Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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160. To ask the Minister for Finance the external consultants paid by his Department to aid in the preparation of the Central Bank consolidation Bill; and the amount of moneys paid to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8398/17]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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Work is ongoing on the preparation of a draft Central Bank consolidation Bill which is a substantial and complex piece of legislative reform.

A tender was awarded to Matheson to assist the Department in the process.

The tender was awarded for a fixed fee of €100,000, however, no monies have been paid to date.