Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 July 2011
245 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the total amount of money paid by his Department to a company (details supplied) in the past decade; and details of the projects. [20912/11]
View answerTotal payments by my Department to PWC in the period 2004 to 2011 was €9.2m. These payments were primarily in respect of IT services and support.
246 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost of hiring external public relations companies by his Department during the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20926/11]
View answerI wish to inform the Deputy that the information requested is not readily available. Given the period of time concerned and the fact that my Department neither classifies nor records companies by type, for example, public relations, the information requested could only be compiled by the use of a disproportionate and inordinate amount of staff time and effort.
247 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details of the total amount of money paid by his Department to a company (details supplied) in the past decade; and the details of the projects. [20940/11]
View answerNo records of any payments to KPMG by my Department were found in the period 2004 to 2011.
248 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for Defence if companies (details supplied) are employed by his Department; and if so the capacity of same. [20498/11]
View answerNone of the companies listed by the Deputy are currently engaged to provide services by my Department.
