Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 April 2021
322. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of each contract entered into by his Department and the agencies under his remit to deal with Covid-19 management and reaction; and the name of the contractor in each case. [22144/21]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy in respect of contracts entered into by my Department (including the Office of Government Procurement) and the bodies under its aegis to deal with Covid-19 management and reaction is set out in the table below.
In respect of my own Department, it should be noted that some additional Covid-related spending also took place under existing contracts.
I have been advised that the Office of Public Works will reply directly to the Deputy in respect of this Parliamentary Question, in line with Standing Order 51B.
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Contractors Name |
Contract Details |
Date Contract Commenced |
Cost to date |
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Department of Public Expenditure and Reform |
The Learning Rooms (SHRC Limited) |
Provision of eLearning to meet Covid-19 related training needs |
April 2020 |
€20,900 |
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Eir |
Security Services |
July 2020 |
€123,000 |
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Office of Government Procurement |
McCann Fitzgerald Solicitors |
Provision of legal advices for purpose of preparing advisory notes on Covid related topics and drafting of two legal agreements for use with standard form CWMF contracts.
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April 2020 |
€24,120 |
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DNR Technologies Solutions Limited |
IT services for provisioning of application to triage supplier offers of assistance with national response to the pandemic |
May 2020 |
€20,756.25 |
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The Chris Mee Group |
Online Working from Home Ergonomics course |
November 2020 |
€2,359 |
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Bodies under the aegis: |
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Office of the Ombudsman |
Accent Solutions |
PPE and cleaning products |
May 2020 |
€7,700 |
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State Laboratory |
Splashtop |
Remote access licences |
March 2020 |
€11,736 |
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Sureskills |
Remote access licences |
March 2020 |
€1,024 |
* The remaining bodies under the aegis of my Department did not enter into any new contracts to respond to the impact of Covid-19. Where additional spend was required, the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) used existing suppliers under existing contracts/Government frameworks.
