545. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 329 and 331 of 24 June 2025, to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, which confirmed that responsibility for analysing collapsed or re-run procurement competitions rests with individual contracting authorities, if her Department has estimated or recorded the number of…
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587. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 329 and 331 of 24 June 2025, to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, which confirmed that responsibility for analysing collapsed or re-run procurement competitions rests with individual contracting authorities, i…
604. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 329 and 331 of 24 June 2025, to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, which confirmed that responsibility for analysing collapsed or re-run procurement competitions rests with individual contracting authorities, if his Departm…
343. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to the migration from the former eTenders platform (details supplied) to the current national eTenders system, to clarify whether full historical tender and award data from the previous platform has been preserved and made publicly accessible; where and how members of the public, resear…
466. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 515 and 516 of 25 February 2025 and No. 448 of 25 March 2025, all of which sought basic procurement-related data, including the number of public tenders that came in over, on, or under the awarded value, and the total procurement spend by his Department and its agencies in recent years, the r…
184. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach if his Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under his Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33649/25]
185. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach the number of staff within his Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33667/25]
186. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach if his Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33685/25]
196. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under his Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33641/25]
197. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff within his Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33659/25]
198. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33677/25]
217. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under his Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33635/25]
219. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33671/25]
230. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under his Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33637/25]
232. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33673/25]
247. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under his Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33650/25]
249. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33687/25]
295. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under his Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33640/25]
296. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff within his Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33658/25]
297. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33676/25]
329. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department or the Office of Government Procurement collects or maintains data on public procurement competitions that collapse without a contract award, either due to lack of submissions, failure to meet requirements, or legal challenges; and if so, the number and proportion of collapsed…
330. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if eTenders includes functionality to systematically track procurement competitions that were advertised but for which no award notice was ever published; and if not, whether this data gap is being addressed given the importance of understanding failure rates in public procurement and improving…
331. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has estimated the administrative or financial cost of collapsed or re-run procurement competitions; and if any analysis has been undertaken on the reasons for such failures and how they could be prevented through improved planning, market engagement, or procedural reform. [336…
332. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under his Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33646/25]
333. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of staff within his Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33664/25]