Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount that was spent on the recent refurbishment of the Irish Consulate General office in Chicago; if this refurbishment programme is completed or still ongoing; and the number of companies that applied for the contract to refurbish the Irish Consulate General office but were unsuccessful. [43641/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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No refurbishment has been carried out on the Consulate General premises in Chicago.

The Consulate General will move to a new premises in 2024 as part of an Ireland House model. This is in line with the Government commitment in the Global Ireland strategy to develop and expand the Ireland House model, building on the Team Ireland concept of shared services and facilities, and collaborative working practices.

In line with public procurement requirements, a competitive tender process was carried out in March to engage a Project Manager and Cost Manager for the project. Future steps include a procurement process to engage a general contractor.