I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question no. 249 of 18 October 2018.
Expenditure on the National Broadband Plan was first incurred in 2013. The total expenditure to date since then is approximately €22.2 million. This expenditure includes the cost of corporate finance and economic advice, technical support and network design, the cost of legal advice, environmental advice and process auditor costs. These services were procured by way of competitive tender. In addition, the Department has staff and other administrative costs, along with travel and expenses costs for the independent Steering Group members and event costs related to the NBP. The table below sets out payments by year.
Table 1: NBP Total spend by Year
|
Year
|
Cost
|
|
2013
|
€394,507.01
|
|
2014
|
€681,326.58
|
|
2015
|
€2,978,462.99
|
|
2016
|
€2,345,659.49
|
|
2017
|
€10,050,457.78
|
|
2018
|
€5,745,111.99
|
|
TOTAL
|
€22,195,525.84
|
All figures include VAT.
I also attach a detailed table setting out expenditure on external advisers under the NBP from the date of their engagement.
The procurement process to appoint a bidder for the State intervention network is now at the final stage, with evaluation ongoing of the final tender submission received on 18 September. The Taoiseach has asked Mr Peter Smyth, the independent process auditor to the NBP procurement to review the process. Mr. Smyth will submit a report to the Taoiseach and to me as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. This review is taking place is parallel with the evaluation being carried out by the Department’s procurement team on the final tender.
A schedule of payments made to date on the NBP is set out in the following tables for each year, specifying the companies paid and the services engaged.
Table 2: Schedule of NBP Payments in 2013
|
Company/Payee Name
|
Services Provided
|
Cost
|
|
PRISA Technologies Ltd T/A Prisa Consulting
|
Technical, commercial, economic, financial and procurement advice
|
€323,491.23
|
|
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
|
Staff secondment
|
€67,899.16
|
|
Word Perfect Translation Services Limited
|
Translation services
|
€3,116.62
|
|
TOTAL for 2013
|
|
€394,507.01
|
Table 3: Schedule of NBP Payments in 2014
|
Company/Payee Name
|
Services Provided
|
Cost
|
|
AVC Ltd
|
Audio visual services
|
€2,257.05
|
|
Clever Cat Design
|
Design and branding services
|
€12,346.70
|
|
D4 Catering 4. U.
|
Catering
|
€231.08
|
|
Strategic Scout Ltd
|
Steering Group costs
|
€6,101.07
|
|
Kieran Clancy Photography
|
Photography
|
€346.86
|
|
Mason Hayes and Curran
|
Legal advisory services
|
€12,286.22
|
|
Mespil Hotel
|
Steering Group costs
|
€423.50
|
|
National Adult Literacy Agency Ltd ( NALA )
|
Literacy advisory services
|
€854.29
|
|
Park Town Consulting
|
Policy advisory services
|
€6,089.25
|
|
PRISA Technologies Ltd T/A Prisa Consulting
|
Technical, commercial, economic, financial and procurement advice
|
€494,981.54
|
|
Consultant A (Anonymized under GDPR)
|
Steering Group costs
|
€4,195.07
|
|
Tony Harris Design
|
Design services
|
€2,324.70
|
|
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
|
Staff secondment
|
€109,417.11
|
|
Vilicom Engineering Ltd
|
Technical advisory services
|
€25,184.68
|
|
W1 Design
|
Design services
|
€4,287.46
|
|
TOTAL for 2014
|
|
€681,326.58
|
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Table 4: Schedule of NBP Payments in 2015
|
Company/Payee Name
|
Services Provided
|
Cost
|
|
Analysys Mason
|
Technical advisory services
|
€449,210.01
|
|
Buswells Hotel
|
Steering Group costs
|
€958.40
|
|
Café Sol
|
Catering
|
€434.02
|
|
Club Travel Ltd
|
Travel costs
|
€1,747.95
|
|
Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport
|
Steering Group costs
|
€100.65
|
|
Doyle Kent Planning Partnership Ltd
|
Environmental advisory services
|
€7,995.00
|
|
Dublin Chamber Of Commerce
|
Steering Group costs
|
€832.60
|
|
Strategic Scout Ltd
|
Steering Group costs
|
€15,997.32
|
|
Consultant B (Anonymised under GDPR)
|
Process auditor for legal tender evaluation
|
€4,458.75
|
|
KPMG
|
Financial and procurement advisory services
|
€729,831.57
|
|
Mason Hayes and Curran
|
Legal advisory services
|
€339,615.23
|
|
Mediavest Ltd
|
Newspaper publication costs
|
€4,646.89
|
|
Mespil Hotel
|
Steering Group costs
|
€922.00
|
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers
|
Economic and strategic advisory services
|
€1,040,440.67
|
|
PRISA Technologies Ltd T/A Prisa Consulting
|
Technical, commercial, economic, financial and procurement advice
|
€302,020.35
|
|
Consultant A (Anonymized under GDPR)
|
Steering Group costs
|
€8,305.18
|
|
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
|
Staff secondment
|
€69,629.07
|
|
Vilicom Engineering Ltd
|
Technical advisory services
|
€1,317.33
|
|
TOTAL for 2015
|
|
€2,978,462.99
|
Table 5: Schedule of NBP Payments in 2016
|
Company/Payee Name
|
Services Provided
|
Cost
|
|
Analysys Mason
|
Technical advisory services
|
€556,924.82
|
|
Club Travel Ltd
|
Travel costs
|
€422.48
|
|
Deloitte
|
Tax and VAT advice
|
€5,412.00
|
|
Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport
|
Steering Group costs
|
€441.91
|
|
Doggett Group
|
Design and print services
|
€4,314.84
|
|
Elaine Tohill Ltd T/A Press
|
Catering - bidder dialogue
|
€7,512.00
|
|
Here and Now Business Intelligence
|
Communications advisory services
|
€7,380.00
|
|
Hilton Dublin (Charlemont Hotels Group Ltd )
|
Meeting room hire
|
€470.00
|
|
Strategic Scout Ltd
|
Steering Group costs
|
€591.15
|
|
KPMG
|
Financial and procurement advisory services
|
€513,409.38
|
|
KPMG
|
Specialist personnel
|
€585,206.33
|
|
Mason Hayes and Curran
|
Legal advisory services
|
€456,505.65
|
|
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
|
Economic and strategic advisory services
|
€143,145.58
|
|
PRISA Technologies Ltd T/A Prisa Consulting
|
Technical, commercial, economic, financial and procurement advice
|
€11,070.00
|
|
Public Affairs Ireland
|
Training course
|
€362.85
|
|
RPS Consulting Engineers
|
Environmental advisory services
|
€27,312.15
|
|
T Kilmartin & Sons
|
Design and print services
|
€178.35
|
|
The Irish Farmers Association
|
National Ploughing Championships 2015 costs
|
€25,000.00
|
|
TOTAL for 2016
|
|
€2,345,659.49
|
Table 6: Schedule of NBP Payments in 2018 (to date)
|
Company/Payee Name
|
Services Provided
|
Cost
|
|
Analysys Mason
|
Technical advisory services
|
€1,115,387.37
|
|
Bank of Ireland Visa (Department credit card)
|
Administrative procurement process costs (PMO)
|
€310.97
|
|
Club Travel Ltd
|
Travel costs
|
€1,493.96
|
|
Deloitte
|
Tax and VAT advice
|
€24,354.00
|
|
Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport
|
Steering Group costs
|
€250.50
|
|
Doggett Group
|
Design and printing services
|
€510.45
|
|
Elaine Tohill Ltd T/A Press
|
Catering - bidder dialogue
|
€849.00
|
|
Here and Now Business Intelligence
|
Communications advisory services
|
€16,236.00
|
|
Strategic Scout Ltd
|
Steering Group costs
|
€6,941.94
|
|
Consultant C (Anonymized under GDPR)
|
Independent Chair costs
|
€2,000.00
|
|
KPMG
|
Financial and procurement advisory services
|
€2,497,834.80
|
|
KPMG
|
Specialist personnel
|
€902,993.92
|
|
Marsh Ireland
|
Insurance advice
|
€11,531.25
|
|
Mason Hayes and Curran
|
Legal advisory services
|
€1,021,850.64
|
|
Mediavest Ltd
|
Newspaper publication costs – public consultation
|
€9,736.89
|
|
Consultant F (Anonymized under GDPR)
|
Independent Chair costs
|
€7,500.00
|
|
Pembroke Hall Limited
|
Meeting room hire
|
€444.22
|
|
Peter Smyth Management Consultancy Ltd
|
Process auditor costs
|
€7,872.00
|
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers
|
Economic and strategic advisory services
|
€75,031.93
|
|
Consultant A (Anonymized under GDPR)
|
Steering Group costs
|
€4,264.20
|
|
Consultant G (Anonymized under GDPR)
|
Telecommunications regulatory advice
|
€6,150.00
|
|
Quigg Golden
|
Independent Chair costs
|
€602.70
|
|
RPS Consulting Engineers
|
Environmental advisory services
|
€30,965.25
|
|
TOTAL for 2018
|
|
€5,745,111.99
|
