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...number of initiatives to ensure that no students are disadvantaged in their education by period indignity. These include the following: worked collaboratively with the Department of Health and the OGP on the development of a drawdown contract for the provision of period products in education establishments and other public institutions. in conjunction with the ETBs, development of a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Period Poverty (23 Apr 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: ...of initiatives to ensure that no students are disadvantaged in their education by period indignity. These include the following: - worked collaboratively with the Department of Health and the OGP on the development of a drawdown contract for the provision of period products in education establishments and other public institutions; - in conjunction with the ETBs, development of a pilot...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Procurement Contracts (10 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...that procurement of goods and services is carried out in compliance with Directive 2014/24/EU and in line with National Procurement Guidelines published by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP). All areas of expenditure are monitored on an ongoing basis to ensure that value for money is being achieved. As the Deputy may be aware, under procurement circular 05/2023 a public tender...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (9 Apr 2024)

Roderic O'Gorman: ...the provision of Contact Management and Related Administrative Services for the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme was advertised to the members of the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) Framework for Managed Business Process Support Services, Lot 1: Contact Management and Related Administrative Services. OGP provided support throughout the process and there were four bidders....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...Communications launched a public consultation on a draft Green Public Procurement Strategy and Action Plan. This Strategy and Action Plan will help steer greater efforts in implementing Green Public Procurement across the public sector. In January 2024, the OGP published a comprehensive reference resource for Sustainable Public Procurement in Ireland, titled ‘Opportunities and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (28 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...as the lengthening of supply chains and cost inflation, the previous framework became unviable economically for the commercial partners. My Department re-engaged with the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) and established a new framework for the provision of fire appliances. The three successful tenderers were HPMP Ltd. (Carlow), Sídheán Teo. (Galway), and Emergency One...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...align with the new Infrastructure Guidelines and the CWMF. The CWMF derives from, and is complementary to, the Public Spending Code. The CWMF is issued by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) and is used by contracting authorities involved in the expenditure of public funds on construction projects and related consultancy services. The main objectives of the CWMF are to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy has recently completed Stage 2(b) Detailed Design. As the OGP have implemented Revised Public Works Contract documents as of July 27th 2023, the Design Team have been requested to further review their tender documents, as the Stage 2(b) Submission for this project predates this revision. The Design Team are to confirm...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: .... The Department has ensured that centrally negotiated rates are available to schools for electricity and bulk heating fuels. These rates are available through existing frameworks sourced by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) which runs until 2024 and a replacement framework is in progress In 2023, the Minister announced a landmark new scheme seeing the government investing...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (13 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) currently has 44 vacant posts. The table below shows the number of current vacant posts by grade and the estimated full year cost of filling each vacancy. Grade Number of vacant posts Estimated full year cost Estimated Total Annual Cost of filling vacant posts Assistant Principal 4 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy has recently completed Stage 2(b) Detailed Design. As the OGP have implemented Revised Public Works Contract documents as of July 27th 2023, the Design Team have been requested to further review their tender documents, as the Stage 2(b) Submission for this project predates this revision. The Design Team are to confirm...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (8 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...reform and innovation. My Department has taken a number of actions in this regard. Through the inter-departmental Strategic Procurement Advisory Group, chaired by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), my Department continues to promote the use of public procurement to address wider social and environmental challenges. To leverage the scale of public procurement, aggregating the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (8 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...accordance with the Public Spending Code which sets out the rules and procedures to ensure that these standards are upheld across the Irish public service. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP), an office within my Department, has responsibility for the National Public Procurement Policy Framework (NPPPF) which sets the overarching policy framework for public procurement in...