Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 15 December 2022, the name of the company that won the tender for research to examine the potential social, economic and environmental implications of a transition to reduced working time, including a four-day workweek; the value of the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11728/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I refer to the reply to Question No. 138 of 15 December 2022. As indicated that response, my Department issued a request for tenders (RFT) for research to examine the potential social, economic and environmental implications of a transition to reduced working time, including a four-day workweek. Only one tender was received which complied with the Terms & Conditions as set out in the RFT and, as that tender also met the necessary award criteria, it was selected to be awarded this contract. The successful tender was submitted by the firm of KPMG and the tendered value of the contract amounted to €75,000 (exclusive of VAT). My Department will seek to finalise the contract for this project by the end of Q1 2023.