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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 December 2018

Wednesday, 12 December 2018

Ceisteanna (207)

Seán Sherlock

Ceist:

207. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on outside consultancy fees to date for advices since the initial announcement of the national broadband plan. [52401/18]

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The National Broadband Plan procurement team is supported by a range of expert consultants. The following table sets out annual expenditure on external advisers under the NBP from the date of their engagement. Total cost to date for NBP advisers since 2013 is €22,380,943 (inclusive of VAT). NBP Payments to Consultants by Year

Year

Cost

2013

€323,491.23

2014

€538,541.69

2015

€2,874,888.91

2016

€2,306,365.91

2017

€9,920,423.32

2018

€6,417,232.21

TOTAL

€22,380,943.27

All figures include VAT

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