Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount spent on outsourced security services in his Department; and if he will provide details of the companies providing these services. [8478/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy did not specify what services were covered by the term "outsourced security services" or indicate a specific period of time with regard to the information sought in her question. Accordingly, my Department has interpreted the question as relating solely to outsourced security personnel employed by my Department (and not agencies of the Department) in the calendar year 2012, not including areas such as alarm and security equipment maintenance. Having regard to this interpretation I can inform the Deputy that no monies were expended by my Department on outsourced security services in the calendar year in question.

Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount spent on outsourced cleaning services in his Department; and if he will provide details of the companies providing these services. [8492/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The amount spent on cleaning services from my Department's Vote was as follows, 2011 €228,300.26; 2012 €189,943.19 and to the end of January 2013 €11,143.17. These figures contain payments made in respect of cleaning services, janitorial supplies and other incidental cleaning costs.

Following an EU procurement exercise a Cleaning Services Framework was established to provide cleaning services. This is a simple way to procure these services to my Department at competitive rates from a list of qualified vendors. The starting date for the Framework Agreement was 21 June 2010 and it is for a 4 year term. The five qualified vendors were Grosvenor Cleaning Services; Derrycourt Company Limited; ISS Facility Services; Momentum Support Services Ireland Limited and G4S Support Services and the vast majority of payments were made to these companies.