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Departmental Contracts

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 July 2025

Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Ceisteanna (421)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Ceist:

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]

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Freagraí scríofa

The 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.

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