Written answers
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Department of Defence
Ukraine War
Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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465. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide details of contracts awarded in 2022 by his Department or bodies under his aegis outside the standard procurement process in order to assist the arrival of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23190/22]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Defence and the Defence Forces procure a wide range of non-capital goods and services. These include items associated with day-to-day operations such as food, clothing, transport, utilities and the maintenance of equipment. The services of the Office of Government Procurement and centralised framework agreements are also used to acquire items that may be in common demand by a number of Departments.
In the normal course of events, my Department and the Defence Forces comply with the relevant procurement rules for the acquisition of goods and services. Central to those rules and procedures is the requirement to allow fair competition through the e-tenders website and the Official Journal of the European Union, where appropriate, in line with the European Union procurement Directives. Details of tender competitions can be accessed on the Government's e-tenders website www.etenders.ie. Tenders are published on an ongoing basis by my Department and the Defence Forces.
However, due to the emergency situation in Ukraine and to assist in Ireland’s humanitarian response to the crisis, some below threshold (€25,000 exclusive of vat) purchases have been made outside standard procurement processes. I am advised by the Military Authorities that the following table sets out expenditure related to the Defence Forces coordinated response to the Ukrainian crisis that was made outside of the standard procurement processes. It should also be noted that Defence Forces personnel also engaged directly in humanitarian work with no recourse to third party providers.
Date | Company | Description | Cost Inc VAT |
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Mar-22 | Chubb Ireland | Fire Detection System | €32,461.00 |
Mar-22 | Ollie Colohan | Timber to build dispenser stands | €1,806.18 |
Mar-22 | Pittman | Cable Protection Ramp | €4,697.68 |
Mar-22 | Wesco | Electrical Consumables Gormanstown Camp | €13,147.74 |
Mar-22 | Wesco | Electrical Consumables Gormanstown Camp | €5,648.93 |
Mar-22 | Wesco | Electrical Consumables Gormanstown Camp | €7,431.27 |
Mar-22 | EEC | Plumbing Supplies | €1,965.03 |
Mar-22 | Wesco | Electrical Consumables Gormanstown Camp | €364.69 |
Mar-22 | Wesco | Electrical Consumables Gormanstown Camp | €5,589.14 |
Mar-22 | EEC | Electrical Consumables Gormanstown Camp | €590.00 |
Mar-22 | Wesco | Electrical Consumables Gormanstown Camp | €418.20 |
Mar-22 | Masterfire | Fire Extinguishers Gormanstown | €13,548.70 |
Mar-22 | Ganly | Timber Consumables for Gormanstown Camp | €1,481.27 |
Mar-22 | Wesco | Electrical Consumables Gormanstown Camp | €128.65 |
Mar-22 | Pittman | Cable Management System | €7,464.62 |
Mar-22 | O'Meara Camping | Sleeping Bags | €17,499.21 |
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