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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (4 Dec 2018)

John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 90 the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the African Development (Bank and Fund) Bill 2018 and had made amendments thereto and has amended the Title.

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: We are resuming our consideration of the 2018 Supplementary Estimate for Public Services, Vote 13 - Office of Public Works. I invite the Minister of State, Deputy Moran, to make an opening statement.

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 additional information we received refers to an Actavo procurement-type contract. What does that mean?

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: Apparently, there was procurement of €4.9 million. This is referred to as a procurement-type contract. What is that?

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 what date was that framework contract 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: The expenditure of €4.9 million was spent on the basis of a framework contract dated 19 February 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: The next one refers to "procurement" and "framework". What is the difference? What is the framework?

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 gather that. The first one is a contract. The framework is dated 2016. Here we were spending €2.021 million and the reference is to a framework. Was that a separate framework for the suppliers involved or was it the framework of 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: In that case, it was a 2018 framework.

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 framework for the expenditure of €2.021 million was from 17 December 2015.

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: There were multiple suppliers providing all sorts of things. The document refers to "procurement various". What method was used to employ these various contractors at a cost of €1.881 million?

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: Therefore, they were under this 2015 or 2016-type framework.

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: Do they date back that far? The event took place in 2018 and the OPW went back to 2016 for one framework and 2015 for another framework.

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: Does it go back as far as 2015 and 2016 again?

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 next one is a contract for €1.207 million.

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 just want to get the dates for the frameworks the OPW was using.

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 was-----

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 it a real-time procurement process or was it a framework process?

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 bidders were there?

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 next company is Eventus. What type of contract is involved? Was it a real-time process?