Written answers
Wednesday, 28 September 2005
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Departmental Contracts
9:00 pm
Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 648: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name of each company which secured a contract over €100,000 in value with his Department in each of the past five years. [24403/05]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following tables which show the amount paid in each of the last five years — 2001 to 2004, inclusive, and 2005 to date — for contracts where the aggregate amount involved exceeds €100,000. A number of the contracts, for example in the fields of IT maintenance, are ongoing into future years and further payments will arise depending on activity levels.
| 2001 | ||
| Nature of Contract | Company Name | Amount Paid in 2001 |
| â'¬ | ||
| Chambers of Commerce eBusiness Programme | Information Society Fund | 1,140,575 |
| Business Process Review of the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs | Price Waterhouse Coopers | 118,856.00 |
| Management Information Framework Consultancy | Deloitte and Touche | 155,680.00 |
| Provide legal advise to the Export Credit Scheme | Kilroy Solicitors | 64,294.00 |
| Software engineering for a document retrieval project for Export Credit | RGT Technologies | 12,759.00 |
| Intranet Strategy | Price Waterhouse Coopers | 130,835 |
| E-government Consultancy Development of BASIS Website | Price Waterhouse Coopers | 1,598,993 |
| BASIS Website Support & Maintenance | Client Solutions (formerly Vistech) | 36,568 |
| BASIS Website System Development | Client Solutions (formerly Vistech) | 48,368 |
| Webfarm & Firewall | ESAT BT | 28,129 |
| Implementation of Madrid Protocol Amendments to the Patents Office Administration and Search Systems | Sword (Previously Decan) | 121,240 |
| Implementation of a Financial Management Module to the Patents Office Administration Systems | Sword (Previously Decan) | 212,222 |
| Maintenance and Development of the Patents Office Administration System | Sword (Previously Decan) | 225,460 |
| Database Administration Consultancy | Version 1 Software | 52,022 |
| Supply of PC's | Dell | 532,000 |
| Supply of PC's | Dell | 425,000 |
| Novell Netware | Decision Support Systems (Novell) | 100,000 |
| Building Refurbishment | Albert Building Services | 11,742.43 |
| Building Refurbishment | Albert Enterprises Limited | 92,582.00 |
| Postal Services | An Post | 65,936.56 |
| Gas supply | Bord Gais | 22,880.36 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | Business Furniture | 50,486.92 |
| Telecommunication Maintenance | Cable and Wireless Ireland Limited | 180,040.03 |
| Contract Cleaning | Cullen Cleaning Limited | 40,859.90 |
| Water Charges | Dublin City Council | 7,726.43 |
| Telephone Service | Eircom Limited | 526,350.84 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | Farrell Bros (Ardee) Limited | 423,814.88 |
| Customer Care Research | Institute of Public Administration | 40,607.00 |
| Electrical Contractors | Joyce Bros Limited | 28,147.81 |
| Contract Cleaning | Master Clean | 112,109.49 |
| Office Machinery, faxes etc. | MJ Flood | 41744.13 |
| Printing Services | Mullen Print | 217,801.11 |
| Furniture Removal & Confidential Shredding | Night Time Express Company | 49,617.99 |
| Office Stationery | Office Depot Ireland Limited/Lyreco | 6,275.54 |
| Government Building Maintenance | OPW | 62,896.28 |
| Postal & Franking Service | Pitney Bowes (IRL) Limited | 284,107.04 |
| Printing Services | Print Stations | 117,591.26 |
| Provision of Carpets | SE Quirke Limited | 53,836.06 |
| Access Control & CCTV Facility | Security Technology Ireland Limited | 11,205.88 |
| Office Stationery Supplies | Stan Parkinson Office Supplies Limited | 47,168.31 |
| Mobile Phone Provider | Vodafone Ireland Limited/Eircell | 134,311.40 |
| Architects | WS Atkins Ireland Limited | 12,192.00 |
| Feasibility study of effective training solutions for Community & Voluntary organisations and for training programme delivery | The Wheel | 500,000 max each year 68,864.80 paid to date |
| Operating the Training Networks Programme | Skillnets Limited | 4,208,525.70 |
| Publicity for increase in the National Minimum Wage | QMP D'Arcy | 90,000 |
| * Co-funded by the European Union Structural Funds. | ||
| ** Refunded to the Department by the European Commission. |
| 2002 | ||
| Nature of Contract | Company Name | Amount Paid in 2002 |
| â'¬ | ||
| Chambers of Commerce eBusiness Programme | Information Society Fund | 771,000 |
| Legal services for the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs | O'Mara Geraghty McCourt Solicitors | 104,936.04 |
| Provide legal advise to the Export Credit Scheme | Kilroy Solicitors | 404,899.00 |
| Software engineering for a document retrieval project for Export Credit | RGT Technologies | 36,224.00 |
| Management Development Training to all HEOs, AOs and equivalent grades in my Department | Carr Communications | 18,600 .00 |
| Production of a revised and updated bill to replace the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989, the revision of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 1993 (SI 44/1993), and the provision of advice to the Department on other occupational health and safety matters. | Tom Walsh | 74,303 |
| Intranet Development | Connect Business Solutions Limited | 45,738 |
| E-government Consultancy | Cap Gemini Ernst & Young | 270,737 |
| BASIS Website Support & Maintenance | Client Solutions (formerly Vistech) | 20,281 |
| BASIS Website System Development | Client Solutions (formerly Vistech) | 50,673 |
| Webfarm & Firewall | ESAT BT | 20,919 |
| Implementation of a Financial Management Module to the Patents Office Administration Systems | Sword (Previously Decan) | 192,069 |
| Maintenance and Development of the Patents Office Administration System | Sword (Previously Decan) | 230,928 |
| Database Administration Consultancy | Version 1 Software | 39,772 |
| Implementation of Financial Management System | Fujitsu Services | 475,404 |
| Implementation and maintenance of case tracking system | Curach Technologies | 149,139 |
| Supply of PC's | Dell | 214,000 |
| Supply of PC's | Fujitsu Siemens | 50,000 |
| Novell Netware | Decision Support Systems (Novell) | 100,000 |
| Brightstor Backup Software | Computer Associates | 50,176 |
| Provision of IT Helpdesk Services | Eircom | 103,455 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | Absolute Office Furniture | 455,214.81 |
| Building Refurbishment | Albert Building Services | 95,586.34 |
| Building Refurbishment | Albert Enterprises Limited | 240,169.44 |
| Postal Services | An Post | 307,712.77 |
| Gas supply | Bord Gais | 964.47 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | Business Furniture | 171,570.59 |
| Telecommunication Maintenance | Cable and Wireless Ireland Limited | 100,349.90 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | Centrepoint Business Furniture | 551,916.67 |
| Contract Cleaning | Cullen Cleaning Limited | 56,024.95 |
| Water Charges | Dublin City Council | 30,155.24 |
| Telephone Service | Eircom Limited | 539,108.09 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | Farrell Bros (Ardee) Limited | 189,195.73 |
| Off-site File Storage | Filestores | 149,252.20 |
| Customer Care Research | Institute of Public Administration | 22,682.00 |
| Electrical Contractors | Joyce Bros Limited | 116,943.58 |
| Contract Cleaning | Master Clean | 116,578.55 |
| Office Machinery, faxes etc. | MJ Flood | 94,248.92 |
| Printing Services | Mullen Print | 198,513.37 |
| Furniture Removal & Confidential Shredding | Night Time Express Company | 55,111.20 |
| Office Stationery | Office Depot Ireland Limited/Lyreco | 73,126.46 |
| Government Building Maintenance | OPW | 168,616.16 |
| Postal & Franking Service | Pitney Bowes (IRL) Limited | 407,047.59 |
| Printing Services | Print Stations | 174,160.31 |
| Provision of Carpets | SE Quirke Limited | 86,380.39 |
| Access Control & CCTV Facility | Security Technology Ireland Limited | 83,146.16 |
| Office Stationery Supplies | Stan Parkinson Office Supplies Limited | 114,997.92 |
| Mobile Phone Provider | Vodafone Ireland Limited/Eircell | 141,863.61 |
| Architects | WS Atkins Ireland Limited | 5,555.00 |
| Impact Evaluation of the European Employment Strategy in Ireland | ESRI | 155,461** |
| Continuing Professional Development Project for the ongoing development of engineers | Institution of Engineers of Ireland | 253,949 |
| Operating the Training Networks Programme | Skillnets Limited | 4,382,385 |
| Publicity for increase in the National Minimum Wage | QMP D'Arcy | 110,000 |
| Minimum Wage survey | ESRI | 108,537 |
| * Co-funded by the European Union Structural Funds. | ||
| ** Refunded to the Department by the European Commission. |
| 2003 | ||
| Nature of Contract | Company Name | Amount Paid in 2003 |
| â'¬ | ||
| Development of Book of Quantum for Personal Injuries Assessment Board | Insurance Services Office Limited (ISO) | 85,000.00 |
| IT Systems for Personal Injuries Assessment Board | Deloitte & Touche | 40.656.00 |
| Mid-Term Evaluation of Productive Sector Operational Programme 2000-2006 | Indecon Consultants . | 173,358.00* |
| Chambers of Commerce Prism III Programme | Information Society Fund | 5000,000 |
| Legal services for the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs | O'Mara Geraghty McCourt Solicitors | 104,936.04 |
| Financial Management Systems implementation | Fujitsu Consulting Limited | 1,021,377 |
| Provide legal advise to the Export Credit Scheme | Kilroy Solicitors | 590,336.00 |
| Software engineering for a document retrieval project for Export Credit | RGT Technologies | 157,489.00 |
| Management Development Training to all HEOs, AOs and equivalent grades in my Department | Carr Communications | 99,798.40 |
| Production of a revised and updated bill to replace the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989, the revision of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 1993 (SI 44/1993), and the provision of advice to the Department on other occupational health and safety matters. | Tom Walsh | 64,396.8 |
| The provision of advice and support to the Department on the EU Chemicals (REACH) legislation proposals as well as chairing the European Council Ad Hoc Working Group during the Irish Presidency of the EU. | Tom Walsh | 9,603.20 |
| Intranet Development | Connect Business Solutions Limited | 88,693 |
| BASIS Website Support & Maintenance | Client Solutions (formerly Vistech) | 14,520 |
| BASIS Website System Development | Client Solutions (formerly Vistech) | 49,111 |
| Webfarm & Firewall | ESAT BT | 21,780 |
| Maintenance and Development of the Patents Office Administration System | Sword (Previously Decan) | 377,424 |
| Unix Support | Sabeo | 18,812 |
| Software Licence renewal | Oracle | 178,235 |
| Database Administration Consultancy | Version 1 Software | 26,608 |
| Implementation and maintenance of case tracking system | Curach Technologies | 283,412 |
| Supply of PC's | Fujitsu Siemens | 316,000 |
| Novell Netware | Decision Support Systems (Novell) | 100,000 |
| Brightstor Backup Software | Computer Associates | 50,176 |
| Department IT Training | User Friendly Computer Company | 12,372 |
| Provision of IT Helpdesk Services | Eircom | 379,137 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | Absolute Office Furniture | 1,229,122.50 |
| Building Refurbishment | Albert Enterprises Limited | 287,704.82 |
| Postal Services | An Post | 414,170.75 |
| Gas supply | Bord Gais | 20,938.94 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | Business Furniture | 5,597.46 |
| Telecommunication Maintenance | Cable and Wireless Ireland Limited | 5,987.93 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | Centrepoint Business Furniture | 70,320.36 |
| Contract Cleaning | Cullen Cleaning Limited | 62,656.88 |
| Water Charges | Dublin City Council | 20,506.15 |
| Telephone Service | Eircom Limited | 451,802.23 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | Farrell Bros (Ardee) Limited | 19,571.63 |
| Off-site File Storage | Filestores | 157,193.89 |
| Customer Care Research | Institute of Public Administration | 48,827.00 |
| Electrical Contractors | Joyce Bros Limited | 173,800.27 |
| Contract Cleaning | Master Clean | 119,864.33 |
| Office Machinery, faxes etc. | MJ Flood | 107,485.59 |
| Printing Services | Mullen Print | 129,903.04 |
| Furniture Removal & Confidential Shredding | Night Time Express Company | 36,980.20 |
| Office Stationery | Office Depot Ireland Limited/Lyreco | 58,427.46 |
| Government Building Maintenance | OPW | 599,928.50 |
| Postal & Franking Service | Pitney Bowes (IRL) Limited | 463,693.32 |
| Printing Services | Print Stations | 168,086.51 |
| Provision of Carpets | SE Quirke Limited | 38,165.60 |
| Access Control & CCTV Facility | Security Technology Ireland Limited | 60,706.79 |
| Office Stationery Supplies | Stan Parkinson Office Supplies Limited | 88,568.87 |
| Mobile Phone Provider | Vodafone Ireland Limited/Eircell | 152,656.11 |
| Architects | WS Atkins Ireland Limited | 39,488.98 |
| Mid Term Evaluations for the ESF EHRD OP | Fitzpatrick Associates | 266,300* |
| Continuing Professional Development Project for the ongoing development of engineers | Institution of Engineers of Ireland | 253,948 |
| Operating the Training Networks Programme | Skillnets Limited | 5,000,000 |
| * Co-funded by the European Union Structural Funds. | ||
| ** Refunded to the Department by the European Commission. |
| 2004 | ||
| Nature of Contract | Company Name | Amount Paid in 2004 |
| â'¬ | ||
| Development of Book of Quantum for Personal Injuries Assessment Board | Insurance Services Office Limited (ISO) | 91,770.34 |
| IT Systems for Personal Injuries Assessment Board | Deloitte & Touche | 136,566.95 |
| EU Presidency Transport (this contract is among a number of contracts for services provided during the Irish EU Presidency, January to June 2004, which were negotiated centrally by the Department of Foreign Affairs) | Murrays Chauffeur Drive | 262,801.80 |
| EU Presidency Telecoms (this contract is among a number of contracts for services provided during the Irish EU Presidency, January to June 2004, which were negotiated centrally by the Department of Foreign Affairs) | Eircom | 193,921.63 |
| EU Presidency Event Management & Delivery Services (this company managed a number of events for my Department and, on behalf of the Department, paid a number of service providers for services supplied during these events. The total here includes both these payments and the management fee paid to Corporate Solutions) | Corporate Solutions | 256,358.08 |
| Legal services for the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs | O'Mara Geraghty McCourt Solicitors | 104,936.04 |
| Provide legal advise to the Export Credit Scheme | Kilroy Solicitors | 81,505.00 |
| Production of a revised and updated bill to replace the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989, the revision of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 1993 (SI 44/1993), and the provision of advice to the Department on other occupational health and safety matters. | Tom Walsh | 66,719.45 |
| The provision of advice and support to the Department on the EU Chemicals (REACH) legislation proposals as well as chairing the European Council Ad Hoc Working Group during the Irish Presidency of the EU. | Tom Walsh | 19,396.63 |
| Lotus Notes System Development & Maintenance | System Dynamics Solutions Limited | 109,792 |
| BASIS Website Support & Maintenance | Client Solutions (formerly Vistech) | 29,040 |
| Analysis and Design of Work Permit Management System | Version 1 | 160,845 |
| Webfarm & Firewall | ESAT BT | 17,808 |
| Maintenance and Development of the Patents Office Administration System | Sword (Previously Decan) | 299,134 |
| Unix Support | Sabeo | 78,632 |
| Software Licence renewal | Oracle | 178,235 |
| Database Administration Consultancy | Version 1 Software | 32,125 |
| Implementation of new redundancy payments system | Version 1 Software | 407,002 |
| Implementation of Financial Management System | Fujitsu Services | 463,841 |
| Support services for financial Management system | Fujitsu Services | 124,912 |
| Implementation and maintenance of case tracking system | Curach Technologies | 45,701 |
| Hardware for new redundancy payments system | Dell | 102,242 |
| Supply of PCs | Fujitsu Siemens | 250,000 |
| Supply of PCs | Dell | 180,000 |
| Implementation of Peoplesoft IT system | Xwave | 80,228 |
| Novell Netware | Decision Support Systems (Novell) | 100,000 |
| Brightstor Backup Software | Computer Associates | 50,176 |
| Department IT Training | User Friendly Computer Company | 91,761 |
| Provision of IT Helpdesk Services | Eircom | 403,927 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | Absolute Office Furniture | 1,532,911.20 |
| Building Refurbishment | Albert Enterprises Limited | 124,420.26 |
| Postal Services | An Post | 813,144.40 |
| Gas supply | Bord Gais | 28,128.33 |
| Telecommunication Maintenance | Cable and Wireless Ireland Limited | 108,290.59 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | Centrepoint Business Furniture | 3,146 |
| Contract Cleaning | Cullen Cleaning Limited | 75,058.78 |
| Water Charges | Dublin City Council | 17,949.45 |
| Telephone Service | Eircom Limited | 1,324,636.19 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | Farrell Bros (Ardee) Limited | 68,930.20 |
| Off-site File Storage | Filestores | 144,590.18 |
| Customer Care Research | Institute of Public Administration/TNS MRBI | 52.374.00 |
| Electrical Contractors | Joyce Bros Limited | 31,108.64 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | LJD Contract Interiors | 154,260.55 |
| Contract Cleaning | Master Clean | 121,411.17 |
| Office Machinery, faxes etc. | MJ Flood | 73,307.55 |
| Printing Services | Mullen Print | 210,032.90 |
| Furniture Removal & Confidential Shredding | Night Time Express Company | 30,466.05 |
| Office Stationery | Office Depot Ireland Limited/Lyreco | 33,312.91 |
| Government Building Maintenance | OPW | 557,054.99 |
| Postal & Franking Service | Pitney Bowes (IRL) Limited | 423,100.48 |
| Printing Services | Print Stations | 70,940.39 |
| Access Control & CCTV Facility | Security Technology Ireland Limited | 22,429.50 |
| Office Stationery Supplies | Stan Parkinson Office Supplies Limited | 143,627.08 |
| Mobile Phone Provider | Vodafone Ireland Limited/Eircell | 239,330.37 |
| Architects | WS Atkins Ireland Limited | 60,182.37 |
| Continuing Professional Development Project for the ongoing development of engineers | Institution of Engineers of Ireland | 253,948 |
| Publicity for increase in the National Minimum Wage | QMP Publicis | 120,000 |
| Change Management and Operating Procedures for new Oracle Financials System | Fujitsu Consulting | 112,772 |
| * Co-funded by the European Union Structural Funds. | ||
| ** Refunded to the Department by the European Commission. |
| 2005 (to date) | ||
| Nature of Contract | Company Name | Amount Paid in 2005 to date |
| â'¬ | ||
| Legal services for the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs | O'Mara Geraghty McCourt Solicitors | 101,640p/a |
| Provide legal advise to the Export Credit Scheme | Kilroy Solicitors | 32,000.00 |
| Production of a revised and updated bill to replace the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989, the revision of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 1993 (SI 44/1993), and the provision of advice to the Department on other occupational health and safety matters. | Tom Walsh | 70,756.88 |
| Lotus Notes System Development & Maintenance | System Dynamics Solutions Limited | 40,871 |
| BASIS Website Support & Maintenance | Client Solutions (formerly Vistech) | 28,961 |
| BASIS Website System Development | Client Solutions (formerly Vistech) | 123,571 |
| Analysis and Design of Work Permit Management System | Version 1 | 28,278 |
| Webfarm & Firewall | ESAT BT | 21,663 |
| Software Licences | Oracle EMEA Limited | 180,649 |
| Maintenance and Development of The Patents Office Administration System | Sword (Previously Decan) | 113,946 |
| Unix Support | Sabeo | 87,768 |
| Software Licences | Oracle | 218,583 |
| Database Administration Consultancy | Version 1 Software | 28,913 |
| Implementation of new redundancy payments system | Version 1 Software | 220,774 |
| Implementation of Financial Management System | Fujitsu Services | 30,205 |
| Support services for financial Management system | Fujitsu Services | 50,819 |
| Implementation and maintenance of case tracking system | Curach Technologies | 19,753 |
| Supply of PC's | Dell | 140,000 |
| Supply of Servers | Dell | 150,000 |
| Novell Netware | Decision Support Systems (Novell) | 120,000 |
| Brightstor Backup Software | Computer Associates | 45,980 |
| Department IT Training | User Friendly Computer Company | 102,736 |
| Implementation of Peoplesoft IT system | Xwave | 80,228 |
| Provision of IT Helpdesk Services | Eircom | 418,411 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | Absolute Office Furniture | 30,679.55 |
| Building Refurbishment | Albert Enterprises Limited | 3,323,59 |
| Postal Services | An Post | 354,939.76 |
| Gas supply | Bord Gais | 33,320.71 |
| Telecommunication Maintenance | Cable and Wireless Ireland Limited | 27,849.40 |
| Contract Cleaning | Cullen Cleaning Limited | 38,651.73 |
| Water Charges | Dublin City Council | 49,505.60 |
| Telephone Service | Eircom Limited | 810,787.72 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | Farrell Bros (Ardee) Limited | 24,415.87 |
| Off-site File Storage | Filestores | 93,820.93 |
| Office Furniture & Fittings | LJD Contract Interiors | 21,489.90 |
| Contract Cleaning | Master Clean | 73,478.19 |
| Office Machinery, faxes etc. | MJ Flood | 16,853.12 |
| Printing Services | Mullen Print | 78,164.65 |
| Furniture Removal & Confidential Shredding | Night Time Express Company | 28,833.56 |
| Building Contractors | O'Farrell Kennedy Builders Limited | 209,454.10 |
| Office Stationery | Office Depot Ireland Limited/Lyreco | 34,178.35 |
| Government Building Maintenance | OPW | 284,727.12 |
| Postal & Franking Service | Pitney Bowes (IRL) Limited | 215,185.94 |
| Printing Services | Print Stations | 26,746.79 |
| Access Control & CCTV Facility | Security Technology Ireland Limited | 21,955.34 |
| Office Stationery Supplies | Stan Parkinson Office Supplies Limited | 52,639.06 |
| Mobile Phone Provider | Vodafone Ireland Limited/Eircell | 78,763.32 |
| Architects | WS Atkins Ireland Limited | 13,680.45 |
| Continuing Professional Development Project for the ongoing development of engineers | Institution of Engineers of Ireland | 150,000.00 to a max of 780,000 for the 05-07 contract period |
| Feasibility study of effective training solutions for Community & Voluntary organisations and for training programme delivery | The Wheel | 68,864.80 to a max of 500,000P/A for 05-06 contract period |
| Management of the 2nd Call for Proposals under the In-Company Training Measure of the Employment & Human Resources Development Operational Programme | Skillnets | 295,401.00 to a max of 1,621,668 for 06-08 period |
| Operating the Training Networks Programme | Skillnets | 6,719,128.00 |
| Publicity for increase in the National Minimum Wage | QMP Publicis | 120,000.00 |
| * Co-funded by the European Union Structural Funds. | ||
| ** Refunded to the Department by the European Commission. |
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