Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2014
478. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 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. [30061/14]
View answer479. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in a 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. [30076/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 478 and 479 together.
I would like to inform the Deputy at the outset that it is the policy of my Department to minimise to the greatest extent possible, professional fees.
For the purposes of this response I have taken professional fees to refer to accountable persons from whom Professional Services Withholding Tax has been deducted in respect of professional services provided. The list provided contains a wide range of services provided to the Department which includes but is not limited to legal, consultancy, advisory, capital, advertising and accountancy costs. The list, for example, includes payments related to research, consultation with children, interview board participation, industrial relations mediation, expert evidence, national and international expert participation in groups, investigations and publication. I would further note that in line with the aforementioned policy to minimise external professional costs, IT support for my Department is provided by the Department of Health.
The information which you requested is outlined below in tabular form excluding VAT.
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DETAILS |
Total Paid June 2013-May 2014 |
|
Alan Nolan |
€5,500.00 |
|
Astrid Frederike Schrader |
€1,520.20 |
|
BFK |
€ 10,290.00 |
|
Burtenshaw Kenny Associates |
€ 2,940.00 |
|
Capita Business Services Ltd. |
€19,350.00 |
|
Cnag ar an Doras |
€35,008.45 |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
€6,088.00 |
|
Foroige |
€663.20 |
|
Frontier Engineering Group Ltd |
€6,234.75 |
|
Fusio |
€7,150.00 |
|
Geoffrey Shannon |
€19,930.00 |
|
Gerard Barry |
€10,440.00 |
|
HV McELfatrick |
€2,974.30 |
|
Jane Clarke |
€4,800.00 |
|
Janet Hughes |
€7,420.00 |
|
John C Malone |
€4,000.00 |
|
John Fanning |
€23,750.00 |
|
Liz Harper |
€4,900.00 |
|
Mazars |
€138,704.00 |
|
McGuinness Killen Partnership |
€5,460.00 |
|
Niall Watters & Associates |
€3,997.60 |
|
Penhouse Design Ltd |
€42,895.00 |
|
Prof Ann Sanson |
€3,806.60 |
|
Quality Matters Ltd |
€5,000.00 |
|
Richard Sinnott |
€8,000.00 |
|
Roger Jupp |
€33,600.00 |
|
Sandra Roe |
€12,000.00 |
|
Satya Brink |
€15,471.15 |
|
Sven Retore |
€1,515.50 |
|
Total |
€ 443,408.75 |
|
20% saving estimate |
€88,681.75 |
Should a 20% reduction be applied to all the above listed fees, the resultant saving would be €88,682.
