All procurement within the Department of the Taoiseach and the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) - the only body under the aegis of the Department - is conducted in accordance with applicable EU and national regulations and Office of Government Procurement (OGP) guidance.
In compliance with Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation requirements, relevant purchase orders processed by the Department with a value in excess of €20,000 are published by the Department on a quarterly basis.
In 2023, a total of 1,822 purchase orders that were below the €20,000 threshold were processed by the Department. In addition, there were 12 purchase orders that met or exceeded the €20,000 threshold and were excluded as they related to transactions such as grant payments, salary recoupments, etc.
The total expenditure by the Department on goods and services in 2023, as published in the Department’s 2023 Appropriation Account, amounted to €13.325 million. Of this, €8.774 million was included in the published reports of purchase orders with a value in excess of €20,000. The remaining balance of €4.551 million related to expenditure that either did not meet the value threshold for publication or related to excluded transactions.
