Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 January 2025
703. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide details of any public contracts in her Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2044/25]
View answerIn accordance with the Directive on Public Procurement and the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media follows the principle of competitive tendering for Government contracts for the acquisition of goods and services.
In order to allow fair competition between suppliers it is open to companies and individuals who are tax resident outside of Ireland to participate in tender competitions. Successful tenderers are required to comply with all EU and domestic tax laws for the duration of a contract.
For the processing of payments, payees must be tax compliant and must supply an address and a Tax Registration Number. However, these details do not provide information relating to the tax residency of suppliers.
As such, I wish to advise the Deputy that the details sought are not available.
