Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of any contracts or services procured by his Department with top security, including any that are subcontracted to top security; the value of such contracts since 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49001/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of Public Works engaged Top Security to provide security services for the Custom House, Dublin during the renovation of the Visitors Centre in 2015. My Department assumed responsibility for payment of this service in 2016, and the contract was extended twice.

A new Office of Government Procurement managed procurement process began in 2018 for the provision of security services to the Custom House.  The new contract signed was in 2019 and awarded to Top Security.  This contract is due to expire on 10 February 2023.

Payments made to Top Security by my Department are as follows: