Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 23 March 2022
70. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has engaged a company (details supplied) in respect of the services it provides from 2011 to date in 2022; the number of times he has engaged this company; the services used; and the total cost of all engagements with this company. [15181/22]
View answerMy Department has engaged the services of the company referred to by the Deputy from 2011 to date in 2022.
All contracts in my Department for these services were carried out in accordance with the Office of Government Procurement’s (OGP) Public Procurement Guidelines for Goods and Services which promote competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement in order to deliver the best value for money.
Details associated with the costs of the engagements are set out in the table below:
|
Year |
Number of times engaged |
Services Used |
Cost |
|
2011 |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
|
2012 |
4 |
Translation |
€2643.00 |
|
2013 |
1 3 |
Translation Interpretation |
€1467.44 €442.80 |
|
2014 |
2 |
Translation |
€64.76 |
|
2015 |
8 6 |
Translation Interpretation |
€2457.78 €283.63 |
|
2016 |
4 |
Translation |
€359.89 |
|
2017 |
8 1 |
Translation Interpretation |
€350.54 €1500.00 |
|
2018 |
2 |
Translation |
€140.82 |
|
2019 |
4 1 |
Translations Interpretation |
€854 €56.58 |
|
2020 |
4 |
Translation |
€8690.17 |
|
2021 |
3 |
Translation |
€4027.76 |
|
2022 |
3 |
Translation |
€242.36 |
