Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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788. To ask the Minister for Health 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. [23197/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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All procurement within my Department is carried out in compliance with relevant National and EU policy and legislation, and is operated on a devolved basis whereby individual units carry out their own procurement exercises. My Department advertises, where feasible, all contracts valued in excess of €25,000 (excl. VAT) on the eTenders website.

I am not aware of any instance where contracts have been awarded by the Dept of Health outside of the standard procurement process, in order to assist the arrival of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.

I have referred this PQ to the HSE to provide information directly to you in relation to HSE contracts.

Details for other bodies under the aegis of my Department are operational matters for the bodies concerned and the Deputy should contact the relevant Director/CEO/Registrar directly.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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789. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department employ persons or firms to deal with public relations; if so, the number of persons employed by his Department to deal with public relations; the names of firms involved; and the total amount spent on public relations by his Department. [23226/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Health does not currently employ any firms or individuals to deal with Public Relations.