Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 February 2025
990. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department, or any body under its aegis, currently outsources cleaning services and/or service officer/security officer roles to private companies; the value and length of any related contract, by body, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3191/25]
View answerI can confirm to the Deputy that my Department operates from a number of building locations including:
Block 1 Miesian Plaza, 50 – 58 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin. D02 XW14. (Floors 2 and 3).
Montague Court, 7 – 11 Montague Street, Dublin. D02 FT96. (Floors 2 and 3).
Citywest Transit Hub, Garter Lane, Saggart, Co. Dublin, D24 KF8A.
Cleaning and security services in the Miesian Plaza office are supplied by One Complete Solution (OCS), the company contracted to provide facilities management services. This contract is managed by the Department of Health as lead tenant in the building and as such they are best placed to provide information on the length and value of the contract.
Security services in Montague Court are provided by the landlord. For Montague Court, we have a contract with One Complete Solutions (OCS) for the provision of facilities management services in the building. Cleaning forms one aspect of this particular contract. Accordingly, the full value of this contract is not included in the table below but rather the total spend to date on cleaning in Montague Court since the contract commenced in September 2021.
Concerning the Cleaning and security services in the Citywest Transit Hub, the outsourcing of cleaning and security services to private companies is very limited and is only undertaken where there is a clear cost saving to the Department.
In the case of the Citywest Transit Hub, the security and cleaning companies that are contracted to provide staff to the accommodation area are also used to supply staff to the office floors in the same building. This arrangement maximises flexibility, minimises staff numbers and is the most cost effective arrangement for the site. The details of the relevant contracts are listed below in tabular form as requested.
The length and value of the relevant contracts are recorded in the table below.
|
Building |
Service |
Name of Company |
Value of Contract |
Length of Contract |
|
Montague Court |
Cleaning Services |
OCS |
€71,893.11(as above this is total spend since contract commenced) |
13/09/2021 to date. Two Year contract with option to extend for one year, and one further subsequent year. |
|
Citywest |
Cleaning Services |
AFM Facilities Management |
€200,000 + vat per annum |
Commenced June 2022 and can be terminated "by serving 4 weeks written notice to the provider |
|
Citywest |
Service Officer Role |
Nil |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Citywest |
Security Officer Role |
Superior NI Group Holdings Ltd (EUR) / Mac Security Ltd |
€400,000 + vat per annum |
Commenced June 2022 and can be terminated with "one month’s notice". |
I have asked the aegis bodies under my Department to reply to you directly on this matter:
|
Child & Family Agency (Tusla) |
|
Ombudsman for Children’s Office |
|
Adoption Authority of Ireland |
|
Gaisce |
|
Oberstown |
|
Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission |
|
National Disability Authority |
|
Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention, Tuam |
