Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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1280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11940/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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My Department went to tender for the provision of ICT Specialists and Software in 2019 and 2022 for the development of a Customer Engagement Contact Centre (CECC). The winning tenderer was Codec for those Request for Tenders (RFT).

Flexibility was provided for in the contracts to allow for additional services, if required. Projects were successfully delivered along with additional features. Any increase in contract value is compliant with public procurement guidelines.

As regards the 13 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and have requested that a response should issue within 10 days.