Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 February 2013
243. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total amount spent on outsourced security services in his Department; and if he will provide details of the companies providing these services. [8470/13]
View answer244. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total amount spent on outsourced cleaning services in his Department; and if he will provide details of the companies providing these services. [8484/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 243 and 244 together.
The Department of Communications Energy and Natural Resources is accommodated in three office facilities (two buildings in Dublin and one in Cavan), and a geological core store facility. In accordance with Government policy of securing efficiencies in all areas of public expenditure, my Department actively manages all areas of accommodation expenses and has achieved a reduction in the Exchequer provision for the Department under this heading (A1.7) from €1.5 million in 2009, to €0.894 million in 2013, a reduction of 40%.
In 2012 expenditure on cleaning services, which is outsourced, amounted to €161,356.9. The contractors are Ailesbury Contract Cleaning and Kathleen Smith. In 2012 expenditure on outsourced security services amounted to €120,658.96. The companies providing these services were Noonan Services Limited and ISS Ireland Ltd., T/A ISS Facility Services.
My Department is currently engaged in a competitive tendering process in relation to the provision of security and will shortly issue a request for tenders for cleaning services. In addition to achieving reductions in accommodation expenses, considerable savings have also been achieved across a range of services, including mobile telephony, publications, catering, energy costs and training.
