Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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543. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Office of Government Procurement will establish a specialised cloud services procurement framework, particularly in view of the recent appointment by the OGP of external consultants to examine the area of cloud services and the importance of the cloud as a tool to delivering the Government’s digital ambitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19531/22]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of Government Procurement is currently considering its future strategy in relation to the procurement of cloud services.  Consultants were engaged to assist with the demand analysis for such services. The demand analysis is one of the many inputs that OGP is currently considering.  Any potential procurement arrangements for cloud services will be conducted through a public procurement competition(s) advertised on www.etender.ie.