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Covid-19 Pandemic

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 March 2022

Tuesday, 22 March 2022

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Carol Nolan

Question:

99. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost incurred by his Department for the supply of Covid-19 related hand sanitiser since March 2019 to date; the name of the supplier involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13907/22]

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My Department responded swiftly and effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the primary focus being on public health.  Set out in the table below are the expenditure details by supplier regarding hand sanitiser and related products, including dispensing units, pumps and stands, undertaken by the Department and its Offices since February 2020 which is when the pandemic hit Ireland. 

The Offices of the Department include the Companies Registration Office (including the Register of Beneficial Owners and the Registry of Friendly Societies), the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland,  the Labour Court, the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement and the Workplace Relations Commission. The Department and its Offices are spread across 11 locations across the country in Dublin, Carlow, Cork, Clare, Kilkenny and Sligo.

Hand Sanitiser was, and still is, provided across all of our buildings for the use of staff, contractors and any visitors as allowed in attendance and in accordance with the Government restrictions and Public Health guidelines.

Where possible, suppliers used were procured utilising existing frameworks in place via the Office of the Government Procurement (OGP).  Where no OGP framework was available at a point in time, then every effort was made to request quotes from a minimum of three suppliers and subject to availability of supply.

Supplier

Price (inclusive of VAT)

Barrow Cleaning Products

€176.97

Bunzl

€4,840.14

Codex Ltd

€3,780.50

DBC Group

€1,139.76

Emergency Care Group

€547.10

Grosvenor Cleaning Services

€8,166.26

Hunt Office

€581.32

James Boylan Safety Ltd

€431.73

Jones Business Systems

€699.90

Nisbets

€142.48

Office Depot

€410.74

Soltec

€810.42

Viking Direct

€1,623.20

Total (across 13 suppliers over two years)

€23,350.53

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