Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 December 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Preventing Bid Rigging in the Public Procurement Process: Discussion

Mr. Brian McHugh:

The Hamilton recommendations led to the Hamilton advisory group. It concluded its advice in September this year by recommending that our Department - the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment - would take forward the legislation. We have been discussing the legislation with the Department in terms of what it might involve and how to take it forward. We have had very positive engagement on that. We have put together our own project team to be ready in 2024 to help to progress the legislation in any way we can. It has been generally positive. Obviously a decision will have to be made in terms of priorities, but we are very much hoping it is a priority for the Oireachtas in 2024.

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