Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department operates from a number of building locations including:

1. Block 1 Miesian Plaza, 50 – 58 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin. D02 XW14. (Floors 2 and 3).
2. Montague Court, 7 – 11 Montague Street, Dublin. D02 FT96. (Floors 2 and 3).
3. Citywest Transit Hub, Garter Lane, Saggart, Co. Dublin, D24 KF8A.

Cleaning and security services in the Miesian Plaza office are supplied by One Complete Solution (OCS), the company contracted to provide facilities management services. This contract is managed by the Department of Health as lead tenant in the building and as such they are best placed to provide information on the length and value of the contract.

Security services in Montague Court are provided by the landlord. For Montague Court, we have a contract with One Complete Solutions (OCS) for the provision of facilities management services in the building. Cleaning forms one aspect of this particular contract. Accordingly, the full value of this contract is not included in the table below but rather the total spend to date on cleaning in Montague Court since the contract commenced in September 2021.

Concerning the Cleaning and security services in the Citywest Transit Hub, the outsourcing of cleaning and security services to private companies is very limited and is only undertaken where there is a clear cost saving to the Department.

In the case of the Citywest Transit Hub, the security and cleaning companies that are contracted to provide staff to the accommodation area are also used to supply staff to the office floors in the same building. This arrangement maximises flexibility, minimises staff numbers and is the most cost effective arrangement for the site. The details of the relevant contracts are listed below in tabular form as requested.

The length and value of the relevant contracts are recorded in the table below.

Building	Service	Name of Company	Value of Contract	Length of Contract
Montague Court	Cleaning Services	OCS	€71,893.11(as above this is total spend since contract commenced)	13/09/2021 to date. Two Year contract with option to extend for one year, and one further subsequent year.
Citywest	Cleaning Services	AFM Facilities Management	€200,000 + vat per annum	Commenced June 2022 and can be terminated "by serving 4 weeks written notice to the provider
Citywest	Service Officer Role	Nil	N/A	N/A
Citywest	Security Officer Role	Superior NI Group Holdings Ltd (EUR) / Mac Security Ltd	€400,000 + vat per annum	Commenced June 2022 and can be terminated with "one month’s notice".

I have asked the aegis bodies under my Department to reply to you directly on this matter:

Child & Family Agency (Tusla)
Ombudsman for Children’s Office
Adoption Authority of Ireland
Gaisce
Oberstown
Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission
National Disability Authority
Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention, Tuam