Written answers

Tuesday, 9 July 2019

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Departmental Expenditure

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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137. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the costs paid to companies (details supplied) for projects each was engaged by his Department in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the reason each was engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29444/19]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for two votes - Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation).

The Department seeks to minimise expenditure on consultants and commissions external expertise only in cases where highly specialised skills are not available internally. During the course of engagement, these consultants and experts may prepare reports and other analysis or documentation for the Department. The detail in relation to the companies referred to is set out in the table below.

YearCompanyProjectCost

(€)
2015MazarsAudit of IT Security and Disaster Recovery Systems (part I)€23,072
2016MazarsAudit of IT Security and Disaster Recovery Systems (part II)€1,648
2019MazarsSupport to ICT Audit:(ICT Security, ICT Governance, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery)€13,390

In addition to the payments made to the company a total of €7,400 was paid in Withholding Tax to the Revenue Commissioners in respect of these payments.

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the costs paid to a company (details supplied) for projects each was engaged by his Department in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the reason it was engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29553/19]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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In 2016, my Department made a payment to Deloitte of €8,034 for an ICT licence renewal.

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