Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
9:30 am
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
We are aware of them. For example, there is a commitment in the programme for Government to support the ongoing work of the SME leadership group, which I chair, that covers the issue of procurement. It is representative of all business and sectoral interests, including the Department and other bodies, in dealing with changes that can be made to how procurement contracts can be publicised and people can gain awareness of them. It also seeks to ensure the maximum number of companies and small businesses have the opportunity to pitch for Government contracts. The success rate is quite high, with over 50% of the money spent by the State through the Office of Government Procurement spent in the SME sector. Over 90% of the money is spent in the State.
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