Written answers
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Department of Education and Skills
Public Procurement Contracts
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by her Department and aegis bodies for each of the years 2018 to 2022 inclusive, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [10109/23]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Information in relation to consultancy expenditure in my Department is compiled annually and published online at www.gov.ie/en/collection/department-of-education-and-skills-expenditure-on-consultancy/.
The data in respect of 2022 is being compiled at present and will be published online as soon as it is available.
The information in respect of state bodies within the scope of the Deputy’s question is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document should the Deputy wish to contact them directly with this query.
Contact E-Mail Addresses for State Bodies under the Remit of the Department of Education as at 03 February 2023
| Name of Body | Dedicated Email address for the Members of the Oireachtas | Designated Official Responsible for assisting Oireachtas Members |
|---|---|---|
| An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta | oireachtas@cogg.ie | jacquelinenifhearghusa@cogg.ie |
| Educational Research Centre | oireachtas.queries@erc.ie | aidan.clerkin@erc.ie |
| National Council for Curriculum and Assessment Note 1 | oireactasqueries@ncca.ie | Aine.ArmstrongFarrell@ncca.ie |
| State Examinations Commission | Oireachtas@examinations.ie | Paddy.Quinn@examinations.ie |
| The Teaching Council | pqrep@teachingcouncil.ie | lramsey@teachingcouncil.ie |
| National Council for Special Education | oireachtasqueries@ncse.ie | patrick.martin@ncse.ie and cindyjane.oconnell@ncse.ie |
| Residential Institutions Statutory Fund – Caranua | Michael.Fitzpatrick@caranua.ie | Michael.Fitzpatrick@caranua.ie |
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the awards made both with and without a tender process to an organisation (details supplied) by her Department and aegis bodies for each of the years 2018 to 2022 inclusive, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [10127/23]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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CONTRACTS AWARDED TO MICROSOFT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BETWEEN 2018 -2022
| NAME | € AMOUNT PAID 2018 – 2022 | PURPOSE/OUTPUT |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT IRELAND OPERATIONS LTD | 253,855.02 | PROVISION OF IT PREMIER SUPPORT AND SERVICES * |
* This is a sole supplier procurement purchase as this service can only be purchased directly from Microsoft, it cannot be purchased through a Microsoft reseller.
The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with her query.
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