Written answers
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Department of Defence
Official Travel
Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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133. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence in relation to the announcement of the Government intention to purchase a new Government jet capable of 3,500 miles range, if he will outline the number of approved entities on the requisite tenders short list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51997/23]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Defence is proceeding with a tender competition to acquire a new mid-sized jet aircraft for Ministerial Air Transport, to be procured under the Defence and Security Directive 81/2009 and in compliance with the Public Spending Code.
As the competitive bidding process has commenced with the publication of a contract notice on Friday 17thNovember 2023 on the Official Journal of the European Union platform no short-list of approved entities has been compiled at this stage of the tender process. It should be noted that Public Service bodies are obliged to treat all tenders as confidential during the currency of a tender competition.
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