Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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962. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the discussions her Department has had with suppliers or service contractors to her Department or to agencies of her Department to ensure that employees of such suppliers and contractors are paid the Living Wage of €11.50 per hour; the cost of implementing this wage for these employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1366/16]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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While, as Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, I have no statutory role in relation to either the Living Wage, nor the National Minimum Wage, I can confirm that my Department adheres to all relevant public procurement guidelines and that suppliers and service contractors to my Department are required to confirm that they have taken account of their statutory and legal obligations relating to the employment protection and working conditions of their employees, in the provision of goods and services sought for my Department through the eTenders website.

The issue of procurement and services supply within the bodies and agencies under the aegis of my Department is a day to day operational matter for the Executive and Board of the bodies themselves.