asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will give details of the grants made to semi-State bodies for the hiring of the Arthur D. Little consultancy firm, naming each State body which has employed this company and stating the total cost to each.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Hiring of Consultants.
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Grants towards the engagement of Arthur D. Little, Incorporated Consultants, were approved from Technical Assistance funds for the following bodies: (a) £30,000 for the Industrial Development Authority which represented the total estimated cost; £24,475 has been paid to date. (b) £14,775 for Ceimicí Teoranta towards a total estimated cost of £29,550; £7,825 has been paid to date. (c) £51,344 for Comhlucht Siúicre Éireann/ Erin Foods Ltd., being half the estimated cost of qualifying expenditure; £39,023 has been paid to date.
The Institute for Industrial Research and Standards, which also employed these consultants at a cost of £7,050, paid for these services from their own Grant-in-Aid; no special grant was made to the Institute for the purpose.