Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 16 Dec 1997

Vol. 485 No. 2

Written Answers. - Departmental Spending.

Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

195 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the number and identity of all contracts in excess of £300,000 awarded by his office or other bodies under the aegis of his Department from the period 30 June 1997 to date; whether these contracts were awarded by public tender or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23134/97]

Minister for Finance (Mr. McCreevy)

There were no contracts awarded by my Department in excess of £300,000. The following are the contracts which were awarded by agencies under the aegis of my Department.

Ordnance Survey Office

Contractor	Details of Contract
L.H. Systems Ltd.	Contract for photogrammetric data capture system

Tender Procedure: Public Tender/EU Journal.

Office of the Revenue Commissioners

Contractor	Details of Contract
Bull Information Systems Ireland	Provision of extra disk storage for the Revenue primary mainframe computer
Hibernia Computer Services	700 personal computers

Tender Procedure: Public Tender/EU Journal.

Office of Public Works

Contractor	Details of Contract
Foreman Construction Ltd.	Fire safety works phase 3, Law Library and Circuit Court Building
Foreman Construction Ltd.	Alterations to holding cell area and conversion of basement
L. Lynch and Co. Ltd.	Air conditioning, amelioration works
Pierse Building Services	Fit-out of 3rd and 4th Floors
Flesk Electrical Ltd.	Data cabling
Priority Construction Ltd.	Civil engineering contract
Jons Construction Ltd.	Civil engineering contract
Isuzu Ireland Ltd.	Supply of twenty 4 × 4 jeeps
Ranks Xerox Ireland Ltd.	Supply of high speed photocopying paper
Cahill Printers Ltd.	Parliamentary printing contract
Cahill Printers Ltd.	Printing and binding of Parliamentary debates
Glenbeigh Construction Ltd.	Refurbishment
Pierse Healy Development Ltd.	Refurbishment
Climate Control Ltd.	Refurbishment
Tim O'Brien Ltd.	Refurbishment and extension
Roankabin Ltd.	Provision of temporary accommodation
Glenman Construction Ltd.	Extension
Rohcon Ltd.	Phase 2 building work
Joyce Bros. Ltd.	Electrical installation
Patrick Brock and Sons Ltd.	Building to enclose and protect Oratory
T.H. Construction Ltd.	Provision of accommodation
Classic Stationery Ltd.	Supply of stationery and office supplies

All of the above contracts were awarded by public tender with the exception of one contract which was awarded by single tendering for security purposes.