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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Questions (123, 125)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

123. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form, a list of all professional fees, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; the company name and the amount invoiced between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34552/13]

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Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

125. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 20% reduction to all professional fees, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; and the company name and the amount invoiced between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013. [34584/13]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 125 together.

The below table details the expenditure by my Department on professional services, where professional services withholding tax has been applied, from 1 June 2012 to end May 2013.

Expenditure on Professional Services from 01/06/12 to 31/05/13

Company Name

Caroline Erskine

€36,564.90

Centre For European Negotiation

€27,659.75

Design Factory

€4,040.55

Geralyn Downey

€200.00

Grafton Medical Practice

€189.00

MM Motion Design

€13,284.00

Power Design

€1,279.20

Red Dog Design Consultants

€1,740.45

Terminal Four Ltd

€140,010.61

Total

€224,968.46

Savings of €44,994 would be available to the Exchequer if a 20% reduction was applied.

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