Written answers
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Consultancy Contracts Data
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on outside consultancy fees to date for advices since the initial announcement of the national broadband plan. [52401/18]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The National Broadband Plan procurement team is supported by a range of expert consultants. The following table sets out annual expenditure on external advisers under the NBP from the date of their engagement. Total cost to date for NBP advisers since 2013 is €22,380,943 (inclusive of VAT).NBP Payments to Consultants by Year
Year | Cost |
---|---|
2013 | €323,491.23 |
2014 | €538,541.69 |
2015 | €2,874,888.91 |
2016 | €2,306,365.91 |
2017 | €9,920,423.32 |
2018 | €6,417,232.21 |
TOTAL | €22,380,943.27 |
All figures include VAT
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