Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 October 2010
311 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport the number of contracts held by his Department and its agencies with telecommunication providers; if he will provide details of these contracts including the name of the telecommunication provider and associated financial agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37308/10]
View answerDetails of my Department's contracts with telecommunication providers are contained in the following table. Contracts entered into by the agencies within the remit of my Department are a day-to-day operational matter for those agencies and as such I have no function in the matter. My Department regularly reviews our telecommunications requirements in order to benefit from advances in technologies and ensure that services are provided in an efficient and cost effective manner.
|
Number of Contracts |
Company |
Service |
Financial Agreements |
|
1 |
O2 |
Mobile Voice |
Paid Monthly |
|
1 |
O2 |
Provision of Wide Area Network (WAN) Links |
Paid Quarterly |
|
1 |
Vodafone |
Mobile Voice and Data Services |
Paid Monthly |
|
1 |
Skellig Broadband |
Broadband |
Paid Bi-Annually |
|
3 |
Eircom |
Provision of Wide Area Network (WAN) Links |
Paid Quarterly |
|
3 |
Eircom |
Provision of Public Service Telecoms Network (PSTN) Links |
Paid Monthly |
|
3 |
Eircom |
Provision of Broadband Links |
Paid Monthly |
|
4 |
Eircom |
Provision of Primary and Basic rate ISDN |
Paid Monthly |
|
1 |
Eircom |
Provision of Domain Names |
Paid Annually |
|
1 |
Eircom |
Provision of Fibre Optic Link to Disaster Recovery site |
Paid Quarterly |
|
1 |
Eircom |
PABX Maintenance |
Paid Quarterly |
|
1 |
BT |
Provision of Primary Rate ISDN |
Paid Monthly |
|
1 |
BT |
Provision of Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) Links |
Paid Monthly |
|
1 |
BT |
Maintenance and Support for Voice and Local area Network (LAN) Systems |
Paid Annually |
312 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Transport the number of contracts held by his Department and its agencies with energy providers; if he will to provide details of these contracts including the name of the energy provider and associated financial agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37323/10]
View answerThe energy requirements for my Department have been fulfilled under contracts negotiated by the Government Supplies Agency (GSA). The National Procurement Service is now responsible for GSA contracts. The National Procurement Service has indicated that it has put a framework agreement in place and has concluded a tender process for the purpose of placing contracts for the supply of fuels for Central Government Departments, Offices and Agencies. The energy requirements for my Department will be catered for in the new agreement.
