Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 646: To ask the Minister for Defence if his Department has a corporate procurement plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6354/06]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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As I indicated in my reply to a similar question on 25 January, the framework for the production of annual corporate procurement plans was developed by the national public procurement policy unit in the Department of Finance during 2005. This plan applies to major infrastructural and network projects valued at €30 million or over.

The White Paper on Defence that was published in 2000 set out the policy on defence for the years 2000 to 2010 with a view to ensuring an appropriate level of defence capability having regard to the changing defence and security environment both at home and abroad. The modernisation of the Defence Forces is an integral part of this policy. This has involved a multi-annual programme for the purchase of new equipment and the provision of improved accommodation and facilities for the Defence Forces. This has been implemented on the basis of procurement plans drawn up each year based on budget allocations.