Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 December 2022
168. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the contracts that have been granted without having to go to public tender; the companies that were granted these contracts and nature of the work involved; the qualifying criteria that was applied to any company awarded such a contract in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60080/22]
View answerMy Department operates a devolved procurement function whereby each business unit and Office of the Department is responsible for the procurement of their own individual contracts. The Offices of the Department include the Companies Registration Office, the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland, the Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission.
Under the terms of the Department of Finance Circular 40/02, my Department, including the Offices, is required to provide an annual report to the Comptroller and Auditor General providing details of any contracts for goods or services valued at €25,000 or more (excluding VAT) that were awarded without first holding a competitive process i.e. obtaining quotations or advertising on eTenders, the Irish Government’s electronic tendering platform administered by the Office of Government Procurement.
However, in order to provide the Deputy with the full list of contracts undertaken, to include the qualifying criteria that was applied for such contracts, in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022 it will not be possible to provide the details requested within the timeframe specified.
Details regarding this element of the question will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible over the coming days.
