Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 July 2020
355. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Defence the value of contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) and its subsidiaries by his Department and each body and local authority under his remit from 1 January 2016 to 14 July 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16842/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has not awarded any contracts to the named company or its subsidiaries in the period specified.
From 01 Jan 2016 to 14 Jul 2020 the Defence Forces has made payments to a subsidiary of the named company to the value of €62,890.14.
These payments are made directly to the subsidiary for the provision of meals to Defence Forces students attending courses of instruction at civilian training institutions across the State under the Defence Forces Trainee Technician Scheme. This facility is provided only where availing of military messing facilities is considered impractical.
The contract relationship is between the civilian training institution and the catering provider, where payment is made direct to the company upon receipt of an official invoice to the Defence Forces for messing for trainees attending the institution. The amounts paid in each year are set out in the table below.
|
Year |
Amount |
|
2016 |
€8,045.05 |
|
2017 |
€5,306.83 |
|
2018 |
€17,473.14 |
|
2019 |
€23,495.61 |
|
2020 to 14 July |
€8,569.51 |
|
Total |
€62,890.14 |
