Departmental Contracts

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 July 2012

Thursday, 19 July 2012

Questions (829)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

838 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form, details of public service provision responsibilities of his Department outsourced to the private sector; and the cost of each service outsourced over the past 12 months. [36707/12]

Written answers

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (Deputy Leo Varadkar)

The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table:

Service Outsourced	Cost of Service
Surveys of international trading ships	No cost to the Department — user pays service provider.
Port Security studies	No cost to the Department — user pays service provider.
Sea survival courses for seagoers	No cost to the Department — user pays service provider.
Radio examinations	No cost to the Department — user pays service provider.
Survey of fishing vessels below 15 metres	No cost to the Department — user pays service provider.
Yacht surveys abroad	No cost to the Department — user pays service provider.
Nautical maps and publications	No cost to the Department — user pays service provider.