Written answers

Wednesday, 24 March 2021

Department of Finance

Central Bank of Ireland

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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494. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of payments made by the Central Bank to law and accountancy firms from 2018 to date; the amount received by each of the firms for each respective year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15488/21]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Deputy, please see below the details of payments made by the Central Bank to accountancy and law firms for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. The Bank has also provided figures for January and February of 2021, which are the latest details available.

In terms of accountancy fees, the details below capture all of the amounts incurred by the Central Bank in relation to costs posted to the consultancy and audit fees expense lines.

The information provided in respect of legal firms captures the total costs posted to the legal fees expense line of the Central Bank. The Bank has disclosed the total costs incurred with law firms per year, as to disclose by reference to specific firms could prejudice legal proceedings.

Accountancy Firms 2018 2019 2020 January & February 2021
Accountancy Firms 2018 2019 2020 January & February 2021
Grant Thornton €2,347,569 €109,586 €296,743 €17,496
Deloitte €409,406 €1,143,802 €189,375 €119,036
Mazars €411,481 €597,195 €653,732, €17,514
EY €1,303,213 €111,877 €7,617 €8,817
PWC €325,587 €160,690 €166,226
KPMG €162,719 €5,101 €24,600 €157,530
Grand Total €4,959,974 €2,128,250 €1,338,293 €320,393
Legal Firms 2018 2019 2020 January & February 2021
Total Legal Fees €6,610,350 €5,294,808 €2,717,848 €421,488

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