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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: When was that existing framework put in place?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: It dates from approximately 2014.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: Arcana provided administrative staff at a cost of €100,000 under a framework dating from 2016.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: Yes. The next item deals with the painting of railings, which was procured by BMS.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: Part of the OPW.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: Was that a tender?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: How many suppliers tendered for the contract?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: Banqueting Food Systems was awarded a contract at a cost of €76,000.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: Critical Healthcare was awarded a framework contract worth €66,000 by the HSE.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: Conex Developments undertook road works at the Papal Cross at a cost of €61,000.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: Some €1.3 million remains to be paid by the OPW. It has not received invoices for those services.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: On the outstanding invoices, are they outstanding because the companies are slow to submit them or are there issues with the costs?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: The sum of those invoices is €1.3 million outstanding.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: So there might be others?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked about the gates and there was some discussion about it at the last meeting of the committee. Three figures were mentioned. There is one figure in the Estimates, which the Minister of State has explained to Deputy O'Brien, of €244,000. This was for taking down gates and putting up temporary gates. What are the other figures with regard to these gates?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: The two figures are €244,025 to take down the gates and to put up temporary gates. The €700,000 figure is for-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: They were the original gates.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: I understand that but is the €700,000 included in this Estimate? This came up at the committee last week

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: It is included in this Estimate. Is there any other figure? The Estimates refers to conservation architects and gate works where the OPW is waiting for an invoice for €6,150. What is that for exactly?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: Is there any other estimate in here that relates to gates?