Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 December 2013
92. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if FÁS has entered into a contract with a driving school in County Donegal for the delivery of the MOMENTUM project; if so, with whom is the contract; when was the contract tendered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51890/13]
View answerThis is a day to day operational matter for SOLAS who manage the Momentum programme. I understand that contracts issued under the Momentum programme operate on an outcome based payments system and to achieve the maximum amount of the contract the company will need to recruit the full number of participants, train them and assess them. The contracts in question issued to SDMG Ltd. T/A Swilly Group and the monetary amount of the contracts are set out below. The Momentum operating framework was advertised in mid-2012 and potential providers were required to pre-qualify. Project submissions from those pre-qualified businesses were scored and selected based on the rules of the framework. The funding approvals for the courses in question are set out below. Fuel Efficient Truck Driver: Maximum value of contract €239.313.20 Fuel Efficient Bus/Coach Driver: Maximum value of contract €240,776.80
