Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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369. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 259 and 260, if any of the measures he referred to in the reply apply to construction contracts entered into by local authorities. [41523/14]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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As outlined in the response to PQs: 93 of 3 April 2014 (PQ 15781/14 refers); PQs 259 and 260 of 21 October 2014 (PQs 39990/14 and 39992/14 refers), a pilot social clause for inclusion in the Devolved Schools Programme, which is being administered by the National Development Finance Agency on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills was approved last year by the Government Contracts Committee for Construction (GCCC). 

Under Department of Finance Circulars 40/02 and 33/06, contracting authorities are required to make a submission to the GCCC should they wish to amend any standard form of construction contract.  No applications for amendments have been submitted to date by any local authority or public body to the GCCC for the inclusion of social clauses.