Written answers
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Departmental Contracts
Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the list of capital projects for IT services, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €1million that failed to reach completion; the value that was written off, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30804/25]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Department's ICT projects are managed and delivered under its Digital Transformation Strategy. A decision was made in 2023 that the contract for a new Passport Integrated and Processing System should be concluded due to the contract terms not being met. The project is now being delivered under an alternate contract.
| YEAR | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | Nil | €218,230 | Nil |
Conscious of the need to replace the old APS system the Department has identified and appointed a contractor to design and implement a new system. This work is progressing well with phase 1 scheduled to roll out later this year and implementation to be completed in 2026.
Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide, the list of capital projects, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5million, which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form. [30822/25]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Department had no capital projects in excess of €5 million which ran over cost in 2023.
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