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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: It depends on the service and how it is broken down within a framework. What the Senator suggests is possible in theory but I do not know if that is happening now. The manner in which the framework can be designed would make that a possibility. A legal service might be broken down by region which might include three particular counties but another service, such as purchasing of vans, might...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: There are few different factors involved. Cost is a driving factor in terms of leveraging the overall buying power of the State. We are seeking to drive down costs. Lower costs is one of the main drivers behind this process. This is also about putting in place particular standards to ensure procurement is happening in the right way and also to ensure transparency in that regard. Another...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Yes, over time. Again, it is dependent on how much a local authority continues to do itself, recognising the thresholds that are in place in regard to reference to the OGP platform.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: No. I imagine there will be a reduction in staff over time. However, a local authority cannot let staff go so they will be re-allocated. There will still be a procurement function within a local authority. Local authorities will still be able to procure goods and services under certain thresholds, depending on whether they are capital works or goods.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I will check that for the Senator. In terms of how the framework works, the Office of Government Procurement will put the framework in place nationally but there might be many competitions run under the framework, in which case the procurement function of the local authority would be necessary. One could envisage that there would be a reallocation of staff from procurement sections in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: This reform is still a work in progress. All of the frameworks are not yet in place. As of now, not everything comes under a framework but the intention is to move towards that being the case for everything and everyone. The recent public service spend and tendering analysis report 2014 gives an understanding of the frameworks that have been put in place and what savings it is hoped to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: We did that last year. I also met Opposition spokespersons in this area to give them a proper understanding of what was happening. We then had a briefing with Oireachtas Members. Following on from that, we started the roadshow. We can do another Oireachtas briefing. I am all for having a debate on this in the Dáil but it is a complicated area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I beg the Senator's pardon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: It is a significant area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: If we are going to have a debate, I would like to have the Oireachtas presentation first so that people are as informed as possible about what the Office of Government Procurement is actually doing. I have not read the article to which the Chairman referred, but the six or seven actions he read out are all being progressed by the Office of Government Procurement. We would love the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: It would probably be inappropriate for the Government to try to influence the Business Committee of the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Business Committee is close to my heart as an important reform and a separation of the Dáil from the Government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Alternatively, I may be sitting over there with some of my colleagues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Chairman's point is taken. It is a good time for the Office of Government Procurement to engage with the Oireachtas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Absolutely. We always find ourselves talking about foreign direct investment but SMEs are the backbone of the economy. They are net job creators and employ more people. We have to take care of them.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Deputies for their wide-ranging and interesting comments on the Bill. I ask Deputy Mattie McGrath if in future he could direct his comments at the Minister and not at the officials. I also remind him that we are on an island and we must work and trade with others. That is very important and it is a crucial point behind this Bill that is being progressed. The intention to join...

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I think the record will show that the Deputy made his remarks directed at the officials here in the Chamber-----

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: -----and I just ask that in future they be directed at me. The record will show that.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: That is how it came across.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Good.