Written answers

Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Departmental Contracts

Photo of Holly CairnsHolly Cairns (Cork South-West, Social Democrats)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

408. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide details of any public contracts in his Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2040/25]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department requires any successful tenderer to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Registration Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status before they can be set up as a supplier on the Department’s financial management system. Following their set-up as a supplier, all payments providing goods or services to my Department, processed through the National Shared Services Office, are subject to ongoing electronic tax clearance verification against Revenue’s online system.

No payments greater than €10,000 are made to suppliers without a valid tax clearance certificate. In the event that a supplier reaches the €10,000 annual threshold and has not the requisite tax clearance from Revenue, payment is withheld until such verification is electronically updated by Revenue.

All individuals and companies supplying goods or services to the Department must have an Irish Tax Clearance Access Number proving that they have fulfilled all of their Irish tax obligations in order to receive payment.

Photo of Holly CairnsHolly Cairns (Cork South-West, Social Democrats)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

409. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last ten years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2058/25]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department had no contracts with the companies referenced during the timeframe specified.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.