# Procurement

This year

2023

County council spent millions on road projects without a tender process, report says

A report by

Eoghan Dalton

The details are contained in an audit carried out by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

The work included €1.245 million for an engineering firm and a further €1.1 million paid to consultants for a separate roads upgrade.

A Local Government auditor also criticised the council for proceeding with a €350,000 land swap with a local GAA club "without an independent valuation" of the four-hectare site offloaded by the local authority.

Fingal County Council told the auditor that it would review its processes for future projects, but defended the actions it took.

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Mar 21st 2023, 12:05 AM

Last year

2022

# ukraine refugees

Minister confirms Aramark given refugee catering contract as process had to be 'short circuited'

Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman says Government hasn’t used the traditional procurement processes.

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Apr 28th 2022, 5:19 PM

All time

Voices

Alice-Mary Higgins: The 'low-ball' public procurement model is broken and needs reform

The senator has proposed new legislation to rebalance the process.

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Mar 24th 2021, 7:00 AM

# Leaving Cert

Leaving Cert: Polymetrika was paid €91,500 above agreed cost for work after daily rate kicked in at end of contract

To date, €163,000 has been paid to Polymetrika for the calculated grades system.

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Oct 1st 2020, 8:06 PM

# Transparency

Questions remain over NI-ROI 'secret' emails and a non-existent PPE order for Northern Ireland

The DUP’s Paul Frew has asked that two email threads are released to see why a promise for PPE was made, but was never delivered.

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Jun 22nd 2020, 12:05 AM

# air corps

Government spends €5.2m on new aircraft to help Covid-19 response

The aircraft completed its first mission last weekend, when it delivered a number of Irish tests to a laboratory in Germany.

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May 9th 2020, 10:00 PM

# Procurement

'Affordable and transparent': HSE's new system for purchasing medicines to cost €1.3 billion

The five-year tender for a dynamic purchasing system will ensure good quality medicines are available on a timely basis, the HSE said.

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Jan 26th 2020, 6:30 AM

# fair competition

'Leaving Cert papers shouldn't be published in France': PAC probing Ireland's 'lazy' approach in awarding State contracts

The PAC is to look at issues of non-compliance with procurement rules for all State bodies.

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Nov 25th 2019, 6:10 AM

# Procurement

Taoiseach's newspapers and embassy catering: hundreds of State contracts awarded outside official guidelines

Millions has been spent on services procured on almost 350 occasions over a three-year period.

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Nov 20th 2019, 12:05 AM

# wbs

Building firm caught up in school structural defects controversy wins contract to build new hospital block

A total of 42 schools built by WBS were inspected over concerns about structural problems.

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Aug 19th 2019, 6:00 PM

# taken to task

Alan Kelly faces "serious questions" over meeting with company that won state tender

Deputy Paul Murphy says “serious irregularities occurred” around a meeting involving Alan Kelly and another Labour TD.

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Dec 10th 2015, 10:21 AM

# love me tenders

Top tips on winning public contracts if you are an SME

The public sector has huge opportunities for small or medium Irish businesses – if you’re ready for the challenge.

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Jul 28th 2014, 4:30 PM

# Procurement

Business owners angered at cost of An Post tender process

Companies hoping to obtain work with the semi-State body have been asked to pay a fee in order to put in for a tender.

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Sep 29th 2013, 8:00 AM

# tendering

New website to make awarding of state contracts easier for firms

Procurement Minister Brian Hayes said the website will significantly reduce the amount of documentation for companies bidding for contracts.

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Nov 12th 2012, 2:10 PM

# Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin launches its jobs plan

The party says it has identified €13 billion which can be sourced to create jobs, improve competitiveness and increase productivity.

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Oct 11th 2012, 3:49 PM

# School Buses

School bus contract should be put out to tender, says US-Irish consortium

Is the yellow, high school bus en route to Ireland?

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Apr 16th 2012, 6:11 PM

# Household charge

Postmasters 'mystified' that Household Charge cannot be paid at Post Office

The Department of the Environment has said it was not possible as a procurement process would have been needed, which would have delayed the forthcoming property tax.

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Mar 21st 2012, 6:29 PM

# Potty

Department of Health spent €20k on hiring potted plants

The department spent tens of thousands renting potted plants over a two year period.

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Mar 24th 2011, 4:17 PM