Written answers
Tuesday, 17 April 2018
Department of Finance
Consultancy Contracts Data
Alan 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]
Paschal 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):
Supplier | Description | Amount € |
---|---|---|
William Fry | Legal advice | 340,919.49 |
Arthur Cox | Legal advice | 79,383.76 |
Indecon | Professional Advice | 67,121.10 |
Reveal Data Corporation - eDiscovery | IT Consultancy | 15,867.00 |
Colm Mc Carthy & Associates | Professional Advice | 4,920.00 |
Mamo TCV | Legal advice | 2,460.00 |
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