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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2014

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Questions (58, 59)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

58. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide the annual saving to the Exchequer of 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 in each case between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. [30066/14]

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Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

59. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance 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 the amount invoiced in each case between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. [30081/14]

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I propose to take Questions Nos. 58 and 59 together.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. A 20% reduction to these professional fees would provide a saving to the Exchequer of €417,151.25. 

Type of Professional Service

Company/Service Provider Name

Amount  (€) 

Consultancy

Red C

 €118,572.00

Consultancy

Dr.Anil Shivdasani

 €82,853.00

Consultancy

Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI)

 €49,200.00

Consultancy

PCMA Economic Consulting

 €49,043.00

Consultancy

Crowe Howarth

 €36,850.80

Consultancy

Indecon

 €28,290.00

Consultancy

Stratathree

 €72,118.90

Consultancy

Brendan Ryan BL

 €828.00

Consultancy

MFK Property

 €14,360.00

Consultancy

Seamus Coffey

 €4,900.00

Legal 

William Fry

 €20,664.00

Legal 

Arthur Cox & Company

 €1,384,005.18

Legal

Matheson

 €47,132.78

Legal and consultancy

Deloitte & Touche

 €132,991.81

IT Consultancy

Carlos Chavez

 €759.00

Advice

Donal McNally

 €33,176.25

Secretarial Service

A&L Goodbody Secretarial

 €2,871.65

Art and Design

Creative A.D. 

 €5,079.90

Design

Fiona Kearns

 €2,060.00

Total

 -

€2,085,756.27

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