Capital Expenditure Programme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 October 2019

Tuesday, 1 October 2019

Ceisteanna (481)

Michael McGrath

Ceist:

481. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the final agreed tender price, the date of the tender for the contract and the final overall amount actually paid and the date of the final payment in respect of each capital expenditure project completed since 1 January 2014 by his Department or an agency under the remit of his Department and which ended up costing €10 million or more in tabular form; the reason the final amount paid exceeded the final tender price; the details available in respect of projects in which construction is not complete to date or in which the final settlement account has not been agreed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39919/19]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment

The information requested by the Deputy, regarding capital projects completed by my Department since 1 January 2014 and costing €10 million or more, is set out in the following table.

Capital project	Date of tender	Final tender price	Date of final payment	Final amount paid	Comments
INFOMAR, National Marine Mapping Programme [Phase 1]	2006	€27m	2016	€35.7m	This project was jointly managed by the Department’s Geological Survey and the Marine Institute. The final cost includes grant funding of €13m provided to the Marine Institute.
National Broadband Scheme	2008	€79.8m	2014	€79.5m
100 Mbps Schools Broadband	2009	€14m	2014	€13.3m

The information requested in relation to the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each agency. The Department will request the relevant bodies to reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested in respect of their organisations.