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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Public Procurement Contracts Social Clauses (7 Dec 2016)

Paul Gavan: ...local authorities in Ireland are telling councillors that they cannot include social clauses in procurement contracts as they are awaiting the issuing of guidelines from the Office of Government Procurement, OGP, with regard to the operation of social clauses. A year ago, I understand former Labour Deputy, Derek Nolan, asked the OGP about this topic and was told that it was finalising...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Public Procurement Contracts Social Clauses (7 Dec 2016)

Paul Gavan: ...Council being one, as it states it does not have the guidelines and so cannot include the social clause. The other big problem, which I mentioned in my initial remarks, is that 12 months ago the OGP told us it was preparing guidelines. Is this another example of this Government not being able to do or deliver anything because the OGP is still saying it is working on the guidelines? It...

Seanad: Public Procurement: Statements (12 Jul 2016)

Paul Gavan: ...there has been some movement on the part of the Government to acknowledge the problems facing small businesses. We welcome that. Since the establishment of the Office of Government Procurement, OGP, in July 2013, changes to the public procurement system have taken place. Some of the OPG's work has been positive. Procurement has been professionalised and is becoming more streamlined....