Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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935. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under his Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33642/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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My Department operates a shared service agreement with the Department of Education and Youth, which provides assistance and support on public procurement policy, contract registration services, and related advisory functions.

In addition, the Department has a designated Procurement Compliance Lead, a role held by an Assistant Principal who undertakes these responsibilities alongside other core duties. Procurement activity within the Department follows a devolved structure, with responsibility distributed across individual business units in accordance with delegated authority.

The information in respect of aegis bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with their query.

Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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936. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff within his Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33660/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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Within the Department, at least two staff members hold a formal procurement qualification. One achieved their qualification prior to entering the Department. The other staff member completed the Kings Inn - Advanced Diploma in Public Procurement Law while in the Department.

In addition, over the past 12 months, the Department has facilitated ongoing Continuing Professional Development in the area of public procurement, with a total of 103 personnel participating in relevant training sessions run by my Department.

The information in respect of aegis bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with their query.

Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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937. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33678/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The Department operates a central Contracts Register which is located within the internal intranet. In line with the Department’s devolved procurement structure, individual Business Units are responsible for recording all contracts awarded for goods and services on the central Contracts Register. This register is periodically reviewed by the Department’s Procurement Compliance Lead to ensure adherence to relevant procurement policies and procedures.

The information in respect of aegis bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with their query.

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