Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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314. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of tendering projects the Office of Government Procurement is managing with regards to the construction of residential property on State owned land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16623/18]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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My colleague, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, has responsibility for the delivery of the Government’s Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness, Rebuilding Ireland.  The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) has assisted the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government in relation to one aspect of the plan through the establishment of a Framework for the provision of rapid delivery housing projects.  This involves the construction of social housing projects on sites provided by the Contracting Authority. To date, three Local Authorities have tendered for six housing projects to deliver 123 social housing units under the Framework. While the OGP facilitated the development of the Framework, the tender processes and any consequent contracts awarded under the Framework are managed by the respective Contracting Authorities, the Local Authorities in these cases.