Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services
Vote 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)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised)
Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I really think so. I have a particular IT focus myself. There was a lot of consultation with the people who take part in tenders to ask how they would like it to be done better. Any suggestions for improvements were incorporated in the terms recommended for the new tendering system. I think it will be something that is much faster and easier to use when applying for a contract. I take the Deputy's point about it being cumbersome to apply and not very user-friendly. I genuinely think that will be addressed in the new system.
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