Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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190. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number and value of procurement contracts for Covid-19-related spending in 2020 and 2021 that took place via negotiated procedure without prior publication in her Department. [11186/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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During the pandemic, the Department has continued to avail of existing contracts where it was possible to do so. Due to the difficulties in securing goods, and the urgent requirement for some services, there were fourteen contracts to the value of approximately €1.3m awarded without a competitive process in 2020.

No contracts for Covid-19 related goods and services have been awarded without a competitive process to date in 2021.

I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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191. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of procurement contracts for Covid-19-related spending in 2020 and 2021 that took place via negotiated procedure without prior publication by her Department, by goods and service type in tabular form. [11217/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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While the Department used existing contracts where possible, it was necessary due to the difficulties in securing goods, and the urgent requirement for some services, to award fourteen contracts for Covid-19 related goods and services without a competitive process in 2020. No such contracts have been awarded to date in 2021. Details of the breakdown of goods and services are set out in the following table.