Written answers
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Departmental Contracts
9:00 am
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 437: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of contracts held by his Department and its agencies with telecommunication providers; if he will provide details of these contracts including the name of the telecommunication provider and associated financial agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37301/10]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The information requested in respect of contracts held by my Department with telecommunication providers is provided in the table below.
Mobile contracts have been procured under the Government Mobile Framework Agreement. My Department is in the process of procuring services under the Fixed Voice and IP Voice Framework. Data circuits are procured through open tender procedures where more than one provider of service is available. Contracts are agreed / renewed in line with procurement guidelines.
Contracts held by Agencies under the aegis of my Department are a matter for the Agencies themselves
| Telecommunications Provider | Contract Details |
| Eircom | Telephone lines , Broadband, Data Circuits, Telephony Maintenance and Services |
| BT | Telephone lines, Data Circuits |
| Smart | Data Circuits |
| Airspeed | Broadband |
| Ripple | Broadband |
| Cork Community Broadband | Broadband |
| Digiweb | Broadband |
| Imagine | Broadband |
| North West Electronics | Broadband |
| Lighthouse Networks | Broadband |
| Westnet | Broadband |
| Last Mile Broadband | Broadband |
| Vodafone | Mobile Phones, Data and Broadband Services |
| O2 | Mobile Phones, Data and Broadband Services |
| 3 mobile | Broadband |
| Phoneware | Telephony Maintenance |
| Nextra One | Telephony Maintenance |
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 438: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of contracts held by his Department and its agencies with energy providers; if he will to provide details of these contracts including the name of the energy provider and associated financial agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37316/10]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The energy requirements of Government Departments, Offices and Agencies were catered for by the former Government Supplies Agency (GSA). The National Procurement Service has subsumed responsibility for GSA contracts.
Details of the energy contracts, including the total value for all Government Departments covered by the contract, are indicated below. My Department's main buildings are included in the contracts. Standard connection agreements were signed on an office by office basis in the case of my Department's smaller offices. The automotive fuel charge cards relate to the use of fuel for official vehicles.
| Supplier | Contract | Date | Contract Value 2008 | Contract Value 2009 | |
| Electricity | ESB.ieEnergia | PS 77 | 01/07/07 | €12,839,433 | €11,814,275 |
| Natural Gas | Bord Gas Eireann | PS 117 | 01/04/07 | €10,013,674 | €6,292,002 |
| Automotive FuelCharge Card | Topaz | PS142 | 01/05/09 | €0 | €3,754,575 |
Supply of energy to central government sites continues through these contracts to date.
All energy contracts are awarded following a competitive tendering process.
The financial arrangements (procurement model) associated with these contracts are based on discounts from benchmark industry pricing standards.
Competitions for electricity and natural gas frameworks have just concluded and will supersede the existing arrangements. Electricity and gas supply details for all of my Department's offices and buildings were forwarded to the National Procurement Service earlier this year for inclusion in the competition.
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