Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
513. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection if she 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. [34551/13]
View answer515. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 20% reduction in 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. [34583/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 513 and 515 together.
The details of professional fees paid my Department for the period 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013 are set out in the following table.
|
Company |
Category |
Amount (€) |
|
Accenture |
IT |
€1,065,222 |
|
Arthur Cox Solicitors |
Legal |
€3,703 |
|
BearingPoint Ireland Ltd. |
IT |
€3,865,764 |
|
Compasspoint Ltd. |
Project Management |
€3,852 |
|
Core International |
IT |
€41,362 |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
Other |
€46,845 |
|
Eustace Patterson Ltd. |
Other (policy) |
€31,530 |
|
Eversheds |
Legal |
€32,182 |
|
Fujitsu (Ireland) Ltd. |
IT |
€55,779 |
|
Gunne |
Valuation |
€6,386 |
|
Hewlett Packard Ireland Ltd. |
IT |
€536,285 |
|
Hyperion Systems Ltd. |
IT |
€19,832 |
|
Indecon International Economic Consultants |
Evaluation |
€48,982 |
|
Inpute Technologies Ltd. |
IT |
€47,106 |
|
John B O’Connor & Co. Solicitors |
Legal |
€258 |
|
KPMG |
Actuarial |
€128,750 |
|
LK Shields Solicitors |
Legal |
€5,177 |
|
Matheson Ormsby Prentice Solicitors |
Legal |
€32,800 |
|
McCourtney Auctioneers Ltd. |
Valuation |
€14,008 |
|
Naked Objects Group Ltd. |
IT |
€236,113 |
|
Nolan Farrell & Goff Solicitors |
Legal |
€22,297 |
|
Oonagh Gearty |
Legal |
€1,824 |
|
Paul Anthony McDermott BL |
Legal |
€1,030 |
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Consultancy |
€26,780 |
|
Professor MX Fitzgerald |
Adjudication |
€316 |
|
Rits |
Consultancy |
€3,886 |
|
Technical Guidance Ltd. |
Policy Review |
€1,030 |
|
Terence Lyons & Co. Solicitors |
Legal |
€36,705 |
|
Tomkins & Co. |
Trademarks |
€3,896 |
|
Total: |
€6,319,700 |
The potential savings to the Department by reducing these fees by 20% would be €1,263,940. The Legal category above may include payments in respect of legal settlements with third parties.
