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Finance Procurement Decision Logs - 2022

Finance - Procurement Decision Logs 2022

RequesterDescription Of RequestDecisionDecision Details
PublicUnder the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following:
- a copy of the business case/cost benefit analysis/sanction or other such record of approval for the following project: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/garda-drug-tests-5-of-force-to-be-randomly-selected-each-year-1.4618469
- a copy of all tender records related to the successful award in the competition referenced in that article.
I would prefer to receive this information electronically, ideally in its original electronic format.

Q1. Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following?
DEVICE TYPE NUMBER OF DEVICES
Desktop PCs and Laptops
Mobile Phones (Smartphones, PDAs handheld devices)
Printers
Tablets
Servers
Storage Devices
Networking Infrastructure (E.g., Switches, Routers, etc)
Security Infrastructure

Q2. Does your organisation have any plans for refreshing or replacing the above devices, if so, can you please provide the indicative or projected expenditure in the below format?
REPLACE/REFRESH PROGRAMME:
IT OR ICT HARDWARE EXPENDITURE
2022/23 2023/24 2024/25
Desktop PCs and Laptops
Mobile Phones (Smartphones, PDAs handheld devices)
Printers
Tablets
Servers
Storage Devices
Networking Infrastructure
Security Infrastructure
Note: If the projected expenditure is not available, list the years when the refresh/replacement is due or planned for the above devices.

Q3. Does your organisation have any plans for developing, refreshing, or replacing IT or ICT software applications, if so, can you please provide the information in the below format?
APPLICATION NAME MONTH/YEAR

Part Grant Decision Letter FOI-000028-2022 Replacing ICT software.pdf
Journalist

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking the following please:
-          a breakdown on the spend on tyres for all garda vehicles from 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 to date.
-          Any correspondence in regard to the use of dedicated tyre companies to change tyres on garda vehicles 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date.
-          correspondence on the nature of this or multiple contracts in regard to their operators changing tyres on garda cars.

Clarification of Parts 2&3:
The documents I'm looking for are around the procurement and employment of tyre companies on contract basis by An Garda Síochána and any of the practice and procedures agreed for their use by gardaí.

Part GrantDecision Letter FOI-000330-2022 Spend on Tyres and companies for same.pdf
Journalist

• Records of the amount of money paid to individuals/firms in 2021 and for the first six months of this year for media training and PR services, and the number of Gardaí to receive media training in 2021 and the first six months of this year and their rank.
• Records of the number of PR firms who applied for the tender in 2021 and this year and how much the tender in each year was estimated to cost

GrantDecision Letter FOI-000351-2022 PR Firms and Training 2021 & 2022.pdf