My Department was established in July 2017.
In 2018, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, a division of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, assumed responsibility for the provision of my Department's ICT managed services.
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform currently has a contract in place with Three Ireland for the supply of Mobile Phone Services & Handsets, which was awarded on foot of a public procurement competition. This contract, which also covers such services to my Department, is due to expire in April 2020. In general, mobile phones are currently procured using the Three Ireland contract, with certain handsets provided free of charge as part of the contract.
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is currently undertaking a market exercise in relation to a successor contract, run under the Office of Government Procurement’s Mobile Phone Framework. The public procurement process undertaken in this regard will ensure that best possible value for money is achieved.
The following Table details the total expenditure incurred by my Department in relation to mobile phones handsets over the period specified by the Deputy.
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2018
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2019
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Total
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Number Purchased
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By Grade
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Number supplied Free of Charge
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€5,505.48
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€1,223.85
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€6,729.33
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12
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1 x Minister
1 x Special Advisor
1 x Private Secretary
1 x Assistant Secretary General
4 x Principal Officers
2 x Assistant Principal Officers
1 x Inspector
1 x Press Office
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50
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