Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce local labour clauses in contracts for future transport infrastructure projects. [8626/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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Contracts relating to transport infrastructure projects, or indeed any public works projects, are governed by treaty principles and EU directives on public procurement. The provisions in the EU directives allow contracting authorities to attach social conditions to the performance of contracts, as long as they are compatible with EU law. In this regard, EU law requires that such conditions must be made known to all interested parties and cannot restrict participation by contractors from other member states. The specifying of such conditions is a matter for the contracting authority concerned, having regard to the foregoing considerations.