Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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In September 2021 the Government published a ten-year plan for the provision of housing - Housing for All. It is a multi-annual, multi-billion-euro plan which will improve Ireland’s housing system and deliver more homes of all types for people with different housing needs. The Government’s overall objective is that every citizen in the State should have access to sustainable, good quality housing to purchase or rent at an affordable price, built to a high standard, and located close to essential services.

Given the scale and ambition of Housing for All, it is crucial to have robust systems in place to audit, manage, analyse and communicate progress against the objectives of the plan. This will allow for the early and timely identification of any issues which might undermine progress. In support of this, the tender for Data Strategy seeks support to guide the definition of appropriate metrics, conceive approaches for the visualisation of these and consider how existing data can be restructured to develop future metrics.

The Request for Tenders (RFT) document was posted to the e-Tenders and OJEU websites on the 9th December 2021. A total of six submissions were received in response to the RFT; however I am not in a position to release the identities of those that submitted tenders. These submissions are currently being evaluated by officials from the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I can confirm that it is intended that a preferred bidder will be chosen before the end of this week. The identity of the preferred bidder cannot be released before a contract is signed by both parties at the conclusion of the 14-day standstill period.