Written answers

Tuesday, 27 May 2025

Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Public Procurement Contracts

Photo of Albert DolanAlbert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if framework-based procurement is included in his Department’s reporting of “tendered” procurement in its annual accounts; if so, to distinguish between contracts awarded via framework mini-competition, contracts awarded via direct drawdown from a framework without competition and frameworks run independently by his Department versus those centrally established by the Office of Government Procurement.; and to provide the value of procurement for each such category in the past three years. [27018/25]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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In response to the Deputy's question, framework based procurements are not reported in my Department's Annual accounts.

Photo of Albert DolanAlbert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a list of all framework agreements used by his Department or its agencies since 2022, by name and description of framework; if it was established by his Department, the OGP, or another central/sectoral body; if it is a single-supplier or multi-supplier framework; if drawdowns required mini-competitions; and the total number of contracts and aggregate value of payments made under each framework agreement, by year. [27036/25]

Photo of Albert DolanAlbert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if all drawdowns from frameworks by his Department or its agencies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, valued over €25,000 were accompanied by publication of a contract award notice on the eTenders portal as required by Circular 05/2023; and if not, to list any known contracts where such publication did not occur and the reason. [27054/25]

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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There were four drawdowns from frameworks by my Department from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, valued over €25,000 where contract award notices were not published. Details of the four contracts are set out in the table below:

No. Framework Name and Description Contract title Reason for non publication of Contract Award Notice (CAN)
1 Multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of legacy marine data and rights to publish legacy marine data relating to all Ireland Procurement of metocean data for SC DMAP Publication of the CAN was overlooked and is now in the process of being completed.
2 Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision in four lots of Offshore Renewable Energy and Renewable Energy Consultancy Economic and Financial Services CAN delayed but will be published
3 Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Business, Management and ICT Consultancy Services Lot 06: Policy and Economics CAN delayed but will published
4 Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Accounting, Audit and Financial Services Audit Services CAN delayed but will be published
List of Agencies under the aegis of Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. Email
An Post OireachtasEnquiries@anpost.ie
Bord na Mona Oireachtas@bnm.ie
Comreg oireachtas@comreg.ie
CRU oireachtas@cru.ie
DHDA info@thedigitalhub.com
Eirgrid oireachtas@eirgrid.ie
EPA oireachtasqueries@epa.ie
ESB Oireachtas@esb.ie
IFI oireachtas@fisheriesireland.ie
INPC enquiries@nora.ie
Loughs Agency oireachtasqueries@loughs-agency.org
MARA oireachtas@mara.gov.ie
Mining Board GSPD@decc.gov.ie
NORA enquiries@nora.ie
SEAI oireachtas@seai.ie

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