asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will supply a list of contracts, by nationality of the country involved, awarded to firms and institutions in each of the member states of the EEC under the terms of the Lomé Convention.
Written Answers . - Lomé Convention Contracts .
152.
: The information requested by the Deputy is obtainable in the list published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, Supplement No. S 96/4 of 29 May 1978 which provides the most recent information available from the Commission of the European Communities.
The Official Journal of the European Communities is available in the Library of the House of the Oireachtas.
153.
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will supply a list of firms and institutions which have been awarded contracts by ACP countries under the terms of the Lomé Convention; and the value of these contracts.
: The firms and institutions which have been awarded works and supply contracts are listed in the Official Journal of the European Communities, Supplement No. 2 96/19-22 dated 29 May 1978 which provides the most recent information provided by the Commission of the European Communities.
The Official Journal of the European Communities is available in the Library of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
Technical co-operation contracts, however, unlike the other categories, are not put out for tender but are awarded by the recipient countries on the basis of shortlists prepared by the Commission. The Commission do not publish a list of such awards but a document detailing them is circulated to the Governments of the Community.