Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is a framework in which the Office of Government Procurement works with four other areas of Government. They work to a common standard of professionalism and expertise in contracting out public services. Local authorities will put in place tender arrangements for certain goods and services but they will do it under the auspices of the Office of Government Procurement or in line with its direction. We recognise that certain parts of Government, for example the HSE, have a long built expertise they should retain. The Office of Government Procurement is the office that is overseeing the procurement function.