The Government is planning to spend €1.2 million on temporary public address systems, CCTV cameras and radio communications for the visit of Pope Francis to Dublin in August. The Office of Government Procurement is seeking tenders for “a managed solution” for the papal visit, which will include CCTV systems, a secure communications network and event-control services. Tenders must be submitted by May 3rd, while the pope’s visit is scheduled for August 25th and 26th. “The commissioners for public works in Ireland is seeking to procure the provision of a managed solution for papal visit 2018 at locations including Dublin Castle and Phoenix Park,” it states. The “managed solution” will include “temporary CCTV cameras, temporary secure network, radio communications, temporary public-address systems, temporary event-control elements and temporary power distribution”.

Source: The Irish Times April 02, 2018 00:00 UTC