I 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.