Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 1042: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has produced an annual corporate procurement plan in respect of each of the years 2000 to 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2246/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Agriculture and Food has in place a financial procedures manual, which incorporates substantial and detailed guidelines on the procurement process. These procedures are based on EU directives and Department of Finance public procurement guidelines. The Department of Agriculture and Food ensures adherence to these guidelines.

The requirement to produce an annual corporate procurement plan arises from the national procurement policy framework, which was issued by the Department of Finance in May 2005. In line with this framework, the Department of Agriculture and Food has undertaken steps to produce a corporate procurement plan in 2006.