Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 February 2022
244. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the agencies under the remit of his Department; the amount that has been spent on all Covid-19-related consultancy contracts by his Department and agencies under his remit in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the amount paid for each consultant; and the reason for the consultancy. [6037/22]
View answerMy Department did not incur any expenditure on Covid-19 consultancy contracts in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022.
The bodies under the aegis of my Department are the Central Bank of Ireland, the Credit Review Office, the Credit Union Advisory Board, the Credit Union Restructuring Board, the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal, the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, Home Building Finance Ireland, the Investor Compensation Company DAC, the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, the National Asset Management Agency, the National Treasury Management Agency, the Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland and the Tax Appeals Commission.
The Credit Union Restructuring Board was operationally wound down in 2017 and is awaiting formal dissolution.
I have been informed that the majority of these have not incurred expenditure in relation to Covid-19 related consultancy contracts. One agency, the National Treasury Management Agency, has incurred such expenditure and has provided the information in the table below.
It should be noted that the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) provides support services to Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI), the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) under a Service Level Agreement. The contracts listed below in respect of the NTMA include those relevant services provided to HBFI, NAMA and the SBCI.
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Body under the aegis of the Department of Finance |
Reason for Covid-19-related consultancy |
Amount paid for each Covid-19-related consultant in 2020 (VAT excl) |
Amount paid for each Covid-19-related consultant in 2021 (VAT excl) |
Amount paid for each Covid-19-related consultant to date in 2022 (VAT excl) |
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National Treasury Management Agency |
COVID-19 compliance officer training |
€75 |
0 |
0 |
|
Health & Safety Review and drafting and update of COVID-19 Response Plan and Risk Register* |
€4,200 |
€700 |
€1,200 |
*Health & safety reviews related to various health & safety matters, not just COVID-19
