Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 April 2026
792. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30820/26]
View answerThe statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority (NAERSA), the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council and the Social Welfare Tribunal.
Details which are readily available in relation to the spend on consultancy firms by the Citizens Information Board (from 2019 to 2025) and the Pensions Authority (from 2021 to 2025) are set out in tabular format below. Additional details for the full period in question are currently being collated. Once they have been collated, they will be sent to the Deputy for his information.
There has been no spend by NAERSA, the Pensions Council or the Social Welfare Tribunal on consultancy firms for the period in question.
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Citizens Information Board |
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2019 |
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Name |
Amount |
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Ann Clarke |
€ 24,969 |
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KPMG |
€ 24,600 |
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2020 |
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Name |
Amount |
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KPMG |
€ 61,500 |
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Innovative Procurement Solutions |
€ 34,865 |
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Ann Clarke |
€ 25,641 |
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Byrne Actuaries |
€ 7,865 |
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Carr Communications |
€ 1,600 |
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Adare HRM |
€ 1,138 |
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2021 |
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Name |
Amount |
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Storm Technology |
€ 59,238 |
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Castlebridge |
€ 26,568 |
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Innovative Procurement Solutions |
€ 22,414 |
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Ann Clarke |
€ 18,081 |
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Byrne Actuaries |
€10,701 |
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Weafer Associates |
€ 6,150 |
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2022 |
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Name |
Amount |
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Ann Clarke |
€ 23,247 |
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Innovative Procurement Solutions |
€ 28,444 |
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Weafer Associates |
€ 12,300 |
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Bearingpoint |
€ 147,770 |
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Carr Communications |
€ 11,108 |
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KHSK |
€ 19,557 |
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2023 |
Spend |
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Name |
Amount |
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Acrux Consulting Ltd |
€ 2,542 |
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Bearingpoint |
€ 21,460 |
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Carr Communications |
€ 7,085 |
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Innovative Procurement Solutions |
€ 24,792 |
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Joe McDermott |
€ 738 |
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Lionheart Mgmt Consultants Ltd |
€ 22,140 |
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Lisney |
€ 4,059 |
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QRE |
€ 10,455 |
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2024 |
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Name |
Amount |
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Adare HRM |
€ 18,686 |
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CA Compliance Limited |
€3,690 |
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Cushman & Wakefield |
€ 9,225 |
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Indecon |
€ 165,979 |
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Innovative Procurement Solutions |
€ 18,143 |
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Joe McDermott |
€ 12,792 |
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Kevin Duffy |
€ 13,284 |
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Morley Economic Consulting |
€ 23,247 |
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Murray Consultants |
€ 52,623 |
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QRE |
€ 18,450 |
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Risk and Resilience Ltd |
€ 20,650 |
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Symmetry Solutions Limited |
€ 6,150 |
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The 4OC Limited |
€ 14,026 |
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2025 |
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Name |
Amount |
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Adare HRM |
€ 30,304 |
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Indecon |
€ 68,741 |
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Innovative Procurement Solutions |
€ 6,880 |
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Kevin Duffy |
€ 3,137 |
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Malachi Cullen Engineers Ltd |
€ 33,530 |
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Morley Economic Consulting |
€ 3,321 |
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Murray Consultants |
€ 76,371 |
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Risk and Resilience Ltd |
€ 9,100 |
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The 4OC Limited |
€ 101,348 |
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Bearingpoint |
€ 15,942 |
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PFH Technology Group |
€ 74,784 |
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The Institute of Directors Ire Ltd |
€ 18,438 |
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Alpha Healthcare Ltd |
€ 59,840
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Pensions Authority |
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2025 |
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Name |
Amount |
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D3P Global pensions consulting LTD Global pensions consulting LTD |
€ 89,451 |
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Evershed |
€ 73,211 |
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Mason, Hayes and Curran |
€ 29,777 |
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Public Authority Pension Services |
€ 26,120 |
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Conor Power |
€ 20,172 |
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Byrne Wallace law firm |
€ 17,070 |
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Lane Clark Peacock Ireland |
€ 13,305 |
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McCann Fitzgerald solicitors |
€ 13,299 |
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Remy Farrell |
€ 7,933 |
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Fieldfisher LLP |
€ 7,386 |
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Francis Kiernan |
€ 1,107 |
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2024 |
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A&L Goodbody |
€ 181,640 |
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Evershed |
€ 134,826 |
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D3P Global pensions consulting LTD |
€ 105,237 |
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Mason, Hayes and Curran |
€ 86,146 |
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Raise a concern Philip Brennan |
€ 48,203 |
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Public Authority Pension Services |
€ 38,468 |
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Matheson |
€ 21,537 |
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Conor Power |
€ 20,172 |
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Michael Delaney |
€16,421 |
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Lane Clark Peacock Ireland |
€ 14,594 |
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Fieldfisher LLP |
€ 13,433 |
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Byrne Wallace law firm |
€ 7,449 |
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PWC |
€ 6,089 |
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McCann Fitzgerald solicitors |
€ 3,075 |
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Sile O’Donnell (HR consultant) |
€ 1,805 |
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2023 |
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A&L Goodbody |
€114,897 |
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Eversheds Sutherland |
€ 102,011 |
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D3P Global pensions consulting LTD |
€ 64,889 |
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Raise a concern Philip Brennan |
€ 36,307 |
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Frank Kiernan |
€ 34,809 |
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Michael Delaney |
€ 34,778 |
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Public Authority Pension Services |
€ 29,413 |
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Lyndon JW MacCann |
€ 23,186 |
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Lane Clark Peacock Ireland |
€ 11,476 |
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Anthony Gilhawley |
€ 10,125 |
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Mason, Hayes and Curran |
€ 9,840 |
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Fieldfisher LLP |
€ 7,423 |
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Anthony Gilhawley |
€ 6,458 |
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QR02 |
€ 6,150 |
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McCann Fitzgerald solicitors |
€ 4,920 |
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Byrne Wallace law firm |
€ 3,569 |
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Sile O’Donnell (HR consultant) |
€ 1,473 |
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GA02 |
€ 609 |
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2022 |
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Eversheds Sutherland |
€ 173,369 |
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A&L Goodbody |
€ 72,835 |
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D3P Global pensions consulting LTD |
€ 59,747 |
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Anthony Gilhawley |
€ 50,533 |
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William Fry |
€ 31,536 |
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Michael Delaney |
€ 25,953 |
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Public Authority Pension Services |
€ 20,787 |
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Fieldfisher LLP |
€ 13,464 |
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Frank Kiernan |
€ 11,993 |
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Lane Clark Peacock Ireland |
€ 8,303 |
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Sile O’Donnell (HR consultant) |
€ 2,328 |
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Byrne Wallace law firm |
€ 1,303 |
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2021 |
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Eversheds Sutherland |
€ 131,644 |
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D3P Global pensions consulting LTD |
€ 82,147 |
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Anthony Gilhawley |
€ 52,993 |
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Milliman Limited |
€ 36,900 |
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William Fry |
€ 26,229 |
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Public Authority Pension Services |
€ 19,676 |
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Niall Buckley |
€ 14,867 |
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Lane Clark Peacock Ireland |
€ 9,840 |
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Ciaran Long |
€ 9,740 |
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Fieldfisher LLP |
€ 7,951 |
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Bearing Point Ireland Limited |
€ 6,921 |
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Michael Delaney |
€ 5,483 |
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Media relations and reputation management ltd |
€ 4,920 |
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Mason, Hayes and Curran |
€ 4,732 |
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Deloitte Ireland LLP |
€ 3,605 |
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Francis Kiernan |
€ 3,505 |
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Byrne Wallace law firm |
€ 2,181 |
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Tab taxation services Ltd |
€ 1,845 |
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Prandelli consulting |
€ 1,107 |
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Graphite HRM lTD |
€ 609 |
