Written answers
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
Department of Finance
Consultancy Contracts Data
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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235. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of pro bono work provided by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months to his Department; which of those firms have also been awarded State contracts by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4607/14]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy for my Department is set out in the table below:
| Microsoft | IT Strategy | 2014 | Nil |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs | Consultancy | 2013 | Nil |
| Firm/Company | Nature of work | Year of pro-bono work | State contracts awarded* |
| William Fry | Legal advice | 2013 | Nil |
| Mazars | Consultancy | 2013 | Nil |
| Technical Guidance Ltd | Financial | 2013 | Nil |
| KPMG | Advice | 2012/13 | Nil |
| Deloitte | Advice | 2012/13 | Yes** |
| Price Waterhouse Cooper (PWC) | Economic analysis | 2012/13 | Yes*** |
| McCann Fitzgerald | Legal advice | 2011/2012 | Nil |
| Arthur Cox | Consultancy | 2011/12 | Nil |
**Deloitte co-sponsored the development of an EU Presidency Mobile Application during Ireland s hosting of the EU Presidency in 2013.
***Represents a secondment arrangement which was independent of the ex-gratis arrangement.
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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236. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation-cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4620/14]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The information relating to consultancy work requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.
| Consultancy firms | Details | Fees paid in 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Cox | Legal advice on restructuring of Irish banking system | €1,728,406.71 |
| Matheson | Legal advice regarding the acquisition and sale of Irish Life | €739,854.17 |
| National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) | Advice to Ministerial Advisory group | €381,494.46 |
| Mercer (Ireland) Ltd | Review of Remuneration Practices and Frameworks at the Covered Institutions report | €72,570.00 |
| Red C Research & Marketing Ltd | Professional services in relation to the SME lending survey | €118,572.00 |
| Dr.Anil Shivdasani | Expert witness for High Court case | €67,360.02 |
| PCMA economic Consulting | Medium Term Economic Strategy (MTES) - modelling support | €49,043.00 |
| Stratathree | Website development | €46,726.47 |
| Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI) | Medium Term Economic Strategy (MTES) | €39,986.07 |
| Crowe Howarth | Review of the R & D tax credit | €36,850.80 |
| Indecon | Independent cost benefit analysis of Living City initiative | €28,290.00 |
| Creative A.D Ltd | Graphic design for Budget Day publications | €7,472.25 |
| A & L Goodbody Solicitors | Secretarial work | €2,873.43 |
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