Tuesday July 13, 2021, 3:29 PM
The legislation is set to come into force before the end of July at the latest. Credit: PA
Indoor hospitality in the Republic of Ireland is set to reopen for people with evidence of vaccination or immunity from Covid-19.
The cabinet approved new legislation on Monday so those who are fully vaccinated or have had the virus within the last six months can enter cafes, restaurants, pubs and others licensed venues.
Accompanying minors will be allowed to enter with parents or guardians and social distancing measures will still apply.
It comes following days of talks between the hospitality sector and senior Government officials about the resumption of indoor hospitality.
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The aim of the Bill is to provide greater regulation of publicly procured capital works.
According the Office of Government Procurement’s most recent Spend and Tendering analysis (2018), capital works are the largest component of public procurement spending coming in at over €5 billion.
However, one problem in getting value for money for taxpayers is the issue of cost overruns arising from abnormally low tender bids (low ball offers). This occurs when a supplier make a very low offer in order to win the contract, but then incurs additional costs due to the unrealistically low offer, which are passed onto the taxpayer.