Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)
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258. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of all contracts awarded for the supply of the Garda National Immigration Bureau card; the names of the contracts; the companies they were awarded to; the dates awarded; the length and costs of the contracts; and if the contracts were tendered. [5707/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the contracts in question were put in place by An Garda Síochána. I will respond the Deputy when the information requested is available.  I might add that since the end of 2017, a new regime of EU Residents Permits has replaced the Garda National Immigration Bureau card as outlined in my response to question 5708/18.

Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)
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259. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the contract awarded for the supply of the new Irish residence permit card; the name of the contract; the company it was awarded to; the date awarded; the length and cost of the contract; and if the contract was tendered. [5708/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that an open tender procedure has been held for the supply of the Irish Residence Permit cards.  A request for Tenders for the Supply of Polycarbonate Cards for the Irish EU Common Format Residence Permits dated 07 June 2017 was published on etenders.gov.ie and the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).

The contract award process is expected to be concluded in the coming weeks. Following the conclusion of the award, a Contract Award Notice (CAN) will be published on the OJEU. The CAN will contain the name of the company the contract was awarded to, the date it was awarded and the value of the contract.

The contract will be issued for a term of two years with an option to extend for a period or periods of up to 12 months with two such extensions.