Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 669: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department has produced an annual corporate procurement plan in respect of each of the years 2000 to 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2239/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has participated in a programme with the national public procurement policy unit of the Department of Finance to build an in-house procurement planning capacity.

As a result of that collaboration, the Department is currently developing a corporate procurement plan for 2006. This plan profiles current procurement spend and examines procurement practices with a view to securing goods and services which meet needs and provide best value for money. Starting in 2006, a corporate procurement plan will be prepared for each year and will operate in support of the departmental strategy. While corporate procurement plans were not in place for the years 2000 to 2005, the Department's procurement policy and practice was consistent with Government guidelines during that period and was geared towards achieving value for money.