Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way non-commercial Semi-State agencies avail of a Cabinet decision, which was made a number of weeks ago, to mandate Government Departments, local authorities, the Gardaí, the defence forces and the non-commercial State agencies to avail of national contracts to be put in place by the National Procurement Service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37646/12]

Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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While their usage is not mandatory for non-commercial Semi State bodies, such bodies may continue to avail of any of the national contracts put in place by the National Procurement Service (NPS).