279. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the purchase order systems used across Departments, agencies and other public bodies (details supplied); if so, the number of public bodies known to operate a single purchase order system, multiple purchase order systems, and no purchase order system; and if such an assessment has been undertaken. [51224/26]

The Office of Government Procurement is a Division of the Department and is responsible for national procurement policy, the national tendering platform and also acts as a Central Purchasing Body. The OGP has no role in relation to the purchase order systems used by Departments and Agencies, nor does it conduct any related assessments. Responsibility for management of purchase order activities is a matter for each Accounting Officer.