Written answers

Tuesday, 17 April 2018

Department of Finance

Consultancy Contracts Data

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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226. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of expenditure on consultancy by his Department in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in those years; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department in these years and for the future. [15190/18]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy for 2015, 2016, and Quarters 1 through 3 of 2017 are contained in documents that are already published on my Department’s website.

The information requested for Q4 2017 is contained in the following table. The nature of my Department's work is such that, from time to time, reliance on specialist advice is the optimal route. In using such consultancies, my Department seeks not only to obtain value for money, but to target the best return possible for the State

The 2017 Q1, Q2 and Q3 consultancy figures are also available on the website under 'Publications' however, Q4 is due to be published on the website shortly.

Quarter 4 2017 (Provisional):

SupplierDescriptionAmount €
William FryLegal advice340,919.49
Arthur CoxLegal advice79,383.76
IndeconProfessional Advice67,121.10
Reveal Data Corporation - eDiscovery IT Consultancy15,867.00
Colm Mc Carthy & AssociatesProfessional Advice4,920.00
Mamo TCVLegal advice2,460.00

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