Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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355. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection 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 at which it can be found; and the progress in relation to green procurement that has been made to date. [25439/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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In advance of the publication of Circular 20/2019, my Department has been working over recent years on progressing the green agenda. In this regard, my Department has been complying with environmental law and has developed strategies on waste management, energy reduction and developing and delivering online schemes and services in line with its Digital Strategy.

A Corporate Procurement Plan is currently being drafted in line with the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) guidelines and the provisions of the Circular. It will include information on where the Department intends to use green criteria in forthcoming procurement processes, and will consider the further inclusion of awarding marks for green procurement where appropriate.

In accordance with Circular 20/2019, the Department's Annual Report for 2020 which is currently being prepared, will include details of what has been achieved to date in relation to Green Public Procurement. The Annual Report, when published, will be available on the Departments website on www.Gov.ie.