Department of the Taoiseach

All records of details held in the Department in relation to the costs borne by the State for the recent visit by Pope Francis to Ireland this month. I would like also like copies of all records held in relation to all of the contracts for services provided by private companies to Government in connection with the visit of Pope Francis in August 2018. These to include, but not be limited to, records relating to costs of services, whether borne by the State in-house or tendered out for services, for security, stewarding, catering, cleaning, medical services, broadcasting, video and any other multimedia production services, transport, event management, seating, stages etc., and any other services not listed that were directly borne in relation to the events associated with the visit of Pope Francis. Records sought include, but not limited to, those that indicate the following: all estimated costs the Government had to bear for the trip; All estimated extra costs that had to be paid to public servants such as, but not limited to, gardaí, army, HSE and civil servants, above and beyond what they are normally paid, e.g. overtime; Tender documents received from service providers tendering for contracts; Awarding documentation indicating reasons winning service providers were chosen; Any extra fees submitted by a service provider after an agreed tender price.