386. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of the tendering of the social inclusion and community activation programme, if he has read European Directive 2014/24/EU; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is now the current law on public procurement in Ireland; if he has read preamble 7, which sets down that the directive is without prejudice to the freedom of member, national, regional and local authorities to provide, commission and finance services that pursue public policy objectives and specifies that the directive does not apply to systems of grant aid, in particular in the social field; if he has read preamble 114 which sets down that member states and public authorities remain free to organise social services in such a way that does not entail the conclusion of public contracts; if he has contrasted these preambles with his earlier statements to Dáil Éireann that he was legally obliged to tender the programme; if he will, in view of current European law, abandon the tendering of the social inclusion and community activation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26906/14]

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386. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of the tendering of the social inclusion and community activation programme, if he has read European Directive 2014/24/EU; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is now the current law on public procurement in Ireland; if he has read preamble 7, which sets down that the directive is without prejudice to the freedom of member, national, regional and local authorities to provide, commission and finance services that pursue public policy objectives and specifies that the directive does not apply to systems of grant aid, in particular in the social field; if he has read preamble 114 which sets down that member states and public authorities remain free to organise social services in such a way that does not entail the conclusion of public contracts; if he has contrasted these preambles with his earlier statements to Dáil Éireann that he was legally obliged to tender the programme; if he will, in view of current European law, abandon the tendering of the social inclusion and community activation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26906/14]

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