Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 October 2018
87. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the measured term maintenance contract operated by the Office of Public Works for Dublin city and county costing €1 million to refurbish the gates in the Phoenix Park has been permitted in view of the contract limit. [42705/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraA number of entrances and gates to the Phoenix Park were removed using the Measured Term Maintenance Contract. The removal was considered necessary in the interest of public health and safety considerations due to the Papal visit to the Phoenix Park. The circumstances of this work were exceptional and urgent. The Measured Term Maintenance Contract provided the most appropriate solution in the carrying out of the works. The amount of certified works to date carried out to the Phoenix Park Gates has been €215,000 plus VAT. This expenditure did not breach the limit set for a single order under the Measured Term Maintenance Contract. The entrances and gates will need to be refurbished and restored and the works will be tendered as a separate contract.
