Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
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226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the tendering process used by his Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4226/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has implemented various workplace controls to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the workplace by complying with the Government’s public Health guidelines.

In line with prevailing and broader provisions applyinig to all Government Departments, my Department continously ensures that there is an appropriate focus on good practice with respect to procurement and that procedures are in place to ensure compliance with relevant guidelines and legislation.EU and national rules promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers value for money.

My Department availed of Office of Government Procurement (OGP) contracts, where available, in the procurement of the response to Covid-19 and the related supplies and services deemed requisite in that response.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached table.

2020

2021

2022 to date

As regards the 12 State Agencies under the aegis of the Department, the placing of such contracts is an operational issue for the agencies themselves and I have referred the question to them for direct reply.

Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
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227. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the tendering process used by her Department for State contracts granted in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic; the name of each company, the services involved; the amount paid to each company in each of the relevant years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4235/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm that the only services contracted by my Department for the purposes of the Covid-19 response were provided by Quadra Consulting Ltd. The services provided were Covid-19 risk assessments and advice relating to our offices in Ballina and Dublin. The services were procured using a Framework Agreement established by the Office of Government Procurement for the provision of Health and Safety Training, Consultancy and Advisory Services.

The following amounts were paid: