Questions

339. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the statutory, administrative, or policy basis under which public bodies are required to report on procurement contracts with a value in excess of €10 million, including reference to any relevant legislation, Government decisions, circulars, or provisions of the Public Spending Code (details su…

340. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to clarify when and by whom the €10 million threshold for reporting on procurement contracts was established; whether this threshold is specified in the Public Spending Code itself or in associated guidance; and whether it is mandatory or discretionary in nature. [5354/26]

958. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to detail the annual spend on external consultants by his Department and its agencies in each of the past three years; the number of consultancy contracts, the largest individual consultancy engagements by value, and whether internal capacity-building or cost-benefit assessments were underta…

386. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount his Department has spent on translation services from a company (details supplied) for the years 2020 to 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72073/25]

348. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of service contracts awarded to private consultancy firms, broken down by projects in IT, management, accounting and auditing, Department and cost, each year to date since 2000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57099/25]

382. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or purchase orders over €20,000, from including additional columns that link each payment to its underlying procurement process specifically tender/cont…

169. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of external consultancy contracts entered into by his Department in the past five years, including the original estimated cost, the final cost, and the reasoning for contracting this work rather than using internal resources. [54329/25]

237. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has examined the concentration of government contracts being awarded to the same consultancy firms across multiple Departments; and if this concentration poses risks to financial accountability and value for money. [50930/25]

238. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has undertaken an analysis of the risks to public expenditure management posed by the increasing reliance of State agencies on external consultants rather than in-house expertise. [50932/25]

263. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department, or any agency under its aegis, has procured services from a company (details supplied), including but not limited to internet connectivity, satellite communications, or associated technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40482/25]

283. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if there is a clause in public contracts to ensure the contractors winning public contracts must pay the industrial going rate to its employees for the services they deliver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35263/25]

284. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the concept of the living wage has been adopted for public tenders for services, whereby the winner of the award must ensure minimum pay being set for its employees of the living wage to win the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35264/25]

285. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether all tenders worth €10 million or more for public service delivery are awarded on the lowest price tender received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35265/25]

286. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the weighting or marks as a percentage of the total mark awarded to the lowest price applicants for public services tender competitions awarded by his Department in the past 5 years for tenders worth €10 million or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35266/25]

287. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the weighting or marks as a percentage of the total mark awarded that is guaranteed to applicants who qualify for public services contract tender competitions run by his Department in the past five years for tenders worth €10 million or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

288. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by himself or his 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 whet…

333. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation 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. [32645/25]

336. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline the spending to date on the development, implementation and roll out of the financial management shared services system, by company, the timeline, the purpose and desired or completed output, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32680/25]

337. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline any further procurement or tendering required for the completion of the Financial Management Shared Services Project by the NSSO; if any further procurement of tender packages sit outside the original business case accepted by his Department; the estimated cost of further pack…

307. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a schedule of the amount expended by his Department, and bodies under his aegis, on external training, simulations and advice in advance relating to appearances as witnesses at Oireachtas committees, from 2021 to date in 2025; if the supplier of services will also be provided, with…

91. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation 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 €1 million 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 …

92. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide the list of capital projects, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5 million and which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form. [30938/25]

191. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26674/25]

60. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department sources IT equipment from companies named on the official boycott, divestment and sanctions list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24587/25]

495. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform regarding the recent tender for “ITC016F Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Network & Firewall Products, Solutions, Ancillary Equipment and Associated Services, how many of the seven successful OEM brands are EU-owned and EU-headquartered; the names of the seven OEM brands; h…