Office of Government Procurement
Dail Éireann — 2025-04-03
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Mairéad Farrell (SF), Galway West

I am a big believer in looking at how we use our public procurement system. When I was on Galway City Council, we ensured that there were ways to employ, through social clauses and so forth, people across Galway. There are so many real positives we can use through our public procurement system. Given everything that is going on in the world at the moment, I am of the view that they can be used very wisely. What plans does the Government have to align our procurement system better with strategic goals and ethical considerations?

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Sitting date: 2025-04-03