Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 April 2016
821. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; and each State board appointment made by him or by an agency of his Department from 1 January 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6687/16]
View answerThe information which the Deputy requested is outlined in the table below.
In procuring any services, my Department always seeks to ensure value for money and to keep expenditure to the minimum necessary.
The information sought by the Deputy regarding the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each Agency. I will request the relevant bodies to reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested in respect of their organisation.
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Statutory Instruments (S.I.) Signed |
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S.I. No. 115 of 2016 Control of Fishing for Salmon Order 2016. This S.I. authorises the issuing of commercial fishing licences by Inland Fisheries Ireland and prescribes the maximum number of commercial licences which may be issued. |
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S.I. No. 109 of 2016 Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act, 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016.This S.I. commences the provisions of the Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act, 2015 which transposes Directive 2013/30/EU on safety of offshore oil and gas operations. |
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Requests for Tenders (RFT) issued / Tenders Awarded / Contracts Entered into |
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RFT issued on 18 March 2016 for the Provision of Consultancy services for an economic analysis of the Renewable Heat Incentive for Ireland. Closing date 15 April 2016. |
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RFT issued on 16 March 2016 for the supply of specialist personnel to support the National Broadband Plan. Closing date 29 April 2016. |
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RFT issued on 16 March 2016 for the Provision of Process Auditor Services in relation to the Procurement Process for the State-led intervention under the National Broadband Plan. Closing date 7 April 2016. |
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Project Brief issued on 29 March 2016 for Insurance Advice required by the Department for the National Broadband Plan. Closing date 19 April 2016. |
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Supplementary RFT issued on 30 March 2016 for the provision of Tax and VAT Advisory Services in relation to the National Broadband Plan procurement process. Closing date 19 April 2016. |
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RFT issued on 25 March 2016 for Provision of LIDAR Data Acquisition and Pre-processing for GSI/Coillte work Programmes. Closing date is 9 May 2016. |
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RFT issued on 8 March 2016 for Marine Survey Ship Hydrographic Mapping Services. Closing date is 18 April 2016. |
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RFT issued for the Provision of Statutory Environmental Assessments for Geophysical and Offshore Drilling Operations. Contract entered into with Bec Consultants Ltd. |
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Contract awarded to David Fox Associates Limited for Petroleum Engineering Support. |
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RFT issued for Consultancy Services to monitor compliance of consent conditions for the operation of the Corrib gas pipeline. Closed recently and currently under evaluation. |
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Mini call for Skippers and survey boat crew under an RFT issued in March 2014 Personnel Framework Agreement. Closed and call down list created on 9 March 2016. |
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RFT issued on 5 February 2016 for Provision of Bulk Mail Services for Tellus. Contract was awarded to An Post. |
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RFT issued on 19 January 2016 for ICT Technical Architect. No contract awarded. |
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RFT issued on 15 February 2016 for Microsoft Visio Professional 2016. Contract awarded to Micromail. |
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RFT issued on 11 March 2016 for Citrix NetScaler. Contract awarded to Datapac. |
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RFT issued on 7 March 2016 for Microsoft licenses. Contract awarded to Micromail. |
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RFT issued on 1 March 2016 for Security Certificates. Contract awarded to GeoTrust. |
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RFT issued on 22 March 2016 for Sharepoint Administrator and C#.net Developer and this is currently being evaluated. |
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A tender for the provision of Expert Services for Mine Inspections & Environmental Advice was awarded following a public procurement competition. The contract in relation to this tender has not yet been entered into. |
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RFT issued and contract entered into with Norcontel for the provision of certain financial advice relating to the Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs). |
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Contract awarded to Aurum Exploration Ltd for provision of a Bedrock Geologist for Land Mapping Unit. |
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Contract awarded to Aurum Exploration Ltd for provision of Digital Mapping support for Land Mapping Unit. |
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Contract entered into with the Commissioners of Public Works for the hosting of the National Energy Forum at Dublin Castle (Printworks) on 19 July 2016. |
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Contract entered into with Ernst & Young for the provision of Head of Internal Audit Unit services. |
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Contract entered into with Glenpatrick Water for Water Cooler Servicing. |
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Contract entered into with Neopost for Franking Machine Servicing. |
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Contract entered into with Mr Philip O’Reilly to provide certain Project Management Support Services relating to the postcodes project. |
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Contract entered into with Clever Cat Design for the design and printing of the recently published Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty. |
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Contract entered into with Europus for Irish translation of Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty document. |
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Name of Board |
Name of Member |
Date of Appointment |
Type of Appointment |
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An Post |
Lorraine Tormey |
01/01/2016 |
Re-appointment as Elected Postmaster Member |
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ESB |
Noreen Wright |
19/01/2016 with effect from 28/06/2016 |
Re-appointment as Member |
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Irish National Petroleum Corporation (INPC) |
Úna Dixon |
01/01/2016 |
Re-appointment as Departmental representative |
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Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) |
Patrick Gibbons |
13/01/2016 |
Appointment on the nomination of the Joint Oireachtas Committee |
