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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (4 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department's policy is that the Department's Press Office generally provides photographic services when required.  However, on occasions a service provider is selected from the OGP panel in line with the procurement framework. No photography costs have been incurred from the Ministerial allowance available to me. The information requested by the Deputy on expenditure since 2011 has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Agency (27 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...procurement advice and services to assist in the delivery of social housing. The Procurement Unit works closely with the other services within the Agency and also works with my Department, the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), Irish Council for Social Housing, Local Government Management Agency, City and County Mangers Association, the Housing Finance Agency...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department awarded a Mobile Voice and Data contract to Vodafone in September 2016 procured through an Office of Government Procurement (OGP) Framework, using a Supplementary Response Framework Tender.  My Department is currently preparing to undertake a competitive tendering process in conjunction with the OGP again for our voice and data services, the contract for which is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...to work closely with all local authorities in relation to increasing and accelerating the delivery of rapid build methodologies. To support rapid delivery housing, the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) put in place a framework of Rapid Delivery contractors in 2017. This framework is available for all local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies to use in the interest of accelerated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: We have set up the under the Office of Government Procurement, OGP, a mini procurement framework, particularly around rapid build, where we pre-procure a panel and then say to the local authorities, use rapid and use this panel. We are putting in place - if it has not already been put in place - a new one for multi-storey rapid build.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (20 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: ... in excess of 700 homes and my Department is working very closely with the Council to prioritise some of the larger apartment schemes, given the current demand. To support delivery, the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) put in place a framework of Rapid Delivery contractors in 2017. This framework is available for all Local Authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (13 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: .... In addition, my Department’s Press Office generally provides photographic services when required. However, on such occasions where this is not possible, a service provider is selected from the OGP panel in line with the procurement framework and procurement guidelines. My Department has not incurred any expenditure on photography in 2018. Details of expenditure in 2016 and 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service (16 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: ...Audit Service has not conducted a VFM audit on insurance in recent years. However, the Local Government Sector, together with Education and Training Boards (ETBs) and the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), set up a Steering Group in 2015 to oversee a VFM review of Irish Public Bodies (IPB), the mutual insurer for local authorities and ETBs. The OGP's Chief Procurement Officer was a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (16 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: ...with relevant Local Authorities. Where new schemes are proposed under both Capital and Current programmes, my Department will engage with the Local Authorities to establish if they are suitable for design and build and the OGP Rapid Delivery contractor framework. Updated details in relation to the Programme of Rapid Build projects will be included in each Social Housing Construction...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (14 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department’s Press Office generally provide photographic services when required.  However, on such occasions where this is not possible, a service provider is selected from the OGP panel in line with the procurement framework. No photography costs have been incurred from the Ministerial allowance available to me. The details requested by the Deputy are as follows. Year...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (7 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: ...construction programme.  My Department has also been encouraging the use of Design and Build contracts under the Rapid Build Framework, which includes modular design, set up by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP). An increased uptake on this programme is now evident. My Department has also worked with local authorities to review the processes and procedures for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (7 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: ...developments within a programme, which shows overall time savings, compared with traditional build programmes. To assist in accelerating social housing delivery, the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), in January 2017, established a Framework Agreement with 12 Design and Build contractors for the provision of rapid delivery housing.  This Framework Agreement is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (7 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: ...status. In response, some authorities have indicated that a number of approved schemes and new schemes under consideration may be suitable. I expect that some authorities will utilise the OGP Rapid Build framework to help expedite delivery and I expect to be announcing further details in this regard in the coming weeks. The question of utilising rapid build methodologies and other...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (26 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: ...in terms of their approved planning status. In response, some authorities have indicated that a number of approved schemes and new schemes under consideration may be suitable. I expect that some authorities will utilise the OGP Rapid Build framework to help expedite delivery and I expect to be announcing further details in this regard in the coming weeks. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: ...2017 €30,314 - € 46,616 CO Constituency Office €21,879 - €37,341 Post April 2017 €22,879 - €38,341*The salary for Civilian Drivers was €631.75 per week.  Drivers who became members of the new Single Pension Scheme were paid a rate of €665.00 per week. **This post also carries an allowance of €19,653 per annum in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: ...be asked to submit their views on the criteria to be applied and how they might work. A number of steps will be taken before a framework is opened up and put in place. The Office of Government Procurement, OGP, has four regional locations and we have started to take the office into constituencies. Deputies and Senators are very much in contact with local businesses and small businesses....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I invite the Chairman and the committee to carry out a helpful exercise, and I know it is because I have done it myself. I suggest that they go through a tender process in the offices of the OGP. They can see what a business must go through to get into one of the frameworks. Members will see the different steps that must be taken. We are considering ways to simplify the process further,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I do not know if it is a statutory body. It is made up of representatives of the local authorities. They interact with the Office of Government Procurement, OGP, on the frameworks to be put in place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: A lot of engagement takes place before a framework for a tender is put in place by the OGP. It engages with the relevant contracting authorities taking on the service, be that a local council or the committee of local councils. It will also engage with industry, recognising that it might have a better understanding of the matter at hand, to see what might be possible under a framework...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Yes, over time. Again, it is dependent on how much a local authority continues to do itself, recognising the thresholds that are in place in regard to reference to the OGP platform.