Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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900. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total procurement spend of each local authority in 2022, in tabular form. [38168/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department does not have direct involvement in executive functions, such as procurement, carried out by a local authority. Under Section 149 of the Local Government Act 2001, the Chief Executive of a local authority is responsible for the executive functions of the local authority, and for that purpose to manage and control generally, the administration and business of the authority, subject to law.

My Department does not hold the specific information requested. However, local authorities are required to publish details of payments over €20,000 in relation to goods or services procured, on a quarterly basis. These registers are published on the respective websites of each local authority.

Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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901. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff in the Local Government Management Agency working on procurement services providing support to contracting authorities and their respective grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38197/23]

Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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902. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times the Local Government Management Agency has been contacted by contracting authorities for guidance on the inclusion of social and environmental criteria in procurement contracts; if the Local Government Management Agency monitors the level of use of social and environmental criterion in procurement by contracting authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38198/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 901 and 902 together.

The information requested in respect of procurement services provided by the Local Government Management Agency is not available in my Department.

However, arrangements have been put in place by the Local Government Management Agency to provide information directly to Oireachtas members. The specific information requested can be sought by emailing corporate@lgma.ie.