Results 121-140 of 196 for speaker:Albert Dolan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the proposed Athenry to Tuam local link service will be fully implemented; when the draft timetable will be finalised and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7980/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cause of the delays in the construction of the Athlone-to-Galway greenway; whether a consultant has been appointed to oversee the project; if not, when is a consultant expected to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7986/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Planning Issues (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale behind Transport Infrastructure Ireland objecting to one-off dwellings that apply for planning permission with a shared entrance on national routes; if he can issue a directive to prevent this from continuing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7987/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 313. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award value at the time of tendering, in tabular form. [7505/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 314. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis his Department of in each of the past five years.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7523/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 329. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has access to data that identifies the top contractors by total payments received from public procurement contracts within the State, broken down by year; if this information is collected centrally or if it must be sourced from individual contracting authorities, listing the top suppliers by total payments made to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 330. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if suppliers awarded public contracts across different contracting authorities are assigned a unique universal identifier to track total payments received across all State bodies; if not, the reason a standardised identifier is not in use; and if his Department has considered introducing a centralised supplier tracking system to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 331. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department uses any metrics or evaluation systems to monitor whether suppliers successfully deliver on public procurement contracts they are awarded; if so, to provide details on the way supplier performance is assessed across contracting authorities; and if not, the reason supplier performance is not systematically tracked at...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 332. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way his Department becomes aware of cost overruns in public procurement contracts; if cost overruns are centrally monitored, audited, or formally reported to his Department by contracting authorities; and if not, to clarify whether contracting authorities are required to notify his Department when contract costs exceed the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 333. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the datasets and systems his Department uses to track public procurement spending. [7392/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 334. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way his Department assesses value for money in procurement without a centralised tracking system given his Department does not track final contract costs against the contract award value; and the enforcement mechanisms that exist to address cost overruns and procurement inefficiencies. [7393/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 335. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way his Department ensures procurement transparency, efficiency, and accountability without a national system to compare contracted and actual costs; the metrics or KPIs it uses to evaluate procurement performance; and the way it fulfils its role in National Development Plan oversight. [7394/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 336. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, if his Department actively monitors compliance with the requirement to publish purchase orders over €20,000; if all oversight responsibility is entirely delegated to the Information Commissioner; and if so, if his Department receives regular reports or updates from...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 337. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, if his Department has ever communicated with the Information Commissioner regarding non-compliance issues related to the publication of purchase orders over €20,000; and if so, to provide details of any recommendations or actions taken as a result. [7396/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 339. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, the reason certain public bodies are able to produce quarterly prompt payment reports while failing to publish purchase orders over €20,000 on the same schedule; and if this discrepancy indicates a lack of enforcement or a failure to standardise reporting obligations...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 340. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, the way instances of non-compliance with the publication of purchase orders over €20,000 are identified; if compliance is proactively monitored; if not, if it is only addressed when complaints are made; and if he will provide data on the number of non-compliance...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 341. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, if any penalties or corrective actions have ever been applied to public bodies that failed to publish purchase orders over €20,000 as required. [7400/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 342. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, if his Department plans to introduce legislative or policy changes to address the gaps in monitoring and enforcement of purchase order publication requirements; and if not, the reason no such measures are being considered. [7401/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 338. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 22 January 2025, the reason his Department cannot compile a definitive list of all public bodies subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2014; if he will provide details on any challenges or barriers preventing such a list from being maintained; and if he will confirm the way the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2025)

Albert Dolan: 344. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award value at the time of tendering, in tabular...