Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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151. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32640/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is to operate competitive tendering as standard procedure in order to achieve best value for money. Procurement takes place in the context of Directive 2014/24/EU supported by the Procurement Guidelines published by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP). These set out a range of procedures governing the procurement process through tendering to the award of contracts.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade did not award any new contracts to communications and PR firms in 2024. There are also no agencies under the aegis of the Department.