Departmental Contracts

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2022

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Questions (258)

Jackie Cahill

Question:

258. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the names of all companies supplying private security and cleaning services in her Department, including the cost of private cleaning in her Department, the cost of private security in her Department; the number of private cleaners supplied to her Department to provide these duties as part of these contracts, and the number of private security personnel supplied to her Department on foot of these contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59740/22]

Written answers

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

The information sought by the Deputy regarding cleaning and security services costs incurred in respect of my Department’s offices in Killarney, Joyce House Dublin, Na Forbacha Co. Galway and Gaoth Dobhar, Co,. Donegal is set out in the tables below.

Cleaning Services

Supplier	Office Location*	Number of staff supplied	Expenditure - 2022 to date
Allpro Services	Killarney (see note below)	3	€58,063
Bidvest Noonan	Na Forbacha	2	€16,134
Clean Plus	Joyce House	2	€8,941
FM Services Group	Gaoth Dobhar	1	€221
Total		8	€83,359

Note: In June 2022, following a tender competition, Allpro Services were contracted to provide cleaning services at all Department offices with 8 staff currently employed.

Security Services

My Department has no on-site security services, instead private security services are engaged for key-holding and after-hours call-outs as set out in the table below.

Supplier	Office Location	Expenditure - 2022 (to date)
Bidvest Noonan	Killarney	€ 315
G4S	Na Forbacha	€ 319
		€ 634