Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2014
206. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the annual saving to the Exchequer from a 20% reduction in all professional fees for his Department, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT-related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; and the company name and amount invoiced between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. [30069/14]
View answer207. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form a list of all professional fees for his Department, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT-related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; and the company name and amount invoiced between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. [30084/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 206 and 207 together.
The following table details all of the Department’s expenditure on Consultancy & Professional Services for the period 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. This encompasses payments in respect of consultancy, IT related, advisory, advertising and accountancy services. In respect of the figures below it is worth noting that the figures include both the Department and its Offices which provide specific enterprise support functions and services. By way of example, the CRO and the ODCE account for 49% of the total payments outlined below. The CRO alone accounts for 37% of the total which relates to the maintenance and upkeep of a digital database of all registered companies in the State (Enterprise Registry Solutions Ltd).
Consultancy is based on the definition as prescribed by the Department of Finance, where “a person, organization or group is engaged to provide intellectual or knowledge-based services (e.g. expert analysis and advice) through delivering reports, studies, assessments, recommendations, proposals, etc. that contribute to decision or policy-making in a contracting authority. The engagement should be for a limited time period to carry out a specific finite task or set of tasks that involve expert skills or capabilities that would not normally be expected to reside within the contracting authority.”
Professional services are regarded as “any service where professional service withholding tax has been applied” (where the company is based outside Ireland 4th Schedule applies instead of PSWT)
The provision of legal advice and legal services are captured within separate tables.
Professional fees incurred 1 st June 2013 to 31 December 2013
|
Name of Company/Service Provider |
Cost € |
|
Dell (Ireland) |
34,371.12 |
|
Enterprise Registry Solutions Ltd |
628,756.33 |
|
Dnm Technology Ltd |
9,447.80 |
|
Sabeo technologies |
11,262.08 |
|
Artefact |
92.25 |
|
Clever Cat |
479.70 |
|
Espion Ltd. |
60,885.00 |
|
Inventise Business Solutions Ltd |
9,064.49 |
|
Barberry Ltd. t/a Keating and Associates |
1,563.33 |
|
Terminal Four Solutions Ltd |
4,183.85 |
|
Tom Martin & Associates /TMA |
5,547.30 |
|
Beatrice's Translating and Tour Guide Services |
15,099.11 |
|
Centre For Sign Language Studies |
883.20 |
|
Lionbridge |
3,357.45 |
|
Translation.ie |
1,968.00 |
|
Word Perfect Translation Services Ltd |
3,063.84 |
|
La Touche Training |
235.00 |
|
Legal-Island Ltd |
2,150.00 |
|
The Law Society of Ireland |
180.00 |
|
Irish Centre for European Law |
395.00 |
|
University College Dublin |
50.00 |
|
Ergo Services Ltd |
24,907.50 |
|
Design Printworks Ltd |
701.10 |
|
RSM McClure Watters |
35,497.80 |
|
Parallel Internet Ltd |
14,852.25 |
|
Parallel Internet Ltd |
645.75 |
|
Parallel Internet Ltd |
362.85 |
|
Parallel Internet Ltd |
645.75 |
|
Terminal Four Solutions Ltd |
416.16 |
|
More Fresh Thought Ltd T/A Ebow |
13,090.28 |
|
IKEN Business Ltd |
15,575.33 |
|
Martin Lynch |
4,270.60 |
|
Francis Rochford |
750.00 |
|
H M Ventures (Consultants) |
7,500.00 |
|
Ardilaun Electrical |
662.08 |
|
Arekibo |
4,981.50 |
|
Baker Consulting |
30,700.80 |
|
Bizquip |
544.28 |
|
Client Solutions |
5,343.12 |
|
Dell Computers Ireland |
38,406.00 |
|
Hibernia Services Ltd |
6,463.83 |
|
Integrity Solutions |
17,625.90 |
|
IT & Electronic Services Ltd |
468.19 |
|
Local Government Management Agency |
981.00 |
|
Parallel Internet Ltd (pTools Software) |
3,509.87 |
|
Plannet21 Communications |
40,400.89 |
|
Qualcom Systems Ltd |
3,890.78 |
|
Rits |
15,860.13 |
|
Site Improve Ltd |
1,144.38 |
|
Stratathree Ltd |
31,246.92 |
|
Sword SA |
141,744.56 |
|
Ward Solutions |
20,355.27 |
|
Iris Oifigiúil |
1,451.00 |
|
Brindley Advertising |
7,531.00 |
|
IPA |
197.00 |
|
Capita Asset Services (Ireland) Ltd |
102,484.00 |
|
First Choice Financial Services Ltd |
20,600.00 |
|
Elavon Merchant Services |
62,887.45 |
Legal fees incurred 1 st June 2013 to 31 st December 2013
|
Name of Company/Service Provider |
Cost € |
|
ABC Investigations Ltd |
184.50 |
|
Brian Murray |
1,230.00 |
|
Cyril O’Neill Legal Costs Accountants |
4,918.99 |
|
Declan Murphy |
16,747.68 |
|
Douglas Clarke |
3,394.80 |
|
E.C. Gearty & Co. |
61.50 |
|
Eamon Cleary |
110.00 |
|
J & A Davis |
650.72 |
|
John Madden |
120.00 |
|
John McCarroll |
4,428.00 |
|
Nessa Cahill |
6,088.50 |
|
Paul Anthony McDermott |
615.00 |
|
Peter Fallon |
1,606.20 |
|
Rochford Brady Legal Services Ltd |
5,941.84 |
|
Una Ní Raifeartaigh |
615.00 |
|
Mairéad Carey BL |
6,789.60 |
|
Connellan & Co. |
799.50 |
|
D.H. Sheridan & Co. |
11,475.54 |
|
Dermot G. O'Donovan & Partners |
1,309.21 |
|
Donal W. Dunne |
1,291.50 |
|
Frank Nyhan & Associates |
8,340.90 |
|
Gerald Meaney, State Solicitor |
1,414.50 |
|
Gerard O’Brien |
1,414.50 |
|
Kennedy Fitzgerald |
1,168.50 |
|
Leahy & Partners |
1,9424.3 |
|
Liddy Scollan |
1,430.16 |
|
Millards |
1,537.50 |
|
John Hughes, Solicitor |
6,883.08 |
|
Niamh Tuite & Company |
5,672.52 |
|
O'Doherty Warren & Associates |
3,628.50 |
|
Peter D. Jones & Co. |
5,043.05 |
|
Rory Hayden & Co. |
9,901.50 |
|
Rory P. Benville |
11,964.92 |
|
Shaun Boylan |
3,382.50 |
|
Steen O’Reilly |
1,273.05 |
|
Vincent Deane & Co. |
1,168.50 |
|
Wolfe & Co. |
5,535.06 |
|
Noel J. Travers |
14,022.00 |
|
Conor Feeney |
14,391.00 |
|
Claire Bruton BL |
1,030.00 |
|
Jennifer Goode |
1,845.00 |
|
Claire Bruton |
3,813.00 |
|
Kilroys |
4,305.00 |
|
Fitzpatrick Associates |
23,708.24 |
The total amount of fees for 1 June 2013 to 31 December 2013 is €1,685,615.73. 20% of this amount is €337,123.15.
Professional fees incurred 1st January 2014 to 31 st May 2014
|
Name of Company/Service Provider |
Cost € |
|
Tanika Design Ltd |
2,207.85 |
|
BT Communications Ireland Ltd |
6,519.00 |
|
Digicom |
3,785.29 |
|
Eurl Orpalis |
2,129.95 |
|
Enterprise Registry Solutions Ltd |
372,266.27 |
|
Barberry Ltd. t/a Keating and Associates |
922.50 |
|
Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon |
7,000.00 |
|
The Mediators Institute of Ireland |
200.00 |
|
The Law Society of Ireland |
136.00 |
|
IRN Publishing Ltd |
700.00 |
|
Thomson Reuters Round Hall |
885.00 |
|
Employment law Association of Ireland |
650.00 |
|
Data Protection Commissioner |
100.00 |
|
Corporate & Public lawyers Association |
60.00 |
|
Beatrice's Translating and Tour Guide Services |
2,612.52 |
|
IKEN Business Ltd |
14,231.10 |
|
Parallel Internet Ltd |
845.63 |
|
Design Printworks Ltd. |
824.10 |
|
Ergo Services Ltd |
32,379.75 |
|
Martin Lynch |
1,127.60 |
|
Copenhagen Economics |
60,899.17 |
|
Baker Consultants |
39,363.91 |
|
Beirne Electric |
4,251.70 |
|
Client Solutions |
5,343.12 |
|
Dell Computers (Ireland) |
4,625.42 |
|
IT and Electronic Services |
936.38 |
|
Plannet21 Communications |
19,291.01 |
|
Rits |
8,844.77 |
|
Stratathree Ltd |
19,261.80 |
|
Sword SA |
8,014.45 |
|
Unity Technology Solutions |
99.94 |
|
Ward Solutions |
27,582.76 |
|
Iris Oifigiúil |
1,065.00 |
|
Media Vest |
10,137.00 |
|
FCR Media |
18,549.00 |
|
Capita Asset Services (Ireland) Ltd |
87,211.00 |
|
Elavon Merchant Services |
48,022.94 |
|
Paul Coughlan BL |
3,570.00 |
|
Andrew Parkes |
420.00 |
Legal fees incurred 1st January 2014 to 31 st May 2014
|
Name of Company/Service Provider |
Cost € |
|
ABC Investigations Ltd. |
184.50 |
|
Barry Galvin |
883.80 |
|
Brian Kennedy SC |
31,383.45 |
|
Brian Murray |
15,375.00 |
|
Cyril O’Neill Legal Costs Accountants |
5,199.78 |
|
Declan Murphy |
5,261.94 |
|
Denis McDonald |
20,878.02 |
|
Gwen Malone Stenography Services |
180.00 |
|
Joe McGuinn |
300.00 |
|
John McCarroll |
20,910.00 |
|
Maria O’Grady |
219.00 |
|
Maurice G. Collins |
9,225.00 |
|
O’Mara Geraghty McCourt |
738.00 |
|
Paul Anthony McDermott BL |
14,760.00 |
|
Paul O’Higgins SC |
3,997.50 |
|
Peter Fallon |
965.52 |
|
Philip Rahn |
2,376.36 |
|
Rochford Brady Legal Services |
3,102.97 |
|
Shelley Horan |
13,222.50 |
|
Rory P. Benville |
2,337.00 |
|
Frank Nyhan & Associates |
5,215.48 |
|
Gerald Meaney, State Solicitor |
7,626.00 |
|
John Hughes, Solicitor |
6,599.76 |
|
Leahy & Partners |
5,051.42 |
|
Niamh Tuite & Company |
4,487.16 |
|
O'Doherty Warren & Associates |
1,168.50 |
|
Peter D. Jones & Co. |
1,168.50 |
|
Rory P. Benville |
2,398.50 |
|
Rosemary Healy-Rae BL |
1,562.10 |
|
Vincent Deane & Co. |
1,414.50 |
|
Wolfe & Co. |
2,420.88 |
|
Noel J. Travers |
2,214.00 |
|
Conor Feeney |
3,505.50 |
|
Anthony Kerr BL |
875.50 |
|
Alan Haugh |
6,396.00 |
The total amount of fees for 1 January 2014 to 31 May 2014 is €1,027,465.67. Some 20% of this amount is €205,493.13.
