Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)
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Question 232: To ask the Minister for Finance when in 2006 he intends to introduce legislation to allocate procurement functions to the National Development Finance Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8011/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The Government decided in July 2005 to establish a centre of expertise in the National Development Finance Agency, NDFA, to undertake the procurement of public private partnership, PPP, projects initially in the education, justice and health areas. The NDFA has commenced the new functions on an interim non-statutory basis in accordance with the Government decision pending the making of the necessary legislative amendments. In tandem with this, my Department has been working with our legal advisers and in consultation with the NDFA to bring forward the necessary legislative amendments. The preparation of the legislation is being advanced with a view to bringing it forward in the autumn session.