Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 5 March 2015
Public Accounts Committee
2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 18 - Shared Services
Special Report No. 87 - Effectiveness of Audit Committees in State Bodies
Issues with Public Procurement
10:00 am
John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Once products are subject to centralised contracts, purchasers in schools are often afraid to purchase from any other supplier in fear of losing central funding. Is there a real risk if they sign up to 16/13? One is dealing with competent people who are in a job for 20 years and know exactly the quality of the product they are getting. If they give a statutory declaration that they are in compliance with 16/13, are they contravening any Government policy by attempting to get the best value for money?
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