Clare Daly
Question:436. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount his Department spends on an annual basis in payments to consultancy firms (details supplied). [2476/14]
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My Department makes payments to Oracle, mainly for software licence updates and support for the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Financial Management System used by the Department; the payments to Oracle over the last three years are set out in following table.
|
Description |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
Total |
|
New Oracle EBS Licences |
- |
€374,455 |
- |
€374,455 |
|
Annual Oracle EBS Licencing and Support Services |
€165,097 |
€284,658 |
€286,096 |
€735,851 |
|
Other Oracle Licencing and Support Services |
- |
€16,140 |
€10,149 |
€26,289 |
|
Total |
€165,097 |
€675,253 |
€296,245 |
€1,136,595 |
These payments to Oracle are regarded as ICT External Service Provision within the term s of the Department of Finance Guidelines for the Engagement of Consultants and Other External Support by the Civil Service and therefore are not treated as consultancy. It is expected that payments to Oracle will amount to €270,000 in 2014 for licencing and support services. My Department did not make any payments to Accenture in the years 2011 to 2013.