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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 January 2019

Thursday, 17 January 2019

Questions (276)

Barry Cowen

Question:

276. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount spent in each year for the past five years on accountancy and consultancy firms in relation to capital projects; the specific capital project in which the costs were incurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2258/19]

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Details of expenditure on external consultancy reports commissioned by my Department, in the period since its establishment in 2011, has been provided to the House in response to Parliamentary Question No. 727 of 4th December 2018 of and Question No. 767 of 14th December 2017.

The information requested by the Deputy in respect of professional services and fees relating to capital projects and schemes is set out in the following Table.

Year

Capital Project or Scheme

Expenditure

2014

Projects funded under Cultural Infrastructure and Development support schemes:

Pálás Arthouse Cinema Theatre Royal Waterford West Cork Arts Centre Athlone Art Gallery

€13,346

2015

Architectural Consultancy Services in respect of Projects funded under Cultural Infrastructure:

Pálás Arthouse Cinema Bank of Ireland Cultural Centre

and Development support schemes

€8,109

Moore Street Multi Criteria Analysis Report

€11,685

Ionad na n-Imirceach, Carna – Engineering Consultancy

€10,419

2016

Architectural Consultancy Services in respect of Projects funded under Cultural Infrastructure and Development support schemes:

Pálás Arthouse Cinema Bank of Ireland Cultural Centre

€6,952

Costs associated with the development of a Master Plan for the NMI

€50,000

Ionad na nImirceach, and Halla Naomh Fhionáin, An Fál Carrach – Engineering Consultancy

€10,008

2017

Architectural Consultancy Services in respect of Projects funded under Cultural Infrastructure and Development: support schemes:

Pálás Arthouse Cinema

€2,807

National Library re-development project, Cost Benefit Analysis

€23,985

Engineering Consultancy Services in relation to na nImirceach, and Halla Naomh Fhionáin

€15,401

Engineering Consultancy Services in relation to Pier development on Inis Oírr, County Galway

€20,799

Feasibility study at 6 Harcourt St., Headquarters of Conradh na Gaeilge

€12,269

2018

Architectural Consultancy Services in respect of Projects funded under Cultural Infrastructure and Development support schemes:

Pálás Arthouse Cinema Theatre Royal Waterford West Cork Arts Centre Athlone Art Gallery

€3,464

Boyle Monograph Specialist Publication Services

€11,347

Engineering Consultancy Services in relation to Na nImirceach, and Halla Naomh Fhionáin

€10,626

Feasibility study at 6 Harcourt St., Headquarters of Conradh na Gaeilge

€22,000

Engineering Consultancy Services in relation to Pier development on Inis Oírr, County Galway

€109,113

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