Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the contracts that have been granted without having to go to public tender; the companies that were granted these contracts and nature of the work involved; the qualifying criteria that was applied to any company awarded such a contract in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60079/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department makes a return of contracts awarded without a competitive tender as part of the annual Appropriation Account. The details of these contracts with a value over €25000 are listed in tabular form for 2020 and 2021 on the tables attached. Nineteen cases in 2020 and twenty cases in 2021 were awarded on a non-competitive basis. The report in respect of 2022 contracts will be compiled in 2023 and is not yet available.