My Department engaged the companies mentioned in each of the years 2015 to 2019. Details of the fees paid are in the following table:
Year
|
Business Unit
|
Companies
|
Cost per year
|
Reason each was engaged
|
2015
|
207608
|
Arthur Cox
|
€934,654
|
Litigation
|
2016
|
207608
|
Arthur Cox
|
€242,234
|
Litigation, procurement advice, ongoing management and phased disposal of State investments
|
2016
|
207601
|
PwC
|
€73,031
|
Professional services in relation to National Risk Assessment
|
2017
|
207608
|
Arthur Cox
|
€286,961
|
Litigation, ongoing management and phased disposal of State investments
|
2018
|
207608
|
Arthur Cox
|
€435,061
|
Litigation, HBFI, ongoing management and phased disposal of State investments
|
2018
|
207608
|
KPMG
|
€119,138
|
ReBo Wind-down, HBFI
|
2018
|
207608
|
A&L Goodbody
|
€44,034
|
An Post
|
2019
|
207608
|
Arthur Cox
|
€23,077
|
Litigation
|
There is also a record of an Public Appointments Service invoice for €30,750 relating to a competition for the appointment of members to the Central Bank Commission for 2018 on behalf of the Department, this payment was in relation to costs the Public Appointments Service incurred engaging PWC in relation to this work.