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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 February 2014

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

Questions (151)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

151. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Finance if he will name each company awarded a contract for the provision of professional services by his Department and agencies under his aegis since May 2011; the value and purpose of the contract; if a competitive tendering process was undertaken in line with public procurement best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6455/14]

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Written answers

The information requested by the Deputy for my Department is outlined in the table. Information relating to the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) is not included. I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.  

Department of Finance:

Professional Services

2011

2012

2013

2014

Tendered

Purpose

Arthur Cox

€1,373,060

€2,879,427

€1,728,407

 

Ongoing - contract novated from National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)

Legal advice in relation to the Bank Guarantee Scheme. Recapitalisation issues,Nationalisation,the National asset Management Agency (NAMA), the Eligible Liabilities Guarentee Scheme (ELG), Nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank, Recapitalisation and restructuring plans, General Banking matters/restructuring

Aram

€121,000

 -

 -

 -

Not tendered - specialist advice

Advices in relation to Framework Development - Mortgage Arrears

Charles River

€60,500

 -

 -

 -

3 suitably qualified firms were asked to quote

Advice on competitions and mergers

Mazars

€52,454

€60,885

 -

 -

Yes

Professional services in relation to the SME Lending Survey

Niamh Hyland

€24,657

 -

 -

 -

No - engaged by A.Gs Office

Competition and State Aid advisors

David Barniville

€36,402

 -

 -

 -

No - engaged by A.Gs Office

Competition and State Aid advisors

Mercer (Ireland) Ltd

 

€73,800

€72,570

 -

Yes

Review of Remuneration Practices & Frameworks at the Covered Institutions

A & L Goodbody

€2,823

€2,869

€2,873

 -

No

Company Secretarial work taken over from another Department

BDO

 -

€64,575

 -

 -

Yes

Review of Film Tax Relief

Deloitte

 -

€61,553

 -

 -

Limited Competition

External Review of General Government debt statistical error

Grant Thornton

 -

€31,808

 -

 -

Selected following an evaluation process

Assessment of the Credit Review Office

Matheson

 -

€289,604

€717,923

 -

Ongoing - contract novated from National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)

Legal advice regarding the acquisition and sale of Irish Life and related matters

Red C

 -

€61,439

€118,572

 -

Yes

Professional services in relation to the SME Lending Survey

Thomas J Foley

 -

€71,217

 -

 -

No - appointed without tender due to the urgency of the work

Consultancy Services (Mortgage Arrears/Personal Insolvency Project)

National Asset Management Agency (NAMA)

 -

 -

€23,351

 -

Procured by NAMA

Advice to Ministerial Advisory Group

Dr.Anil Shivdasani

 -

 -

€82,253

 -

No

Expert witness - pro notes

Economic & Social Research Institute

 -

 -

€39,986

 -

Yes

Modelling support - Medium Term Economic Conference (MTEC) and Medium Term Economic Strategy (MTES)  - spatial development principles (two projects)

PCMA Economic Consultancy

 -

 -

€49,043

 -

Yes

Economic consulting - MTEC

Crowe Howarth

 -

 -

€36,851

 -

Yes

Review of R & D tax credit

Indecon

 -

 -

€28,290

 -

Yes

Living City Initiative - cost benefit analysis

Creative AD Ltd

 -

 -

€7,472

 -

Written quote

Graphic Design

Strata 3

 -

 -

€46,726

€9225*

Yes

Website Development/Website development for MTES*

Context

 -

 -

 -

€7,168

Yes

Irish translation of MTES

Carlow Matos Cahvez

 -

 -

 -

€759

N/a - below threshold

IT Consultancy

Details regarding the agencies under the aegis of my Department are listed separately:

 

Credit Union Restructuring Board (ReBo):

The Credit Union Restructuring Board ("ReBo") was established on the 1st January 2013 under the terms set out in the Credit Union and Co-Operation with Overseas Regulators Act, 2012 (Credit Union Act). The following table sets out the contracts for professional services since 1st January 2013.

Company / Individual

Service

Value 2013  

Burke & Associates

Consultancy services

€3,389

Derrylahan

Project Manager

€68,277

Dalriada - Agency fee

Recruitment

€14,336

Dalriada 

Consultancy services

€79,643

Digilogue

Website

€9,188

Institute of Public Administration (IPA)

Corporate Governance

€5,535

Jefferson Payroll

Outsourced Payroll

€659

Life Changes Global (LCG)

Recruitment

€6,089

Mason, Hayes & Curran

Legal

€59,805  

Maxwell Photography

Photography

€590

Public Appointments service (PAS)

Recruitment

€6,720

Premier Recruitment

Recruitment

€5,330

Rory Murphy

Administration & IT services

€4,800

Spector

IT consultancy

€850

Tierney and Associates

Internal Audit

€7,687

Waterloo Chartered Building Surveyors

Building survey

€2,399

Zenark Ltd

Media Monitoring

€769

NB. All figures above are inclusive of VAT.

A competitive tendering process was undertaken in line with public procurement best practice prior to the awarding of contracts.

Revenue Commissioners:

Revenue avails of a wide range of professional services these are broken down into three tables below for convenience. Table 1 covers consultancy, professional and legal services. Table 2 covers the engagement of external resources to work with Revenue in-house ICT teams and Table 3 covers the provision of post sales/software support. All contracts were awarded following appropriate tendering processes in line with public procurement best practice. Revenue publishes details of all purchases over €20,000, quarterly, on its website.

Material covering consultancy contracts, professional and legal services

Year

Count

Company

Professional Service

Value

2011

1

Baker Ryan Tilly Glennon

Advice Employment law

€6,993

 -

2

Darlington Consulting

VDU Ergonomic Assessment

€229

 -

3

Doran Cray Architectural Services

Refurbishment

€12,857

 -

4

Driver Focus

Advice on development of safe driving for the work place

€10,690

 -

5

Murray McCarter

Valuation Assistance

€300

 -

6

Riverside Medical Centre

Medical Report

€150

 -

7

Vector Workplace and Facilities Mgt Ltd.

Tender evaluation and development

€944

 -

8

Achilles Procurement Services

Legal and Procurement Services

€29,547

 -

9

Costello Commercial

Valuation Services

€47,188

 -

10

Linsey

Valuation Services

€1,210

 -

11

Organisation Design Consultants Ltd

Professional Advice

€4,983

 -

12

Ronan Smith Ind Consulting

Professional Advice

€19,166

 -

13

Gartner Group

Procurement Services

€30,967

 -

14

Rochford Brady Legal Services Ltd

Law Searches

€41,151

 -

15

Doyle Court Reporters Ltd

Stenography Services

€91,130

 -

16

Gwen Malone Stenography Services

Stenography Services

€16,031

 -

17

Arthur Cox

Specialist Advice

€14,616

2012

1

Bowe Systec (Ire) Ltd

Report commissioned on facilities for Print & mail centre

€7,260

 -

2

Catalyst Consultants

Advice on Employment Law

€4,800

 -

3

Achilles Procurement

Technical Advice on Procurement

€5,243

 -

4

OHSS Safety Consultants

Health & Safety Air quality control

€1,919

 -

5

Authentic

Technical Advice on Procurement

€775

-

6

Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon

Advice on Employment Law

€14,706

 -

7

Costello Commercial

Valuation Services

€54,839

 -

8

Fitzsimons Doyle & Assoc.

Refurbishment

€984

 -

9

Leyden Consulting Engineering

VDU Ergonomic Assessment

€697

 

10

Linsey

Valuation Services

€984

 -

11

Hanna Moore Curley

Patent Valuation Services

€2,961

 -

12

Newbridge Research Centre

Professional Advice

€2,200

 -

13

Oakwood Psychotherapy

HR Support

€540

 -

14

Janacon

Mobile app review

€1,968

 -

15

Service Solutions

VC  facilities support

€3,444

 -

16

Gartner Group

Procurement Services

€19,680

 -

17

Rochford Brady Legal Services Ltd

Law Searches

€59,842

 -

18

Doyle Court Reporters Ltd

Stenography Services

€68,549

 -

19

Gwen Malone Stenography Services

Stenography Services

€90,098

 -

20

Arthur Cox

Specialist Advice

€39,367

 -

21

Philip Lee

Specialist Advice

€1,380

2013

1

Arthur Cox Solicitors

HR Advice

€13,478.99

 -

2

Authentic Solutions Ltd

Energy Management Project Support

€7,011.00

 -

3

Kashan Carpets and Flooring

Valuation Assistance

€56.75

 -

4

Lynne Forrest BA(Hons) MA

Critical Incident Support

€240

 -

5

OHSS Safety Consultants

Environment Testing

€4,324.27

 -

6

Summerhill Veterinary Ctr

Veterinary Services

€41.50

 -

7

Achilles Procurement Services

Technical Advice on Procurement

€1,104

 -

8

Costello Commercial

Valuation Services

€13,714

 -

9

Creative A.D

Design Services

€3,383

 -

10

Dalton Technologies Ltd

R&D Advice

€635

 -

11

Gunne

Valuation Services

€3,075

 -

12

Hooke & Macdonald Ltd

Valuation Services

€2,269

 -

13

Leyden Consulting Eng

VDU Ergonomic Assessment

€2,177

 -

14

Linsey

Valuation Services

€12,599

 -

15

Mealys Fine Art Ltd

Valuation Services

€1,230

 -

16

Power Kelly & Co

Professional Advice

€2,190

 -

17

Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon

Advice on Employment Law

€1,593

 -

18

Dtz Sherry Fitzgerald Ltd

Valuation Services

€3,690

 -

19

Whyte & Sons Auctioneers

Valuation Services

€1,845

 -

20

Gartner Group

Procurement Services

€47,601

 -

21

Rochford Brady Legal Services Ltd

Law Searches

€62,478

 -

22

Doyle Court Reporters Ltd

Stenography Services

€76,188

 -

23

Gwen Malone Stenography Services

Stenography Services

€58,122

 -

24

Arthur Cox

Specialist Advice

€14,096

External Resources

Year

Count

Company

Professional Service

Value

2013

1

Accenture

Resources to work with Revenue in-house on a range of ICT roles.

Share of €18-25m per year.

 -

2

Deloitte

Resources to work with Revenue in-house on a range of ICT roles.

Share of €18-25m per year.

 -

3

Ergo Services

Resources to work with Revenue in-house on a range of ICT roles.

Share of €18-25m per year.

 -

4

Fujitsu (Ireland) Limited

Resources to work with Revenue in-house on a range of ICT roles.

Share of €18-25m per year.

 -

5

System Dynamics Ltd

Resources to work with Revenue in-house on a range of ICT roles.

Share of €18-25m per year.

 -

6

Version 1 Software Ltd

Resources to work with Revenue in-house on a range of ICT roles.

Share of €18-25m per year.

Note: In 2013 the Revenue Commissioners made an approach to the market by way of open competitive tender, for the provision of external support to work with Revenue in-house staff on a range of mainly ICT roles. In line with Revenue's multi-sourcing strategy, it was signalled in the tender that Revenue intended to engage more than one vendor. Following completion of the tendering process, contracts were signed with the above six companies. The notification published in the Official Journal of the EU indicated that the expected value of the combined contracts would be €18-25m per year. The contracts were awarded for a period of 2 years.

Post Sales/Software Support

Year

Count

Company

Professional Service

Value

2011

1

Advanced Business Solutions

Software support for commercial 3rd party product eFinancials

€16,982

 -

2

Bull Information systems

Software support for commercial 3rd party products eBiscus and Eskort.

€32,354

 -

3

Computer Associates

Software support for commercial 3rd party CA products.

€13,310

 -

4

Innovative Systems

Software support for commercial 3rd party ISI products.

€21,772

 -

5

Luminary Solutions

Software support for commercial 3rd party product MIF Dimensions.

€13,510

 -

6

Microsoft

Software support for commercial 3rd party Microsoft products.

€66,908

2012

1

Actian

Software support for commercial 3rd party product MIF Dimensions.

€9,933

2

Advanced Business Solutions

Software support for commercial 3rd party product eFinancials

€3,386

 -

3

Bull Information systems

Software support for commercial 3rd party products eBiscus and Eskort.

€104,690

 -

4

Detica

Software support for commercial 3rd party NetReveal product.

€374,172

 -

5

Microsoft

Software support for commercial 3rd party Microsoft products.

€53,136

 -

6

WCC Services

Software support for commercial 3rd party product ELISE

€4,274

2013

1

Actian

Software support for commercial 3rd party product MIF Dimensions.

€3,136

 -

2

Advanced Business Solutions

Software support for commercial 3rd party product eFinancials

€1,372

 -

3

AutoAddress

Software support for commercial 3rd party product AutoAddress.

€218,761

 -

4

Bull Information systems

Software support for commercial 3rd party products eBiscus and Eskort.

€423,035

 -

5

Cloudera

Software support for commercial 3rd party Hadoop based product.

€18,134

 -

6

Detica

Software support for commercial 3rd party NetReveal product.

€298,946

 -

7

Innovative Systems

Software support for commercial 3rd party ISI products.

€216,718

 -

8

SAS Institute

Software support for commercial 3rd party SAS products.

€17,417

 -

9

WCC Services

Software support for commercial 3rd party product ELISE

€15,744

 -

 -

 -

 -

€1,213,263

 

Comptroller & Auditor General:

The following contracts were all subject to a competitive tendering process.

Company

Legal Service

 

Consultancy Services

 

Audit Services

Cold Review

Thomas Walsh

 -

€15,125.00

 -

 -

Ronan Dardis

 -

€33,135.77

 -

 -

Insight Statistical Consulting

 -

€2,583.00

 -

 -

Productive Personnel Ltd

 -

€5,445.00

 -

 -

Access Accountancy Ltd

 -

€6,977.79

 -

 -

Philip Lee Solicitors

€52,091.66

 -

 -

 -

KPMG

 -

 -

 -

€10,762.50

Deloitte & Touche

 -

 -

€23,914.00

 -

Mazars

 -

 -

€34,260.00

 -

ASM

 -

 -

€8,265.60

 -

 

National Asset Management Agency (NAMA):

Information on professional services engaged by the National Asset Management Agency from May 2011 is set out below.  The procurement requirements of the Agency are run pursuant to the relevant procurement legislation, and in accordance with internal best practice guidelines which seeks to ensure that value for money is achieved. The information provided is only in respect of contracts awarded by NAMA.  NAMA has put a framework panel of advisers in place pursuant to a tender competition. NAMA publishes extensive information in respect of all NAMA appointments pursuant to a tender competition on its website www.nama.ie. Costs associated with services are published in its annual reports.

Description of Services

Document Management and Workflow System

Year

14th Feb 2011

 

Service Provider

Bearing Point Ireland Limited

Value

€231,246 inc VAT

Duration

Proprietary

Tendered

Yes advertised via www.etenders.gov.ie and the Official Journal of the European Union

Reason not tendered and why service provider selected

Portfolio Management System

7th March 2011

Ergo

€3,669,808 inc. VAT to date

Proprietary

Yes advertised via www.etenders.gov.ie and the Official Journal of the European Union

 

Multi-jurisdictional tax advice and tax compliance services

18th April 2011

KPMG

PwC

Deloitte

On-going

3 yrs. with option to extend at NAMA's discretion

Yes advertised via www.etenders.gov.ie

 

Loan Sale Advisory Services

3rd Jan 2012

Lot 1 (Europe)

Brookland Partners

Cantor Fitzgerald

CB Richard Ellis

Cushman & Wakefield

The Debt Exchange

Eastdil Secured

Ernst & Young

Goldman Sachs

Jones Lang LaSalle

KPMG

Lazard

Savills

UBS

Lot 2 (USA)

CB Richard Ellis

Credit Suisse

The Debt Exchange

Eastdil Secured

Ernst & Young

Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF)

Houlihan Lokey

Jones Lang LaSalle

KPMG

Lazard

On-going

3 yrs. up to max of 5 yrs.

Yes advertised via www.etenders.gov.ie and the Official Journal of the European Union

 

Accounting Advisory Services

20th Jan 2012

Deloitte

On-going

Up to 4 yrs.

Yes advertised via www.etenders.gov.ie and the Official Journal of the European Union

 

Corporate Legal Services

3rd Jan 2012

A&L Goodbody

Arthur Cox

McCann FitzGerald

William Fry

On-going

3 yrs. with option to extend at NAMA's discretion

Yes advertised via www.etenders.gov.ie

 

Credit Verification Services

13 March 2012

BTG Global Risk Partners

Deloitte

Ernst & Young

Grant Thornton

Horwath Bastow Charleton

KPMG

PwC

Risk Management International

Salamanca Risk Management

 

 

On-going

2 yrs. up to max of 4 yrs.

Yes advertised via www.etenders.gov.ie

 

Annual Report design and publication

April 2013

Fabrix

c. €30,000 per annum

Up to 3 years

Yes Invited a number of firms to quote

 

Insurance Brokerage and Advisory Services

25th April 2012

Aon

On-going

Up to 5 yrs.

Yes advertised via www.etenders.gov.ie and the Official Journal of the European Union

 

Business/project support services

29th Oct 2013

BearingPoint Ireland Limited

Ernst & Young

KPMG

PwC

SunGard Consulting Services (Ireland) Limited

On-going

4 yrs.

Yes advertised via www.etenders.gov.ie and the Official Journal of the European Union

 

Enforcement and Insolvency Practitioners

28th Feb 2013

Panel A Insolvency Practitioners (Corporate) Ireland Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon BDO

Crowe Horwath

Deloitte & Touche

Ernst & Young

Ferris & Associates

Friel Stafford

Gilroy Gannon

Grant Thornton Corporate Finance Ltd Hughes Blake Chartered Accountants

JPA Brenson Lawlor Ltd Kavanaghfennell

KPMG

Mazars

McInerney Saunders McKeogh Gallagher Ryan Accountants

McStay Luby

Moore Stephens Nathans O'Connor Pyne & Co Ltd and OCKT Ltd O'Donovan Caulfield Lavin

O'Neill Foley

PKF

O'Connor, Leddy & Holmes

PwC Ireland

RSM Farrell Grant Sparks Russell Brennan Keane Smith & Williamson

UHY Farrelly Dawe White Ltd and Forrest & Co

 

Panel B: Insolvency Practitioners (Corporate) UK

ASM (N) Ltd

Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon BDO LLP and BDO Northern Ireland Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP CavanaghKelly

Chantrey Vellacott

DFK LLP

Crowe Horwath

Deloitte LLP

Duff & Phelps Ltd

Ernst & Young LLP

FPM

Cooper Parry Consortium

FRP Advisory LLP

Grant Thornton LLP Griffins

Keenan Corporate Finance Ltd

KPMG

Leonard Curtis Recovery Ltd

 Mazars LLP

Menzies Business Recovery LLP

Moore Stephens LLP Moorfields Corporate Recovery LLP

PKF (UK) LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

RSM McClure Watters RSM Tenon Ltd

Smith & Williamson

The P&A Partnership

The UK 200 Consortium Zolfo Cooper

 

Panel C Insolvency Practitioners (Fixed Charge) Ireland Active Facilities & Property Management Alder King LLP Aramark Property Services Ltd Bannon BNP Paribas Real Estate CBRE Ireland Cleary McCabe & Associates Douglas Newman Good Commercial Property DTZ Sherry FitzGerald Finance One Ltd GVA Donal O'Buachalla Hooke & MacDonald Ltd HT Meagher O'Reilly HWBC Allsop Ltd Jones Lang LaSalle Knight Frank Ltd Lambert Smith Hampton Lisney Ltd Mason Owen & Lyons McPeake Auctioneers NuArk Ventures Ltd O'Dywer Property Management Ltd Osborne King & Megran Ltd Savills Commercial (Ireland) Ltd Sherry FitzGerald Kennedy Lowe W.K. Nowlan & Associates

 

Panel D Insolvency Practitioners (Fixed Charge) UK Alder King LLP Allsop LLP Aramark Property Services Ltd Ardmore Commercial BNP Paribas BTWShiells Ltd CBRE Cherryman Ltd Colliers International Property Consultants DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Eddisons Commercial Ltd GVA Grimley Ltd Knight Frank LLP Lambert Smith Hampton Group Ltd Lisney Osborne King & Megran Ltd Sanderson Weatherall LLP Savills (UK) Ltd Wedlake Bell LLP/Fairacre Asset Management Ltd Winterhill Largo PLC

On-going

3 yrs. with option to extend for further 1 yr.

Yes advertised via www.etenders.gov.ie

 

Legal Panels

8th Oct 2013

(i) Panel A - General Services;

(ii) Panel B - Complex Commercial Property Projects;

(iii) Panel C - Financing & Enforcement;

(iv) Panel D - Litigation.  

 

Panel A1 - Trusts, succession,

probate and wards of court

Beauchamps

Gartlan Furey

Mason Hayes & Curran

Patrick F O'Reilly

Ronan Daly Jermyn

 

Panel A2 Family Law

Beauchamps

Gore & Grimes

Hayes Solicitors

 

Panel A3 General Property

Dillon Eustace

Dillon Solicitors

Eugene F Collins

Gore & Grimes

Hayes Solicitors

James Harte & Son

James Riordan & Partners

JW O'Donovan

Kane Touhy

Mason Hayes & Curran

McDowell Purcell

Michael Houlihan & Partners

O'Donovan Murphy & Partners

Patrick F O'Reilly

 

Panel A4 Environmental Law

Beauchamps

James Harte & Son

Philip Lee

 

Panel B Complex

Commercial Property

A&L Goodbody

Arthur Cox

Beauchamps

Byrne Wallace

Eversheds

Gartlan Furey

Maples & Calder

McCann FitzGerald

Ronan Daly Jermyn

William Fry

 

Panel C Financing and

Enforcement

A&L Goodbody

Alfred Thornton

Arthur Cox

Barry C Galvin

Beauchamps

Byrne Wallace

Dillon Eustace

Eugene F Collins

Eversheds

Gartlan Furey

Gore & Grimes

Harrison O'Dowd

Hayes Solicitors

Holmes O'Malley Sexton

Ivor Fitzpatrick

James O'Riordan & partners

JW O'Donovan

Lavelle Coleman

LK Shields

Maples and Calder

Mason Hayes & Curran

Matheson

McCann Fitzgerald

McDowell Purcell

McGuire Desmond

Noel Smyth & Partner

PJ O'Driscoll

Ronan Daly Jermyn

Walkers

William Fry

 

Panel D Litigation Dublin

Circuit

A&L Goodbody

Alfred Thornton

Arthur Cox

Beauchamps

Byrne Wallace

Eugene F Collins

Eversheds

Hayes Solicitors

Holmes O'Malley Sexton

Hugh J Ward & Co

Ivor Fitzpatrick

Lavelle Coleman

LK Shields

Lyons Kenny

Maples & Calder

Mason Hayes & Curran

Matheson

McCann Fitzgerald

McDowell Purcell

Patrick F O'Reilly

Patrick Tallan & Co

TP Robinson

VP McMullin

William Fry

Woods Hogan

Panel D Litigation Eastern

Circuit

Byrne Wallace

Eversheds

McDowell Purcell

Panel D Litigation Cork

Circuit

McGuire Desmond

PJ O'Driscoll

Ronan Daly Jermyn

Timothy J Hegarty & Son

Panel D Litigation

Northern Circuit

Hegarty & Armstrong

Keaney Nevin

VP McMullin

Panel D Litigation

Western Circuit

Hegarty & Armstrong

Michael Houlihan & Partners

Ronan Daly Jermyn

Panel D Litigation

Midland Circuit

Callan Tansey

Hegarty & Armstrong

Keaney Nevin

Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan

Panel D Litigation

South West Circuit

Harrison O'Dowd

Michael Houlihan &

PJ O'Driscoll

Panel D Litigation South

East Circuit

James Harte & Son

Lavelle Coleman

Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan

On-going

4 yrs. with option to extend for further 2 yrs.

Yes advertised via www.etenders.gov.ie

 

Legal services in Prague

6th Dec 2013

Wilson and Partners

On-going

Until conclusion of services

No

Emergency Appointment

Legal services in Budapest

9th Dec 2013

Kinstellar

On-going

Until conclusion of services

No

Emergency Appointment

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