Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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391. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all security and contract cleaning companies that have obtained contracts from his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department under public procurement rules are paying the legal employment regulation order, ERO, hourly rate to their security and contract cleaning employees; the steps he has taken to confirm full compliance with the ERO system; if he has cancelled contracts with companies that have been found to be in breach of the ERO system since 1 October 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35228/17]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Office of Government Procurement is responsible for sourcing all goods and services on behalf of the public service. All contract security and cleaning staff are drawn down from a central contract framework procured by the Office of Government Procurement.

The terms and conditions of contracts ensure that agreements between my Department and all contractors adhere to the relevant employment legislation.

My Department has not cancelled any security or cleaning contracts due to breach of the ERO system since 1 October 2015.