Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 June 2025
296. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance 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. [33658/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to inform the Deputy that the details of the number of staff, in my Department, who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training) in set out in the Tables below.
Table A sets out the details requested in respect of my Department. Table B sets out the details in respect of bodies under the aegis of my Department.
Table A:
|
Department |
Number of staff who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification |
|
Department of Finance |
3 staff members |
Table B:
|
Body under Aegis of Department of Finance |
Formal procurement qualification/certification |
|
Central Bank of Ireland |
All 12 members of staff working in the Procurement function have successfully completed EU public procurement training. |
|
Credit Review |
The Credit Review have very limited procurement activity as almost all business services are provided by Enterprise Ireland (EI). It uses EI’s qualified expert in their procurement team to assist, or hire external consultants (Greenville), or drawdown from government frameworks. |
|
Financial Services & Pensions Ombudsman |
1 staff member in the function, with Continuous Professional Development. |
|
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council |
1 staff member holds a MSc. Supply Chain Management |
|
National Asset Management Agency |
1 staff member |
|
National Treasury Management Agency |
11 staff members holding the requisite qualifications relevant to their current role. The NTMA assigns staff to Home Building Finance Ireland and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland. |
|
Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General |
While the head of procurement does not hold a formal procurement qualification or certification, they have over 20 years of experience in procurement roles. The Office considers this adequate for the nature and volume of procurement it undertakes. |
|
Office of the Revenue Commissioners |
4 staff members |
|
Tax Appeals Commission |
The Tax Appeals Commission is a very small organisation and does not have staff designated to procurement on a full-time basis. The function comes under an officer at the grade of Assistant Principal Officer who does not hold a formal procurement qualification but has learnt through experience and mentoring. |
