My Department has not awarded any formal contracts to the company or any of the subsidiaries specified by the Deputy. One subsidiary has provided catering services to the Department, relating to a number of events held in 2018 and 2019, as shown in the table below. In each case, the value of the services was below the threshold for which formal tendering processes are required.
Date
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Description
|
Value (Ex VAT)
|
04/05/2018
|
Event catering
|
€1,111.00
|
27/06/2018
|
Event catering
|
€764.40
|
15/04/2019
|
Event catering
|
€1,877.50
|
22/05/2019
|
Event catering
|
€442.96
|
25/06/2019
|
Event catering
|
€616.40
|
|
|
€4,812.26
|
The information requested in relation to the bodies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each body. The Department will request the relevant bodies to reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested in respect of their organisations.