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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 February 2021

Thursday, 25 February 2021

Questions (9)

Mairéad Farrell

Question:

9. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 25 November 2020, if further details of the three contracts cited will be provided in particular the value of the contracts and the nature of the contract work carried out in tabular form. [10790/21]

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Written answers

The additional details requested in respect of the contracts referred to in reply to Question No. 33 of 25 November 2020 are set out in the table below.

Contract

Contract Value (ex VAT)

Nature of the contract

Emergency Call Answering Service (ECAS)

Awarded February 2018

ECAS is funded through a call handling fee which is payable by the telecommunications network operators and the telephone call service providers for each emergency call carried on their networks to the ECAS.

The estimated value of the contract per annum is €6.9m.

This contract is for the operation of the national Emergency Call Answering Service.

The ECAS operator responds to all incoming 112/999 calls in Ireland. Its role is to identify and route the call through to the appropriate Emergency Service (Garda, Fire, Ambulance or Coast Guard and, in cases involving aircraft, Air Traffic Control).

The social clauses incorporated into this procurement took the form of contractual clauses relating to the protection of the environment and reduction in energy consumption.

Advice on Environmental Assessment (Single Consent)

Awarded May 2020

€12,784

This contract was for the provision of expert advice on a single statutory environmental assessment.

This contract was awarded pending completion of a single supplier framework as referenced below.

The social clauses incorporated into this procurement took the form of award criteria through which environmental management practices were assessed.

Environmental Assessment Services

Awarded October 2020

The value of the contract is dependent on usage (i.e. the volume of assessments submitted to the Department).

The estimated value of the contract over its term is €300,000.

This contract is a single supplier framework for the provision of expert advice on statutory environmental assessments submitted to the Department in respect of offshore geophysical, environmental and seismic survey consent applications and exploratory drilling applications for natural gas and oil exploration and production activities.

The social clauses incorporated into this procurement took the form of award criteria through which environmental management practices were assessed.

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