Departmental Contracts

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 October 2010

Thursday, 28 October 2010

Ceisteanna (26)

Alan Shatter

Ceist:

26 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Finance the date the contract concluded with a company (details supplied) arranging for flights out of this State of persons being deported; the date of termination of the contract; the sums annually to date paid to the company in respect of the current contract and any earlier contract relating to the deportation of persons; if the contract was entered into pursuant to a publically advertised tendering process; the date when tender advertisements were published and if he will detail the number of tenders received in respect of the current contract [39544/10]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Finance (Deputy Brian Lenihan)

The tender for the procurement of commercial air travel referred to in the Deputy's question was concluded in 2008 in accordance with EU procurement rules. The request for tenders was published on the eTender website on 6 May 2008. A total of seven tenders were received. The current contract was awarded from 6 August 2008 on the basis that it would initially operate for one year but could be extended annually with the agreement of both parties for a further period of three years, that is to say, four years in total. The contract was extended for a third year from 6 August 2010 and can be extended for a further final year until 5 August 2012.

The Minister for Justice and Law Reform is responsible for the deportation of people pursuant to the Immigration Act, 1999 as amended.

It is understood from the Department of Justice and Law Reform that the cost of deportations are, as requested by the Deputy, as follows:

Cost of Deportations	Year
	€
2007	542,623
2008	240,173
2009	196,326
2010 [up until 30.9.2010]	225,195