Written answers
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Department of Justice and Equality
Departmental Contracts
Holly Cairns (Cork South-West, Social Democrats)
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1059. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details of any public contracts in her 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. [2039/25]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will appreciate that, arising from the Single Market and in line with the EU Procurement Principles of equal treatment, transparency and open competition, it is permissible for companies and individuals who are tax resident outside of Ireland to participate in public tender competitions.
Competitive tendering is used by my Department for the procurement of goods and services in accordance with the EU Public Procurement Directives and associated National Statutory Instruments. This includes providing information of each tender competition on the eTenders website and on the Official Journal of the European Union, where appropriate.
It is a condition of a contract award that successful tenderers shall for the term of such contracts, comply with all EU and domestic tax laws. My Department also requires that payments to suppliers above the required thresholds are only made following tax clearance verification from the Revenue Commissioners. Tax clearance verification does not provide my Department with information as to the tax residency of suppliers. The specific information sought by the Deputy is not held by my Department.
Holly Cairns (Cork South-West, Social Democrats)
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1060. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the past ten years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2057/25]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I can inform the Deputy that my Department has no record of any contracts awarded to the companies in question in the last 10 years.
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