Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 December 2015
318. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amounts paid to the operators of Knockalisheen direct provision centre, by operator and by individual contract, from its first use as a direct provision centre to the present. [44105/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraI refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 1 December 2015.
The information in relation to State-owned centres is not readily available. The Deputy will be aware that the Annual Reports of the Reception and Integration Agency from 2007 to 2013 provide a breakdown of yearly expenditure into the broad headings of 'Commercial', 'State-owned', 'Self-catering', 'Additional Costs', 'Transport' and 'Miscellaneous'. These Annual Reports are published on RIA's website - www.ria.gov.ie
Tenders for the management of these centres have been published in the e-Tenders website and the OJEU since 2004. RIA is scheduled to re-tender for these particular services shortly and is currently working with the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) on this matter. It would not be appropriate to publish any additional information that could compromise the integrity of that tendering process.
