Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 2 July 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion

11:00 am

Mr. Eamonn Stapleton:

I will respond to the question on procurement and the balance of price and quality. That has been out there for a number of years. It varies from 70% price and 30% quality to 30% price and 70% quality. Quality is not always necessarily associated with green procurement. Historically it might be associated with other aspects of the job. Whether it works is open to debate in terms of whether it is an objective enough way of procuring.