Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 March 2015
80. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to set out details of the contracts a person's businesses or subsidiaries (details supplied) have with his Department; the value of these contracts; their length; and the other companies which entered the tendering process that resulted in this person's companies winning the contract. [12357/15]
View answerI have interpreted the Deputy's question to relate to contracts which my Department has entered into since I took up office on 9th March 2011.
In the absence of a complete list of such business interests or investment holdings via subsidiaries or other structures being available it is not possible to give a definitive response to the Deputy's question. However, I am not aware of any contracts entered into by my Department with businesses and/or subsidiary companies of the named individual during this period. Furthermore, the Deputy will be aware that shareholding or ownership would not be a relevant consideration in the awarding of contracts under domestic or EU procurement rules.
