Written answers
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Public Procurement Contracts
Albert 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]
Darragh 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.
Albert 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]
Albert 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]
Darragh 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. | |
|---|---|
| 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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