Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 July 2025
421. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by himself or the 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 whether any contract was discontinued during its term and for what reason. [35480/25]
View answerThe details sought by the Deputy for the functions under the remit of my Department in the period since September 2020 (when the former Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media was established) are set out in the table below.
It should be noted that my Department was re-configured as the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport at the beginning of June 2025.
|
Contract |
Date Entered |
Value |
Length of Term |
Expiration Date |
Was contract discontinued during its term |
|
National Digital Research Centre |
November 2020 |
€17.5m |
5 Years |
30 November 2025 |
No |
|
National Archives Repository Project – Construction Contract (See Note below) |
May 2024 |
€25m |
Delivery of Project across 2025/2026 |
Delivery of Project across 2025/2026 |
No |
Note: While the Department is the sponsoring agency for this project, the OPW is the contracting party for this contract.
Regarding the bodies under my Department’s remit, the information sought by the Deputy is an operational matter for those bodies.
