Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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322. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the names of all companies supplying private security and cleaning services in his Department, including the cost of private cleaning in his Department, the cost of private security in his Department; the number of private cleaners supplied to his Department to provide these duties as part of these contracts, and the number of private security personnel supplied to his Department on foot of these contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59728/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Between January 2020 and August of 2021, the Department had separate cleaning contracts for its various buildings. In 2021, under the OGP Framework, the Department consolidated all contracts under one for a three-year period. In August 2021 Accent Solutions became the sole cleaning provider for the Department of Defence.

The below table details the periods for which each cleaning contract existed, and the number of contracted staff to carry out the cleaning.

Note: All includes Newbridge, Renmore, Roscrea and Dublin Offices (2 x locations)

The Number of cleaners included are per current contract. Please note that temporary cleaning staff were provided, as needed, in some Department buildings during peak Covid19 periods in response to requirements during the pandemic

Our Renmore Facility in Galway requires both night-time and weekend security. Details of which can be found below: