Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 December 2007
348 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department, or its agencies, has paid in advance for works or services that will not be completed before the end of the 2007 financial year; the reasons for doing so; the amount of the payments; the recipients and the nature of the works or services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34877/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraAlmost all payments made in advance relate to Information Communications Technology (ICT).
My Department uses an extensive range of ICT hardware and software products to underpin its key operations. Some of these are off-the-shelf and some are tailored. These hardware and software products require ongoing support and enhancement to ensure their satisfactory operation and modification to meet ongoing changes to business needs.
By the end of 2007, my Department will have paid for a range of enhancement, support and maintenance services to be delivered during 2008. These are set out in the table below.
Telecommunications costs including both voice and data capacity, with the exception of call charges, are also paid for in advance.
In the case of some of these services the only contractual option available is to pay in advance. In the case of others, it is more beneficial to the Department to do so.
As part of composite billing, my Department has also paid two days (1st and 2nd January 2008) line and equipment rental to Eircom Virtual Private Network (VPN) account service.
The service contract for analytical instruments relates to the Central Meat Control Laboratory of my Department. Service contracts are required to establish that analytical instruments are still fit for purpose and operating within specification.
With regard to agencies under the aegis of my Department, payment for works or services are operational matters for the bodies themselves.
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Company |
Nature of Service |
Period of Cover |
Amount inc VAT |
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€ |
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Allen Systems Group |
Maintenance and support for Mainframe Development Software |
February 2007 – February 2008 |
34,635.97 |
|
Allen Systems Group |
Maintenance and support for Mainframe Monitoring Software |
June 2007 – June 2008 |
11,464.95 |
|
Altassian |
Maintenance and support for Management Software |
March 2007 – March 2008 |
2,998.20 |
|
Blenheim |
Maintenance and support for Management Software |
July 2007 – July 2008 |
4,486.92 |
|
Cincom |
Maintenance and support for Mainframe Database Software |
January 2007 – January 2008 |
14,538.78 |
|
Cincom |
Maintenance and support for Mainframe Database Software |
March 2007 – March 2008 |
25,652.73 |
|
Cincom |
Maintenance and support for Mainframe Database Software |
July 2007 – July 2008 |
3,496.90 |
|
Cincom |
Maintenance and support for Mainframe Database Software |
August 2007 – July 2008 |
221,493.80 |
|
Computer Associates |
Maintenance and support for Mainframe Management Software |
December 2007 – December 2008 |
233,813.14 |
|
Core |
Maintenance and support for Management Software |
January 2008 – December 2008 |
37,074.96 |
|
Core |
Maintenance and support for Management Software |
January 2008 – December 2008 |
13,323.84 |
|
Core |
Maintenance and support for Management Software |
January 2008 – December 2008 |
793.72 |
|
eSpatial |
Maintenance and support for Mapping Software |
January 2008 – December 2008 |
290,118.12 |
|
Fitz Software |
Maintenance and support for Mainframe Management Software |
July 2007 – July 2008 |
9,075.00 |
|
Hewlett Packard |
Maintenance and support for Hardware |
June 2007 – June 2008 |
305,841.18 |
|
Hewlett Packard |
Maintenance and Support for Hot Site facility |
July 2007 – July 2008 |
111,010.19 |
|
Hewlett Packard |
Maintenance and support for Mainframe Management Software |
October 2007 – September 2008 |
10,577.82 |
|
IBM |
Maintenance and support for Software |
December 2007 – November 2008 |
46,516.56 |
|
Levi Ray Shoup |
Maintenance and Support for Mainframe Management Software |
January 2008 – December 2008 |
9,162.88 |
|
Macro4 |
Maintenance and Support for Mainframe Management Software |
January 2008 – January 2009 |
4,000.00 |
|
Accenture |
Maintenance and support of the Single Payment System |
December 2007- December 2008 |
3,216,996.00 |
|
Neopost |
Maintenance and Support for Hardware Maintenance |
May 2007 – April 2008 |
494.25 |
|
Oracle |
Maintenance and Support for Database and Application Software |
February 2007 – February 2008 |
25,017.54 |
|
Oracle |
Maintenance and Support for Database and Application Software |
February 2007 – February 2008 |
44,501.71 |
|
Oracle |
Maintenance and support for Database and Application Software |
February 2007 – February 2008 |
53,584.63 |
|
Oracle |
Maintenance and Support for Database and Application Software |
February 2007 – January 2008 |
18,670.90 |
|
Oracle |
Maintenance and Support for Database and Application Software |
November 2007 – November 2008 |
286,041.37 |
|
Oracle |
Maintenance and Support for Database and Application Software |
November 2007 – November 2008 |
25,532.46 |
|
Pitney Bowes |
Maintenance and Support for Hardware Maintenance |
October 2007 – September 2008 |
12,706.87 |
|
Proginet |
Maintenance and Support for Management Software |
March 2007 – March 2008 |
15,096.33 |
|
Sabeo |
Maintenance and support for Management Software |
April 2007 – April 2009 |
57,219.76 |
|
Sabeo |
Maintenance and support for Management Software |
January 2008 – December 2008 |
51,216.88 |
|
SAS |
Maintenance and support for Management Software |
April 2007 – March 2008 |
1,960.20 |
|
Software Europe |
Maintenance and support for Mainframe Management software |
May 2007 – May 2008 |
9,473.75 |
|
Tecfacs |
Maintenance and support for Mainframe Management software |
February 2007 – February 2008 |
14,761.23 |
|
Cardbox Software Ltd. |
Maintenance and support for Library software |
August 2007 – July 2008 |
263.83 |
|
Computer Associates Plc |
Maintenance and support for Backup software |
July 2007 – June 2008 |
176,053.79 |
|
Datapac |
Maintenance and support for printers |
December 2007-January 2008 |
5,676.00 |
|
Encad Computers Ltd. |
Maintenance and support for Computer Aided Software (CAD) |
July 2007-June 2008 |
2,136.86 |
|
ESRI Ireland Ltd. |
Maintenance and support for Geographical Information Software (GIS) |
January 2007-January 2008 |
17,012.60 |
|
Mentec International Ltd. |
Maintenance and support for Management Information Software (MIS) |
March 2007-February 2008 |
725.25 |
|
Mentec International Ltd. |
Maintenance and support for Management Information Software (MIS) |
July 2007-June 2008 |
4,320.27 |
|
IT Alliance |
Maintenance and support for Corporate Customer System |
December 2007 – March 2008 |
65,993.40 |
|
Microsoft Ireland Operations |
Maintenance and support for Desktops and Servers software |
March 2007-March 2008 |
105,322.03 |
|
National Council for the Blind |
Maintenance and support for Disability software |
October 2007-September 2008 |
720.00 |
|
Orbis Information Systems Ltd. |
Maintenance and support for Laboratory software |
February 2007-January 2008 |
128,635.10 |
|
Prostrategy |
Maintenance and support for Management Information Software (MIS) |
January 2007-July 2008 |
3,933.00 |
|
Prostrategy |
Maintenance and support for Management Information Software (MIS) |
June 2007-September 2008 |
1,089.00 |
|
Prostrategy |
Maintenance and support for Management Information Software (MIS) |
December 2007-November 2008 |
27,533.55 |
|
SPSS Ireland |
Maintenance and support of Statistics software |
January 2007-January 2008 |
229.90 |
|
SMX |
Maintenance and support for SAP R/3 computer System |
January 2008-Feburuary 2008 |
83,454 |
|
Client Solutions Ltd |
Maintenance and support for SAP R/3 computer System |
January 2008-March 2008 |
74,342 |
|
Lan Communications |
Maintenance and support for eGovernment Infrastructure |
January 2008-December 2008 |
75,880 |
|
Validsoft |
Maintenance and support for Security software |
November 2007-October 2008 |
2,904.00 |
|
Quest |
Maintenance and support for Database Management software |
February 2007-January 2010 |
5,608.35 |
|
Citrix |
Maintenance and support for Remote Access software |
April 2007-March 2008 |
31,581.00 |
|
Netfort Technologies |
Maintenance and support for Network |
June 2007-September 2010 |
15,826.44 |
|
Accenture |
Maintenance and support for the Forestry System |
April 2007- April 2008 |
881,471.09 |
|
Eircom |
Line Rental |
January 2008-March 2008 |
357,625.74 |
|
Complete Technologies |
Line Rental |
July 2007-August 2008 |
12,100.00 |
|
Eircom |
Line and Equipment Rental |
1-2 January 2008 |
2,576.75 |
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Waters Chromatography |
Service Contract for Laboratory Analytical Instruments |
1 December 2007 – 30 November 2009 |
158,485.80 |
