Written answers

Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Departmental Contracts

Photo of Aengus Ó SnodaighAengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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421. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by himself or the forerunner for his Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any contract was discontinued during its term and for what reason. [35480/25]

Photo of Patrick O'DonovanPatrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The details sought by the Deputy for the functions under the remit of my Department in the period since September 2020 (when the former Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media was established) are set out in the table below.

It should be noted that my Department was re-configured as the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport at the beginning of June 2025.

Contract

Date Entered
Value Length of Term Expiration Date Was contract discontinued during its term
National Digital Research Centre November 2020 €17.5m 5 Years 30 November 2025 No
National Archives Repository Project – Construction Contract (See Note below) May 2024 €25m Delivery of Project across 2025/2026 Delivery of Project across 2025/2026 No

Note: While the Department is the sponsoring agency for this project, the OPW is the contracting party for this contract.

Regarding the bodies under my Department’s remit, the information sought by the Deputy is an operational matter for those bodies.

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