Written answers
Tuesday, 24 November 2020
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Public Procurement Contracts
Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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610. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the details of contracts of €25,000 or more than have been awarded by his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37792/20]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Five contracts of €25,000 or more have been found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines from 1 January 2019 to date and are listed in the table below. The Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation and the National Disability Authority have informed my Department that they were awarded in this manner due to time constraint and their expertise.
| Name of Company | Details of the contract | Full value of Contract (excl. VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ||
| KaG Building Contractors Ltd | Forensic Archeology support | 51,213 |
| N McCullagh | Forensic Archeologist | 83,787 |
| 2020 | ||
| D Purcell | MBH support in finalising report | 29,600 |
| The Provost, Fellows Foundation Scholars, and the other members of Board, of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin (TCD) | Joint Research project and the development of design guidance on improving the quality of life and pandemic resilience in existing long-term residential care settings. | 30,000 |
| Compass Informatics | Mobile phone application to collect data necessary to evaluate the quality of service provided to people with disabilities on public transport. An app is already in development which currently does part of this service. This contract is to further develop the app to meet our needs. | 30,100 |
I have referred the question to the Ombudsman for Children's Office, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, Oberstown Children Detention Campus, the Adoption Authority of Ireland and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and asked them to provide the information sought directly to the Deputy.
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