Written Answers to Questions - Northern Ireland Assembly

Friday 20 July 2012 Written Answers
Council
Tender
Threshold £
Total
contracts
tendered
% awarded
to local
Contractors
WA 503
Total
contracts
tendered
% awarded
to local
Contractors
Total
contracts
tendered
% awarded
to local
Contractors
2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011
Down >30,000 6 0 6 0 6 17
Dungannon >5,000
(08-09)
>15,000
(09-11) 15 7 12 42 18 17
Fermanagh >7,500 67 25 57 28 81 22
Larne >20,000 29 21 6 0 26 8
Limavady >15,000 3 33 5 20 8 12.5
Lisburn >30,000
18
Not yet
provided 17
Not yet
provided 17
Not yet
provided
Magherafelt >10,000 7 14 23 22 14 14
Moyle >12,001 10 0 23 4 8 0
Newry &
Mourne
>25,000
48 27 35 29 41 27
Newtownabbey >20,000 30 26 49 15 37 18
North Down >15,000 75 3 70 3.5 50 2
Omagh >15,000 18 28 15 20 22 9
Strabane >20,000 24 37 19 22 10 40
I shall quickly take the above information forward.
Outcome of the Leasing Round
Mr McMullan asked the Minister of the Environment to detail (i) the outcome of the leasing round
which was launched by the Crown Estate in December 2011; (ii) the leasing tariffs; and (ii) whether his
Department plays a role in the tendering process.
(AQW 10209/11-15)
Mr Attwood: The outcome of The Crown Estate (TCE) leasing round launched in December 2011 will
not be known until September 2012. Leasing tariffs is a matter for the Crown Estate and its clients.
From time to time TCE selects areas for lease of the seabed for the purpose of electrical energy
generation from renewable sources. DOE does not have a role in relation to this.
The role of the Department is through the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) which has
responsibility for the protection of the marine environment in NI marine waters. NIEA is also the
Licensing Authority for the construction of marine Wind Farms and Tidal Arrays in NI marine waters.
The current call invites wind energy proposals in the waters off the south east Mourne area and Tidal
Stream proposals in the waters off Torr Head and Rathlin Island.