186. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if framework-based procurement is included in his Department’s reporting of “tendered” procurement in its annual accounts; if so, to distinguish between contracts awarded via framework mini-competition, contracts awarded via direct drawdown from a framework without competition and frameworks run independently by his Department versus those centrally establishe…
Topics / Public Procurement Contracts
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsPublic Procurement Contracts
439 questions from 40 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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433 written, 6 oral
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 56 |
| March 2025 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 74 |
| June 2025 | 55 |
| July 2025 | 38 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 56 |
| October 2025 | 13 |
| November 2025 | 26 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 17 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 23 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| June 2026 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 9 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 12 |
| October 2026 | 17 |
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187. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all framework agreements used by his Department or its agencies since 2022, by name and description of framework; if it was established by his Department, the OGP, or another central/sectoral body; if it is a single-supplier or multi-supplier framework; if drawdowns required mini-competitions; and the total number of contracts and aggregat…
188. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if all drawdowns from frameworks by his Department or its agencies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, valued over €25,000 were accompanied by publication of a contract award notice on the eTenders portal as required by Circular 05/2023; and if not, to list any known contracts where such publication did not occur and the reason. [27066/25]
189. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport further to the use of centralised or sectoral procurement frameworks, to list the top ten frameworks, by value of payments drawn down in 2022,2023,2024, the associated category for example, temporary staff, consultancy and IT support, the value of payments per framework and any known framework expiry or extension in progress. [27069/25]
210. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance if framework-based procurement is included in his Department’s reporting of “tendered” procurement in its annual accounts; if so, to distinguish between contracts awarded via framework mini-competition, contracts awarded via direct drawdown from a framework without competition and frameworks run independently by his Department versus those centrally established …
211. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance to provide a list of all framework agreements used by his Department or its agencies since 2022, by name and description of framework; if it was established by his Department, the OGP, or another central/sectoral body; if it is a single-supplier or multi-supplier framework; if drawdowns required mini-competitions; and the total number of contracts and aggregate …
212. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance if all drawdowns from frameworks by his Department or its agencies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, valued over €25,000 were accompanied by publication of a contract award notice on the eTenders portal as required by Circular 05/2023; and if not, to list any known contracts where such publication did not occur and the reason. [27055/25]
220. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a list of all framework agreements currently in place under the remit of the Office of Government Procurement or associated central purchasing bodies (details supplied); and if that data is not held centrally, to indicate how such drawdown activity is tracked. [27012/25]
221. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if framework-based procurement is included in his Department’s reporting of “tendered” procurement in its annual accounts; if so, to distinguish between contracts awarded via framework mini-competition, contracts awarded via direct drawdown from a framework without competition and frameworks run independe…
222. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a list of all framework agreements used by his Department or its agencies since 2022, by name and description of framework; if it was established by his Department, the OGP, or another central/sectoral body; if it is a single-supplier or multi-supplier framework; if drawdowns required mini-comp…
223. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if all drawdowns from frameworks by his Department or its agencies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, valued over €25,000 were accompanied by publication of a contract award notice on the eTenders portal as required by Circular 05/2023; and if not, to list any known contracts where such publication …
224. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide, a breakdown equivalent to Table 2.6 of the OECD report "Procurement for Better Value - A Case Study of Ireland" for each year from 2019 to 2024, by each portfolio (details supplied); if data for earlier years is not available in this structure, to provide the most complete available equivalent…
225. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to list the top ten frameworks by spend under direct drawdown in 2023 and 2024, showing for each, the framework name, the total drawdown value; and the percentage of total direct-drawdown expenditure it represents. [27073/25]
226. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details of any value-for-money reviews, savings validations or performance benchmarks completed on each portfolio in the past four years; the headline savings achieved; the key performance indicators used; and the steps taken where frameworks underperformed targets.; and if he will make a state…
227. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to indicate any planned additions, consolidations or retirements of framework categories over the next 12-18 months; and the rationale for each proposed change. [27075/25]
228. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to confirm the expected publication dates for the next Public Procurement Annual Report. [27076/25]
249. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if framework-based procurement is included in his Department’s reporting of “tendered” procurement in its annual accounts; if so, to distinguish between contracts awarded via framework mini-competition, contracts awarded via direct drawdown from a framework without competition and frameworks run independently by his Department versus tho…
250. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a list of all framework agreements used by his Department or its agencies since 2022, by name and description of framework; if it was established by his Department, the OGP, or another central/sectoral body; if it is a single-supplier or multi-supplier framework; if drawdowns required mini-competitions; and the total number of…
251. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all drawdowns from frameworks by his Department or its agencies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, valued over €25,000 were accompanied by publication of a contract award notice on the eTenders portal as required by Circular 05/2023; and if not, to list any known contracts where such publication did not occur and the reason. [27…
284. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if framework-based procurement is included in her Department’s reporting of “tendered” procurement in its annual accounts; if so, to distinguish between contracts awarded via framework mini-competition, contracts awarded via direct drawdown from a framework without competition and frameworks run independently by her Department versus those centrally …
285. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of all framework agreements used by her Department or its agencies since 2022, by name and description of framework; if it was established by her Department, the OGP, or another central/sectoral body; if it is a single-supplier or multi-supplier framework; if drawdowns required mini-competitions; and the total number of contracts an…
286. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if all drawdowns from frameworks by her Department or its agencies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, valued over €25,000 were accompanied by publication of a contract award notice on the eTenders portal as required by Circular 05/2023; and if not, to list any known contracts where such publication did not occur and the reason. [27052/25]
287. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the use of centralised or sectoral procurement frameworks, to list the top ten frameworks, by value of payments drawn down in 2022,2023,2024, the associated category for example, temporary staff, consultancy and IT support, the value of payments per framework and any known framework expiry or extension in progress [27068/25]
350. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if framework-based procurement is included in his Department’s reporting of “tendered” procurement in its annual accounts; if so, to distinguish between contracts awarded via framework mini-competition, contracts awarded via direct drawdown from a framework without competition and frameworks run independently by his Dep…
351. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a list of all framework agreements used by his Department or its agencies since 2022, by name and description of framework; if it was established by his Department, the OGP, or another central/sectoral body; if it is a single-supplier or multi-supplier framework; if drawdowns required mini-competitions; and t…