Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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700. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the tenders for the supply of electricity, gas and other sources of energy to buildings under the control of his Department and the Health Service Executive; the financial value; the start and end dates; the amount and type of energy supplied in the five largest contracts by value; and if green procurement such as the level of greenhouse gas emissions featured in the awarding criteria. [41895/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As the lead tenant among four State Departments in Block 1, Miesian Plaza, my Department procured the supply of electricity and gas on behalf of all tenants.  Costs are allocated between tenants on an agreed basis.

My Department engaged in a mini competition under an Office of Government Procurement (OGP) Framework for the provision of electricity supply to Government Departments.  The contract commenced on 01 November 2019 and is due to expire on 31 October 2022.  To date this year, the contract value is €378,540 of which €222,581 has been paid by my Department.

My Department also engaged in a mini competition under an OGP Framework Agreement for the Supply of Natural Gas to Central Government.  The contract runs from 1 February 2020 to 31 January 2023.  To date, the contract value is €49,410 of which €29,083 has been paid by my Department.

The award criteria used in the development of framework agreements are a matter for the OGP.

In relation to HSE procurements, as this is an operational matter, I have forwarded your query to the HSE and asked that they respond directly to you on this.