I can advise the Deputy of the following public contracts between my Department and Ernst & Young (EY), Deloitte, and KPMG during the period 2011 - 2016. I am including in my reply all payments made (excluding VAT) to the companies referred to by the Deputy during that period.
Company
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Description of service/contract
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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Deloitte
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External review of the Compilation of General Government Debt Statistics
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€50,000
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Professional Services for the development of the Deloitte Ireland EU Presidency App
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€25,000
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Professional Services in relation to a forensic acquisition and high level review of computer activity
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€3,500
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Deloitte LLP
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Advice in relation to litigation
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€79,622
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Deloitte (Tech Solutions)
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Oracle JDEdwards Support
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|
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€4,718
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EY
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Tax research paper 'The historical development and international context of the Irish corporate tax system'
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€5,000
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|
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Accountancy secondee provided to the Department's Oireachtas Banking Inquiry team to provide advice on matters relating to the Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis
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€78,720
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KPMG
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Services in connection with the proposed dissolution of the Credit Union Restructuring Board (ReBo)
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€35,000
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The Deputy may wish to note that the Department's contract with KPMG is a six month contract with an initial fee of €35k. In the event that this contract is extended by the Department beyond six months, additional hourly rates will apply in accordance with the terms of the contract. No payments have been made to KPMG to date.
I can advise the Deputy that the fee for the accountancy secondee from EY to the Department was paid by the NTMA.
I can inform the Deputy that my Department also engaged individuals from KPMG and Deloitte on a pro bono basis during the above period.
The Deputy may wish to note that my Department publishes on a quarterly basis, payments for legal, consultancy and professional fees on its website - http://www.finance.gov.ie/obligations/financials/consultancy/.