Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 March 2021
196. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under his aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contract work carried out in each case; the year of each contract, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11376/21]
View answerDeputy, I wish to advise that it was not possible for all the Bodies under my Aegis to respond to your information request in the time available and therefore, a partial reply in line with Standing Order 42A is being issued to you in respect of this Parliamentary Question. I will make arrangements to provide the Deputy with the information in relation to the Bodies under my Aegis as soon as possible and in line with Standing Order 42A.
The ‘National Public Procurement Policy Framework’ issued by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) in November 2019, sets out the procurement procedures to be followed by government departments and state bodies in accordance with EU rules and national guidelines.
In addition, my Department has its own internal policy and guidance documents to assist staff to comply with all procurement regulations.
Moreover, in compliance with ‘Department of Finance Circular 40/02’ , my Department returns an annual report to the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), in respect of contracts valued €25,000 or more in aggregate (exclusive of VAT) that were undertaken by this Department without a competitive process.
The following table provides details of non-compliant contracts valued at €25,000 or more (exclusive of VAT) that have been awarded by my Department in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021.
|
Year(s) |
Contractor |
Details |
Contract Value (exclusive of VAT) |
|
2018 |
Mr. Seamus Coffey |
Independent expert review of Ireland’s corporation tax code. Contract signed in November 2016. |
€26,543 (Cumulative value of payments from 2016 to 2018) |
|
2018, 2019, 2020. |
Eurotext Translations Limited |
Foreign language translation service required in respect of European Court legal documents. Contract signed in 2019. |
€75,579.49(Cumulative value of payments from 2016 to June 2020) |
|
2019, 2020. |
Lilley Ventures t/a Workproducts Inc. |
Matterspace software eDiscovery tool licence renewal. The ongoing renewal of the software licence was critical in connection with the document searches required for the IBRC Commission of Investigation. |
2019 - €8,736 (1/08/2019 to 1/08/2020) 2020 - €17,929 (07/10/2020 to 07/10/2022) Cumulative total €26,665 |
|
2020 |
McCann FitzgeraldSolicitors |
Legal Advice in relation to the Fifth Anti Money Laundering Directive (AMLD 5) McCann Fitzgerald is currently on the Department’s panel of legal advisers – this panel was constituted following a competitive tendering process. In order to engage a firm from this panel, a further tender process known as the “mini-competition” is required. However, in this case, a mini-competition was not undertaken as the Department required legal advice as a matter of urgency. |
€49,661 |
|
2018, 2019, 2020, To date in 2021 |
Vodafone Ireland |
Procurement of international mobile services and handsets. Commencing end Q1/21, international mobile services will be procured under an OGP Framework for mobile telephony services. |
Payments summary:2018 – Nil 2019 - €17,360 (includes charge for 2018 of €5,987)2020 - €13,1362021 - €10,048 Cumulative total €40,544 |
