Written answers
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
Department of Finance
Consultancy Contracts Data
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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120. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in fees across all Departments to a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [18836/19]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department engaged the company on one occasion between 2011 and 2018.
The gross cost of this engagement was €73,031.25.
The purpose of the engagement was to carry out a money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) National Risk Assessment (NRA). The aim of this Assessment was to identify, understand and assess the money laundering and terrorist financing risks faced by Ireland. The findings of the National Risk Assessment have been used to inform the development and enhancement of Ireland’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing framework.
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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121. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in fees by across all Departments to a firm (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [18837/19]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department engaged the company on two occasions in between 2011 and 2018. The total cost of these engagements was €119,137.80. A breakdown is provided in the table below:
| 2018 | Advice on establishment of Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI) | 49,200.00 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Advice on accounting, strategic and restructuring matters arising from the wind down of the Credit Union Restructuring Board (ReBo) | 69,937.80 |
The Deputy might note that details of my Department's spending on legal and consultancy fees are regularly published on my Department's website.
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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122. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in fees across all Departments to a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [18838/19]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department engaged the company on one occasion between 2011 and 2018.
The gross cost of this engagement was €6,150.
The purpose of the engagement was to prepare a research paper entitled ‘The historical development and international context of the Irish corporate tax system’.
The Deputy might note that details of my Department's spending on legal and consultancy fees are regularly published on my Department's website.
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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123. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in fees across all Departments to a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2018. [18839/19]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department engaged the company on three occasions between 2011 and 2018. Details of the fees paid are in the table below:
| 2012 | External Review of the Compilation of General Government Statistics | 61,552.77 |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Professional Services for the development of the Deloitte Ireland EU Presidency App | 30,750.00 |
| 2013 | Professional Services in relation to a forensic acquisition and high level review of computer activity | 4,305.00 |
In addition, a total of €247,838.66 was paid to the company between 2011 and 2016 for Oracle JDEdwards maintenance and technical support.
The Deputy might note that details of my Department's spending on legal and consultancy fees are regularly published on my Department's website.
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