Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 June 2023
220. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of instances in which his Department availed of services and or consultancy and or advices from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the costs of same; the number of contracts between the company and his Department; and the duration and costs of same. [28195/23]
View answerMy Department has availed of six advisory/consultancy services with the company referred to in the Question over the last 10 years.
Details of these contracts are contained in the Table below:
|
Contract |
Cost (including VAT) € |
Duration |
Year |
|
Financial Advisory Service |
332,127 |
26 months |
2012-2014 |
|
Capacity Review for Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment |
81,800 |
3 months |
2014 |
|
Economic and Strategic Advisory Service (National Broadband Plan) |
2,926,292 |
6 years |
2015-2020 |
|
Advisory Services |
164,565 |
3 months |
2021 |
|
Economic consultancy |
30,627 |
2 months |
2023 |
|
Technical and advisory support services |
73,800 (est) |
12 months |
2023-2024 |
