Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 October 2025
39. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the total number of service contracts awarded to private consultancy firms, broken down by projects in IT, management, accounting and auditing, Department and cost, each year to date since 2000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57657/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI can advise the Deputy that my department, in the timeframe available, has the following information readily available from 2020 to 2025 where a final cost is known and has been borne by my department.
In order to inform the Deputy to the fullest extent my department has listed all contracts entered into with private consultancy firms and the reason for the contract. In relation to the procurement of these, my department complies with Irish and EU regulations and guidelines.
The Deputy may also be interested to know that the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer provides IT services to the Department of Finance. My department also engages the National Shared Services Office for the provision of financial management systems through a shared services arrangement. Similarly, the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation provides internal audit services and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General is the external auditor for my department.
|
Year |
Supplier |
Cost |
Reason for contract |
|
2020 |
KMPG |
€20,000 |
Independent benchmarking required for state aid purposes |
|
2020 |
RSM |
€24,750 |
Specialised large scale liquidation/financial consultancy |
|
2021 |
KPMG |
€30,000 |
Independent benchmarking required for state aid purposes |
|
2022 |
Mazars |
€64,300 |
Specialist expertise required for the Help to Buy Review |
|
2022 |
Deloitte |
€96,800 |
External, independent expertise was required for the Retail Banking Review Technical Paper. |
|
2022 |
SIA Partners |
€139,800 |
IT solution to interconnect Irish registers of beneficial ownership to the central European portal (BORIS) |
|
2022 |
BehaviourWise |
€4,900 |
Requirement for specialist focus group facilitation |
|
2022 |
KPMG |
€80,000 |
Specialist funding landscape consultancy and assessment and analysis |
|
2022 |
KPMG |
€30,000 |
Independent benchmarking required for state aid purposes |
|
2023 |
Specialisterne |
€1,200 |
Workplace Assessments for reasonable accommodations for staff |
|
2023 |
Gillian Harford Consulting |
€3,000 |
Workshop for Gender Equity Network Committee |
|
2023 |
SIA Partners |
€99,900 |
IT solution to interconnect Irish registers of beneficial ownership to the central European portal |
|
2023 |
KPMG |
€30,000 |
Independent benchmarking required for state aid purposes |
|
2024 |
Specialisterne |
€2,950 |
Workplace Assessments for reasonable accommodations for staff |
|
2024 |
Better Boards |
€3,150 |
External HR review |
|
2024 |
Gillian Harford Consulting |
€750 |
Workshop for Gender Equity Network Committee |
|
2024 |
KPMG |
€8,500 |
Requirement for specialist pensions expertise |
|
2025 |
Specialisterne |
€8,900 |
Workplace Assessments and Job Coaching services |
