Written answers
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Department of Finance
Departmental Contracts Data
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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151. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will name each company awarded a contract for the provision of professional services by his Department and agencies under his aegis since May 2011; the value and purpose of the contract; if a competitive tendering process was undertaken in line with public procurement best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6455/14]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy for my Department is outlined below. Information relating to the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) is not included. vI will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Department of Finance:
Professional Services | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Tendered | Purpose |
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Arthur Cox | €1,373,060 | €2,879,427 | €1,728,407 | Ongoing - contract novated from National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) | Legal advice in relation to the Bank Guarantee Scheme. Recapitalisation issues,Nationalisation,the National asset Management Agency (NAMA), the Eligible Liabilities Guarentee Scheme (ELG), Nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank, Recapitalisation and restructuring plans, General Banking matters/restructuring | |
Aram | €121,000 | - | - | - | Not tendered - specialist advice | Advices in relation to Framework Development - Mortgage Arrears |
Charles River | €60,500 | - | - | - | 3 suitably qualified firms were asked to quote | Advice on competitions and mergers |
Mazars | €52,454 | €60,885 | - | - | Yes | Professional services in relation to the SME Lending Survey |
Niamh Hyland | €24,657 | - | - | - | No - engaged by A.Gs Office | Competition and State Aid advisors |
David Barniville | €36,402 | - | - | - | No - engaged by A.Gs Office | Competition and State Aid advisors |
Mercer (Ireland) Ltd | €73,800 | €72,570 | - | Yes | Review of Remuneration Practices & Frameworks at the Covered Institutions | |
A & L Goodbody | €2,823 | €2,869 | €2,873 | - | No | Company Secretarial work taken over from another Department |
BDO | - | €64,575 | - | - | Yes | Review of Film Tax Relief |
Deloitte | - | €61,553 | - | - | Limited Competition | External Review of General Government debt statistical error |
Grant Thornton | - | €31,808 | - | - | Selected following an evaluation process | Assessment of the Credit Review Office |
Matheson | - | €289,604 | €717,923 | - | Ongoing - contract novated from National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) | Legal advice regarding the acquisition and sale of Irish Life and related matters |
Red C | - | €61,439 | €118,572 | - | Yes | Professional services in relation to the SME Lending Survey |
Thomas J Foley | - | €71,217 | - | - | No - appointed without tender due to the urgency of the work | Consultancy Services (Mortgage Arrears/Personal Insolvency Project) |
National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) | - | - | €23,351 | - | Procured by NAMA | Advice to Ministerial Advisory Group |
Dr.Anil Shivdasani | - | - | €82,253 | - | No | Expert witness - pro notes |
Economic & Social Research Institute | - | - | €39,986 | - | Yes | Modelling support - Medium Term Economic Conference (MTEC) and Medium Term Economic Strategy (MTES) - spatial development principles (two projects) |
PCMA Economic Consultancy | - | - | €49,043 | - | Yes | Economic consulting - MTEC |
Crowe Howarth | - | - | €36,851 | - | Yes | Review of R & D tax credit |
Indecon | - | - | €28,290 | - | Yes | Living City Initiative - cost benefit analysis |
Creative AD Ltd | - | - | €7,472 | - | Written quote | Graphic Design |
Strata 3 | - | - | €46,726 | €9225* | Yes | Website Development/Website development for MTES* |
Context | - | - | - | €7,168 | Yes | Irish translation of MTES |
Carlow Matos Cahvez | - | - | - | €759 | N/a - below threshold | IT Consultancy |
Details regarding the agencies under the aegis of my Department are listed separately:
Credit Union Restructuring Board (ReBo):
The Credit Union Restructuring Board ("ReBo") was established on the 1st January 2013 under the terms set out in the Credit Union and Co-Operation with Overseas Regulators Act, 2012 (Credit Union Act). The following table sets out the contracts for professional services since 1st January 2013.
Company / Individual | Service | Value 2013 |
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Burke & Associates | Consultancy services | €3,389 |
Derrylahan | Project Manager | €68,277 |
Dalriada - Agency fee | Recruitment | €14,336 |
Dalriada | Consultancy services | €79,643 |
Digilogue | Website | €9,188 |
Institute of Public Administration (IPA) | Corporate Governance | €5,535 |
Jefferson Payroll | Outsourced Payroll | €659 |
Life Changes Global (LCG) | Recruitment | €6,089 |
Mason, Hayes & Curran | Legal | €59,805 |
Maxwell Photography | Photography | €590 |
Public Appointments service (PAS) | Recruitment | €6,720 |
Premier Recruitment | Recruitment | €5,330 |
Rory Murphy | Administration & IT services | €4,800 |
Spector | IT consultancy | €850 |
Tierney and Associates | Internal Audit | €7,687 |
Waterloo Chartered Building Surveyors | Building survey | €2,399 |
Zenark Ltd | Media Monitoring | €769 |
A competitive tendering process was undertaken in line with public procurement best practice prior to the awarding of contracts.
Revenue Commissioners:
Revenue avails of a wide range of professional services these are broken down into three tables below for convenience. Table 1 covers consultancy, professional and legal services. Table 2 covers the engagement of external resources to work with Revenue in-house ICT teams and Table 3 covers the provision of post sales/software support. All contracts were awarded following appropriate tendering processes in line with public procurement best practice. Revenue publishes details of all purchases over €20,000, quarterly, on its website.
Material covering consultancy contracts, professional and legal services
Year | Count | Company | Professional Service | Value |
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2011 | 1 | Baker Ryan Tilly Glennon | Advice Employment law | €6,993 |
- | 2 | Darlington Consulting | VDU Ergonomic Assessment | €229 |
- | 3 | Doran Cray Architectural Services | Refurbishment | €12,857 |
- | 4 | Driver Focus | Advice on development of safe driving for the work place | €10,690 |
- | 5 | Murray McCarter | Valuation Assistance | €300 |
- | 6 | Riverside Medical Centre | Medical Report | €150 |
- | 7 | Vector Workplace and Facilities Mgt Ltd. | Tender evaluation and development | €944 |
- | 8 | Achilles Procurement Services | Legal and Procurement Services | €29,547 |
- | 9 | Costello Commercial | Valuation Services | €47,188 |
- | 10 | Linsey | Valuation Services | €1,210 |
- | 11 | Organisation Design Consultants Ltd | Professional Advice | €4,983 |
- | 12 | Ronan Smith Ind Consulting | Professional Advice | €19,166 |
- | 13 | Gartner Group | Procurement Services | €30,967 |
- | 14 | Rochford Brady Legal Services Ltd | Law Searches | €41,151 |
- | 15 | Doyle Court Reporters Ltd | Stenography Services | €91,130 |
- | 16 | Gwen Malone Stenography Services | Stenography Services | €16,031 |
- | 17 | Arthur Cox | Specialist Advice | €14,616 |
2012 | 1 | Bowe Systec (Ire) Ltd | Report commissioned on facilities for Print & mail centre | €7,260 |
- | 2 | Catalyst Consultants | Advice on Employment Law | €4,800 |
- | 3 | Achilles Procurement | Technical Advice on Procurement | €5,243 |
- | 4 | OHSS Safety Consultants | Health & Safety Air quality control | €1,919 |
- | 5 | Authentic | Technical Advice on Procurement | €775 |
- | 6 | Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon | Advice on Employment Law | €14,706 |
- | 7 | Costello Commercial | Valuation Services | €54,839 |
- | 8 | Fitzsimons Doyle & Assoc. | Refurbishment | €984 |
- | 9 | Leyden Consulting Engineering | VDU Ergonomic Assessment | €697 |
10 | Linsey | Valuation Services | €984 | |
- | 11 | Hanna Moore Curley | Patent Valuation Services | €2,961 |
- | 12 | Newbridge Research Centre | Professional Advice | €2,200 |
- | 13 | Oakwood Psychotherapy | HR Support | €540 |
- | 14 | Janacon | Mobile app review | €1,968 |
- | 15 | Service Solutions | VC facilities support | €3,444 |
- | 16 | Gartner Group | Procurement Services | €19,680 |
- | 17 | Rochford Brady Legal Services Ltd | Law Searches | €59,842 |
- | 18 | Doyle Court Reporters Ltd | Stenography Services | €68,549 |
- | 19 | Gwen Malone Stenography Services | Stenography Services | €90,098 |
- | 20 | Arthur Cox | Specialist Advice | €39,367 |
- | 21 | Philip Lee | Specialist Advice | €1,380 |
2013 | 1 | Arthur Cox Solicitors | HR Advice | €13,478.99 |
- | 2 | Authentic Solutions Ltd | Energy Management Project Support | €7,011.00 |
- | 3 | Kashan Carpets and Flooring | Valuation Assistance | €56.75 |
- | 4 | Lynne Forrest BA(Hons) MA | Critical Incident Support | €240 |
- | 5 | OHSS Safety Consultants | Environment Testing | €4,324.27 |
- | 6 | Summerhill Veterinary Ctr | Veterinary Services | €41.50 |
- | 7 | Achilles Procurement Services | Technical Advice on Procurement | €1,104 |
- | 8 | Costello Commercial | Valuation Services | €13,714 |
- | 9 | Creative A.D | Design Services | €3,383 |
- | 10 | Dalton Technologies Ltd | R&D Advice | €635 |
- | 11 | Gunne | Valuation Services | €3,075 |
- | 12 | Hooke & Macdonald Ltd | Valuation Services | €2,269 |
- | 13 | Leyden Consulting Eng | VDU Ergonomic Assessment | €2,177 |
- | 14 | Linsey | Valuation Services | €12,599 |
- | 15 | Mealys Fine Art Ltd | Valuation Services | €1,230 |
- | 16 | Power Kelly & Co | Professional Advice | €2,190 |
- | 17 | Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon | Advice on Employment Law | €1,593 |
- | 18 | Dtz Sherry Fitzgerald Ltd | Valuation Services | €3,690 |
- | 19 | Whyte & Sons Auctioneers | Valuation Services | €1,845 |
- | 20 | Gartner Group | Procurement Services | €47,601 |
- | 21 | Rochford Brady Legal Services Ltd | Law Searches | €62,478 |
- | 22 | Doyle Court Reporters Ltd | Stenography Services | €76,188 |
- | 23 | Gwen Malone Stenography Services | Stenography Services | €58,122 |
- | 24 | Arthur Cox | Specialist Advice | €14,096 |
External Resources
Year | Count | Company | Professional Service | Value |
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2013 | 1 | Accenture | Resources to work with Revenue in-house on a range of ICT roles. | Share of €18-25m per year. |
- | 2 | Deloitte | Resources to work with Revenue in-house on a range of ICT roles. | Share of €18-25m per year. |
- | 3 | Ergo Services | Resources to work with Revenue in-house on a range of ICT roles. | Share of €18-25m per year. |
- | 4 | Fujitsu (Ireland) Limited | Resources to work with Revenue in-house on a range of ICT roles. | Share of €18-25m per year. |
- | 5 | System Dynamics Ltd | Resources to work with Revenue in-house on a range of ICT roles. | Share of €18-25m per year. |
- | 6 | Version 1 Software Ltd | Resources to work with Revenue in-house on a range of ICT roles. | Share of €18-25m per year. |
Post Sales/Software Support
Year | Count | Company | Professional Service | Value |
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2011 | 1 | Advanced Business Solutions | Software support for commercial 3rd party product eFinancials | €16,982 |
- | 2 | Bull Information systems | Software support for commercial 3rd party products eBiscus and Eskort. | €32,354 |
- | 3 | Computer Associates | Software support for commercial 3rd party CA products. | €13,310 |
- | 4 | Innovative Systems | Software support for commercial 3rd party ISI products. | €21,772 |
- | 5 | Luminary Solutions | Software support for commercial 3rd party product MIF Dimensions. | €13,510 |
- | 6 | Microsoft | Software support for commercial 3rd party Microsoft products. | €66,908 |
2012 | 1 | Actian | Software support for commercial 3rd party product MIF Dimensions. | €9,933 |
- | 2 | Advanced Business Solutions | Software support for commercial 3rd party product eFinancials | €3,386 |
- | 3 | Bull Information systems | Software support for commercial 3rd party products eBiscus and Eskort. | €104,690 |
- | 4 | Detica | Software support for commercial 3rd party NetReveal product. | €374,172 |
- | 5 | Microsoft | Software support for commercial 3rd party Microsoft products. | €53,136 |
- | 6 | WCC Services | Software support for commercial 3rd party product ELISE | €4,274 |
2013 | 1 | Actian | Software support for commercial 3rd party product MIF Dimensions. | €3,136 |
- | 2 | Advanced Business Solutions | Software support for commercial 3rd party product eFinancials | €1,372 |
- | 3 | AutoAddress | Software support for commercial 3rd party product AutoAddress. | €218,761 |
- | 4 | Bull Information systems | Software support for commercial 3rd party products eBiscus and Eskort. | €423,035 |
- | 5 | Cloudera | Software support for commercial 3rd party Hadoop based product. | €18,134 |
- | 6 | Detica | Software support for commercial 3rd party NetReveal product. | €298,946 |
- | 7 | Innovative Systems | Software support for commercial 3rd party ISI products. | €216,718 |
- | 8 | SAS Institute | Software support for commercial 3rd party SAS products. | €17,417 |
- | 9 | WCC Services | Software support for commercial 3rd party product ELISE | €15,744 |
- | - | - | - | €1,213,263 |
Comptroller & Auditor General:
The following contracts were all subject to a competitive tendering process.
Company | Legal Service | Consultancy Services | Audit Services | Cold Review |
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Thomas Walsh | - | €15,125.00 | - | - |
Ronan Dardis | - | €33,135.77 | - | - |
Insight Statistical Consulting | - | €2,583.00 | - | - |
Productive Personnel Ltd | - | €5,445.00 | - | - |
Access Accountancy Ltd | - | €6,977.79 | - | - |
Philip Lee Solicitors | €52,091.66 | - | - | - |
KPMG | - | - | - | €10,762.50 |
Deloitte & Touche | - | - | €23,914.00 | - |
Mazars | - | - | €34,260.00 | - |
ASM | - | - | €8,265.60 | - |
National Asset Management Agency (NAMA):
Information on professional services engaged by the National Asset Management Agency from May 2011 is set out below. The procurement requirements of the Agency are run pursuant to the relevant procurement legislation, and in accordance with internal best practice guidelines which seeks to ensure that value for money is achieved. The information provided is only in respect of contracts awarded by NAMA. NAMA has put a framework panel of advisers in place pursuant to a tender competition. NAMA publishes extensive information in respect of all NAMA appointments pursuant to a tender competition on its website www.nama.ie. Costs associated with services are published in its annual reports.
Description of Services | Year | Service Provider | Value | Duration | Tendered | Reason not tendered and why service provider selected |
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Document Management and Workflow System | 14th Feb 2011 | BearingPoint Ireland Limited | €231,246 inc VAT | Proprietary | Yes advertised via and the Official Journal of the European Union | - |
Portfolio Management System | 7th March 2011 | Ergo | €3,669,808 inc. VAT to date | Proprietary | Yes advertised via and the Official Journal of the European Union | - |
Multi-jurisdictional tax advice and tax compliance services | 18th April 2011 | KPMG PwC Deloitte | On-going | 3 yrs. with option to extend at NAMA's discretion | Yes advertised via | - |
Loan Sale Advisory Services | 3rd Jan 2012 | Lot 1 (Europe) Brookland Partners Cantor Fitzgerald CB Richard Ellis Cushman & Wakefield The Debt Exchange Eastdil Secured Ernst & Young Goldman Sachs Jones Lang LaSalle KPMG Lazard Savills UBS Lot 2 (USA) CB Richard Ellis Credit Suisse The Debt Exchange Eastdil Secured Ernst & Young Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) Houlihan Lokey Jones Lang LaSalle KPMG Lazard | On-going | 3 yrs. up to max of 5 yrs. | Yes advertised via and the Official Journal of the European Union | - |
Accounting Advisory Services | 20th Jan 2012 | Deloitte | On-going | Up to 4 yrs. | Yes advertised via and the Official Journal of the European Union | - |
Corporate Legal Services | 3rd Jan 2012 | A&L Goodbody Arthur Cox McCann FitzGerald William Fry | On-going | 3 yrs. with option to extend at NAMA's discretion | Yes advertised via | - |
Credit Verification Services | 13 March 2012 | BTG Global Risk Partners Deloitte Ernst & Young Grant Thornton Horwath Bastow Charleton KPMG PwC Risk Management International Salamanca Risk Management | On-going | 2 yrs. up to max of 4 yrs. | Yes advertised via | - |
Annual Report design and publication | April 2013 | Fabrix | c. €30,000 per annum | Up to 3 years | Yes Invited a number of firms to quote | - |
Insurance Brokerage and Advisory Services | 25th April 2012 | Aon | On-going | Up to 5 yrs. | Yes advertised via and the Official Journal of the European Union | - |
Business/project support services | 29th Oct 2013 | BearingPoint Ireland Limited Ernst & Young KPMG PwC SunGard Consulting Services (Ireland) Limited | On-going | 4 yrs. | Yes advertised via and the Official Journal of the European Union | - |
Enforcement and Insolvency Practitioners | 28th Feb 2013 | Panel A Insolvency Practitioners (Corporate) Ireland Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon BDO Crowe Horwath Deloitte & Touche Ernst & Young Ferris & Associates Friel Stafford Gilroy Gannon Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Ltd Hughes Blake Chartered Accountants JPA Brenson Lawlor Ltd Kavanaghfennell KPMG Mazars McInerney Saunders McKeogh Gallagher Ryan Accountants McStay Luby Moore Stephens Nathans O'Connor Pyne & Co Ltd and OCKT Ltd O'Donovan Caulfield Lavin O'Neill Foley PKF O'Connor, Leddy & Holmes PwC Ireland RSM Farrell Grant Sparks Russell Brennan Keane Smith & Williamson UHY Farrelly Dawe White Ltd and Forrest & Co Panel B: Insolvency Practitioners (Corporate) UK ASM (N) Ltd Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon BDO LLP and BDO Northern Ireland Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP CavanaghKelly Chantrey Vellacott DFK LLP Crowe Horwath Deloitte LLP Duff & Phelps Ltd Ernst & Young LLP FPM Cooper Parry Consortium FRP Advisory LLP Grant Thornton LLP Griffins Keenan Corporate Finance Ltd KPMG Leonard Curtis Recovery Ltd Mazars LLP Menzies Business Recovery LLP Moore Stephens LLP Moorfields Corporate Recovery LLP PKF (UK) LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP RSM McClure Watters RSM Tenon Ltd Smith & Williamson The P&A Partnership The UK 200 Consortium Zolfo Cooper Panel C Insolvency Practitioners (Fixed Charge) Ireland Active Facilities & Property Management Alder King LLP Aramark Property Services Ltd Bannon BNP Paribas Real Estate CBRE Ireland Cleary McCabe & Associates Douglas Newman Good Commercial Property DTZ Sherry FitzGerald Finance One Ltd GVA Donal O'Buachalla Hooke & MacDonald Ltd HT Meagher O'Reilly HWBC Allsop Ltd Jones Lang LaSalle Knight Frank Ltd Lambert Smith Hampton Lisney Ltd Mason Owen & Lyons McPeake Auctioneers NuArk Ventures Ltd O'Dywer Property Management Ltd Osborne King & Megran Ltd Savills Commercial (Ireland) Ltd Sherry FitzGerald Kennedy Lowe W.K. Nowlan & Associates Panel D Insolvency Practitioners (Fixed Charge) UK Alder King LLP Allsop LLP Aramark Property Services Ltd Ardmore Commercial BNP Paribas BTWShiells Ltd CBRE Cherryman Ltd Colliers International Property Consultants DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Eddisons Commercial Ltd GVA Grimley Ltd Knight Frank LLP Lambert Smith Hampton Group Ltd Lisney Osborne King & Megran Ltd Sanderson Weatherall LLP Savills (UK) Ltd Wedlake Bell LLP/Fairacre Asset Management Ltd Winterhill Largo PLC | On-going | 3 yrs. with option to extend for further 1 yr. | Yes advertised via | - |
Legal Panels | 8th Oct 2013 (i) Panel A - General Services; (ii) Panel B - Complex Commercial Property Projects; (iii) Panel C - Financing & Enforcement; (iv) Panel D - Litigation. | Panel A1 - Trusts, succession, probate and wards of court Beauchamps Gartlan Furey Mason Hayes & Curran Patrick F O'Reilly Ronan Daly Jermyn Panel A2 Family Law Beauchamps Gore & Grimes Hayes Solicitors Panel A3 General Property Dillon Eustace Dillon Solicitors Eugene F Collins Gore & Grimes Hayes Solicitors James Harte & Son James Riordan & Partners JW O'Donovan Kane Touhy Mason Hayes & Curran McDowell Purcell Michael Houlihan & Partners O'Donovan Murphy & Partners Patrick F O'Reilly Panel A4 Environmental Law Beauchamps James Harte & Son Philip Lee Panel B Complex Commercial Property A&L Goodbody Arthur Cox Beauchamps Byrne Wallace Eversheds Gartlan Furey Maples & Calder McCann FitzGerald Ronan Daly Jermyn William Fry Panel C Financing and Enforcement A&L Goodbody Alfred Thornton Arthur Cox Barry C Galvin Beauchamps Byrne Wallace Dillon Eustace Eugene F Collins Eversheds Gartlan Furey Gore & Grimes Harrison O'Dowd Hayes Solicitors Holmes O'Malley Sexton Ivor Fitzpatrick James O'Riordan & partners JW O'Donovan Lavelle Coleman LK Shields Maples and Calder Mason Hayes & Curran Matheson McCann Fitzgerald McDowell Purcell McGuire Desmond Noel Smyth & Partner PJ O'Driscoll Ronan Daly Jermyn Walkers William Fry Panel D Litigation Dublin Circuit A&L Goodbody Alfred Thornton Arthur Cox Beauchamps Byrne Wallace Eugene F Collins Eversheds Hayes Solicitors Holmes O'Malley Sexton Hugh J Ward & Co Ivor Fitzpatrick Lavelle Coleman LK Shields Lyons Kenny Maples & Calder Mason Hayes & Curran Matheson McCann Fitzgerald McDowell Purcell Patrick F O'Reilly Patrick Tallan & Co TP Robinson VP McMullin William Fry Woods Hogan Panel D Litigation Eastern Circuit Byrne Wallace Eversheds McDowell Purcell Panel D Litigation Cork Circuit McGuire Desmond PJ O'Driscoll Ronan Daly Jermyn Timothy J Hegarty & Son Panel D Litigation Northern Circuit Hegarty & Armstrong Keaney Nevin VP McMullin Panel D Litigation Western Circuit Hegarty & Armstrong Michael Houlihan & Partners Ronan Daly Jermyn Panel D Litigation Midland Circuit Callan Tansey Hegarty & Armstrong Keaney Nevin Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Panel D Litigation South West Circuit Harrison O'Dowd Michael Houlihan & PJ O'Driscoll Panel D Litigation South East Circuit James Harte & Son Lavelle Coleman Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan | On-going | 4 yrs. with option to extend for further 2 yrs. | Yes advertised via | - |
Legal services in Prague | 6th Dec 2013 | Wilson and Partners | On-going | Until conclusion of services | No | Emergency Appointment |
Legal services in Budapest | 9th Dec 2013 | Kinstellar | On-going | Until conclusion of services | No | Emergency Appointment |
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