Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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398. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of administrative arrangements, as opposed to contracts for service his Department is a party to; if he will provide in tabular form the party or parties to the administrative arrangement; the duration of these administrative arrangements; the cost recovery value of these administrative arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34006/14]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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I understand that the Deputy is seeking confirmation relating to services which are provided to my Department in the absence of a tendering process. Having regard to the example provided by the Deputy, my Department does not have in place any administrative arrangements, of this nature, as opposed to contracts for service.

It should be noted that my Department does avail of certain centralised services within the Government system such as property management services from the Office of Public Works and legal services from the Chief State Solicitors Office. My Department also receives certain Pensions administration services from one of its own non-commercial state Agencies (Enterprise Ireland), at no cost to my Department.

My Department will also participate fully in centrally provided HR, Payroll, Pension and Financial shared services, as these become available.