Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 83: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made with regard to implementation of the recommendation made in the recent report by Mr. Dermot Quigley that his Department review and consolidate its internal advice on all aspects of procurement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16329/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Substantial progress has been made by my Department in implementing the recommendation regarding procurement contained in the Quigley report. Procurement guidelines and practices in the Department have been reviewed and a set of consolidated guidelines has been circulated to all staff. Revised procedures have been put in place to strengthen monitoring and control of procurement and a briefing session has been held for staff engaged in procurement with further briefings planned for the coming weeks. Reference material on procurement has been published on the Department's intranet and is readily available to all staff. Additional resources have also been allocated to the Department's internal audit unit and to its organisation unit which co-ordinates advice and monitoring in relation to the Department's procurement activities.

I am confident that these arrangements will enable my Department to achieve the improvement and consolidation of its procurement arrangements recommended by the Quigley report.