38. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which he is facilitating SMEs to participate in public procurement processes. [74411/26]
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44. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he intends to build upon the national procurement strategy, released in August 2026, with legislative action that delivers real reform to the public procurement system. [74825/26]
222. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether consideration has been given to the establishment of an independent procurement oversight body, commissioner or inspectorate; and if he will provide details of any review undertaken. [75170/26]
223. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether statutory thresholds exist that automatically trigger review by the Comptroller and Auditor General where procurement cost overruns or project delays arise. [75169/26]
224. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the State maintains a central database recording contractor performance across contracting authorities. [75168/26]
225. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether a review process is automatically triggered where only one compliant tender is received in a procurement competition above a specified value. [75165/26]
226. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any public body conducts systemic analysis of procurement data for the purposes of identifying corruption risks, bid-rigging indicators or supplier concentration risks. [75167/26]
227. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number and value of public procurement competitions in each of the previous five years in respect of which only one compliant tender was received. [75164/26]
228. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Office of Government Procurement maintains datasets relating to supplier concentration, repeat contract awards or market dominance in public procurement. [75166/26]
229. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether contracting authorities are required to publish information concerning contract amendments, cost increases or project delays; and if he will outline the legal basis for any such requirement. [75163/26]
230. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of public contracts in each of the previous five years for which cumulative amendments exceeded 10 per cent, 25 per cent and 50 per cent of original contract value. [75162/26]
231. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether data is centrally collected regarding cumulative increases in contract values arising from post-award amendments; and if such data is available, if he will provide the details. [75161/26]
232. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of public contracts in respect of which contract amendments were approved in each of the past five years; and the aggregate value of such amendments. [75160/26]
233. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any public body has responsibility for reviewing patterns of contract amendments across Government departments, local authorities, agencies and non-commercial State bodies. [75159/26]
234. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the public bodies that are responsible for monitoring compliance with public procurement requirements following contract award. [75158/26]
235. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if any State body currently has responsibility for monitoring procurement activity across all contracting authorities on a real-time or continuous basis. [75157/26]
420. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is aware of a petition (details supplied), calling for fair contractual standards for publicly funded interpreting services; if these standards will be considered within the current OGP multi-supplier framework for interpreting services; and, if not, the steps that will be taken to in…
187. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the procurement process by which the contractor for the retrofit of Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, was appointed, including whether the contract was awarded by open tender and the number of tenders received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66222/26]
188. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the sources of funding for the retrofit of Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, including the amount met from the Exchequer and the amount part financed by the European Union under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66220/26]
189. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a breakdown of the total cost of €11.467 million for the retrofit of Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, distinguishing between construction costs, professional and design fees, Office of Public Works project management costs, and any other costs; and if he will make a statement …
190. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated payback period for the retrofit of Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, by the number of years over which projected energy savings are expected to recover the capital cost of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66217/26]
191. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the projected annual energy cost and the projected annual energy saving for Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, following completion of the retrofit works; the basis on which those projections were calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66215/26]
192. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total annual energy cost of Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, in each of the past three years prior to the commencement of the recent retrofit works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66212/26]
193. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to list the public procurement contracts recorded on eTenders as having been awarded to businesses with an address in County Offaly and the value of each of those contracts in each of the years 2021-2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by micro, small, medium and large enterprise, in tabula…
194. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the National Public Procurement Strategy will increase participation by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in public procurement; and whether there will be specific targets or measurable outcomes for SME participation. [66290/26]