Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 271: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an item of the new prison officer uniforms is to be manufactured here; the countries of origin of the new uniforms; and the cost of the contracts to provide the uniforms. [25655/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by the OPW that the tender competition for the manufacture of the new prison officer uniforms was published through the etenders website and in the EU Journal on the 17th July 2008. This was a full international competition, with no restriction in respect of the nationality of tenderers. The tender was responded to by 9 companies, 6 of which were based in this jurisdiction, 2 in Northern Ireland and 1 in the UK. The contract was awarded to the JBS Group Ltd based in Monaghan.

I can confirm that no Irish manufactured garments are included in the Irish Prison Service Uniform contract. In addition no Irish manufactured garments were offered by any of the other tenderers in this competition. The countries of manufacture of the 30 constituent garments are set out hereunder, which form a contract with an estimated value of €2.14 million.