Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 November 2013
52. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in tabular form, for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department for non-audit services to companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48112/13]
View answerMy Department is responsible for two Votes: Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade; and Vote 27 - International Cooperation. Payments from both Votes to the firms listed in the Deputy’s question are set out below.
Summary of Payments in €000's
|
- |
- |
- |
Firm |
|
Year |
PwC (Ireland) |
KPMG (Ireland) |
Deloitte (Ireland) |
|
2003 |
- |
- |
16 |
|
2004 |
- |
- |
13 |
|
2008 |
1 |
71 |
- |
It should be noted that the Department’s Financial Management System for Vote 28 was introduced with effect from 2005 and that data prior to 2005 is not readily available electronically. Accordingly, it was not possible in the time available to perform a complete and definitive check of payments under Vote 28 prior to 2005.
On a related point, since 2007, under Vote 27, Ireland has contributed to a multi donor funded mechanism supporting the civil society sector in Uganda. Deloitte Uganda acts as the financial management agency to the fund. Ireland’s cumulative contribution to the fund since 2007 was €30.98 million.
