Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I find it extraordinary that neither the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform or the Office of Government Procurement is collating those figures centrally. It would be an important public policy measure that the Department would collate all the figures from the relevant agencies and spending Departments, at least to inform a review of the operation of the framework in 2023. This is about making sure the projects we depend on for the development of the economy and society are delivering but also, crucially, about value for money. The Minister of State mentioned value for money in his response and I cannot say with certainty that such value is being prioritised if the Department is not prioritising the collation of the relevant information to inform any review that might take place this year and to ensure the State is not being taken for granted by some rogue contractors.

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