Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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591. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award value at the time of tendering, in tabular form. [7513/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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A breakdown of procurement contracts awarded by my Department is published on the Gov.ie website at gov.ie - Procurement Contracts Awarded .

The Department does not compile the information in the format sought by the Deputy. An annual statement of contract modifications is published as part of the Department’s annual appropriation accounts and are available for inspection on the website of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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592. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis his Department of in each of the past five years. [7531/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Procurements are undertaken in accordance with the Public Spending Code and in accordance with the EU Directives.

All areas of expenditure are monitored on an ongoing basis to ensure that value for money is being achieved. All contract modifications undergo a rigorous assessment of need, are reviewed by the Department’s Internal Audit Unit and must receive the approval of the Department’s Project Governance Committee, which is chaired by the Secretary General.

Any modifications are reported to the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) in the 40/02 annual return. Details are provided in the annual return to the C&AG and are published as part of my Department’s annual Appropriation Account available for inspection on the C&AG’s website.