Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which his Department sources Fairtrade products for use in same. [15828/05]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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Procurement by my Department, including the Defence Forces, must be carried out in accordance with Government contracts procedures and European Union directives, under which the award of contracts is primarily based on the quality of the product and cost. It is not open to me, therefore, to favour suppliers of Fairtrade approved products over other suppliers in purchases by my Department. However, such products would be considered in the normal way if tendered in a procurement competition.