Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 367: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the campaign to have fair trade products widely available and used; his views on the objectives of this campaign; and if he will endeavour to have such fair trade approved products used in his Department. [10557/05]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I am aware of the fair trade campaign and its positive objective of raising consumer awareness regarding the purchase of products from less developed countries and in making such products more widely available.

Any decision by my Department to use Fairtrade products would have to comply with normal public procurement rules. In regard to the supply of services such as cafeteria services in my Department, it is a matter for the companies providing such services to make their own commercial decision in sourcing their supplies.