Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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478. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the information his Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued; the location on his Departmental website on which it can be found; and the progress in relation to green procurement that has been made to date. [25425/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that under the terms of the Office of Government Procurement's Circular 20 of 2019, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is required to publish an annual progress report in relation to green public procurement.

This reporting requirement commences with the Department's 2020 Annual Report which will be published later this year.

Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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479. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the information her Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued; the location on her Departmental website on which it can be found; and the progress in relation to green procurement that has been made to date. [25438/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Voted expenditure by my Department generally relates to the provision of grant funding with procurement arrangements being the responsibility of grant recipients, subject to compliance with overall procurement requirements.

In terms of green procurement, the relevant contracts entered into by my Department relate to goods and services needed for our daily operational requirements for example, office cleaning, paper provision etc.

On foot of the reporting arrangements established by Circular 20/2019, my Department will outline progress in relation to Green Public Procurement as part of its Annual Report, commencing with the 2020 report which is due to be published mid-year. My Department will be reporting that no new contracts relevant to the circular were entered into in 2020. However, all future procurement in the relevant areas will be carried out in accordance with green procurement guidelines.