Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contracts a person's businesses and-or subsidiaries (details supplied) have with his Department; the value of these contracts; their length; and the other companies who entered the tendering process that resulted in this person's companies winning the contract. [12355/15]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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The procurement of goods, services and works engaged by the Department is on the basis of competitive tendering procedures. Procurements for contracts above €25,000 are advertised on e-tenders and those over €134,000 are also advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Bids are received from a variety of contractors. The most common arrangements under which contractors are engaged by the Department are individual professional practices, general partnerships, private companies, limited-liability companies, universities and non-profit organisations.

Commercial companies are not required to submit their ownership structure under the tendering process and as a consequence, this information is not available.

The Department has no direct contract with this individual but has an agreement with Topaz Oil Company valued at approximately €5,000 per annum to motor fuel. This service has been in place for at least eight years and involves a fixed price rebate agreement.