Department of Education

Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Mar 2022	VERSION 1	Programme Hardware	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€51,360.95
31 Mar 2022	CORE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LTD	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€51,870.00
31 Mar 2022	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€52,250.36
31 Mar 2022	SOLID SOLUTIONS INNOVATIONS LTD	DCG Software	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€61,500.00
31 Mar 2022	VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND LIMITED	Broadband Services for Schools	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€63,939.71
31 Mar 2022	CORE INTERNATIONAL	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€64,264.79
31 Mar 2022	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€65,781.98
31 Mar 2022	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€70,196.56
31 Mar 2022	NATIONAL TREASURY MANAGEMENT AGENCY	DE contribution towards Legal Costs in full and final settlement of case	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€74,160.50
31 Mar 2022	NATIONAL TREASURY MANAGEMENT AGENCY	DE contribution towards Legal Costs in full and final settlement of case	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€84,479.36
31 Mar 2022	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€87,777.63
31 Mar 2022	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€88,782.91
31 Mar 2022	DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE	Contribution to OECD budget of PISA and CERI	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€103,709.00
31 Mar 2022	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€113,224.81
31 Mar 2022	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€113,449.35
31 Mar 2022	MAGNET.IE	Broadband Services for Schools	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€178,420.75
31 Mar 2022	AN POST	Postal Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€206,529.82
31 Mar 2022	AN POST	Postal Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€212,038.94
31 Mar 2022	MEDMARK LTD	Teacher/SNA Occupational Health Service	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€224,120.00
31 Mar 2022	AN POST	Postal Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€232,115.90
31 Mar 2022	AGILE NETWORKS LTD	Broadband Services for Schools	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€513,648.00
31 Dec 2021	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€20,188.00
31 Dec 2021	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€20,199.33
31 Dec 2021	ELECTRIC IRELAND	Electricity Supply	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€20,769.55
31 Dec 2021	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€21,012.00
31 Dec 2021	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€21,197.40
31 Dec 2021	DB ALLIANCE LTD	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€21,441.67
31 Dec 2021	DATAPAC	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€21,552.68
31 Dec 2021	EDUCAMPUS SERVICES DAC	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€21,595.93
31 Dec 2021	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€21,618.16
31 Dec 2021	CORE INTERNATIONAL	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€21,971.15
31 Dec 2021	DB ALLIANCE LTD	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€22,070.81
31 Dec 2021	ERNST AND YOUNG	Consultancy Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€22,206.80
31 Dec 2021	CORE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LTD	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€22,230.00
31 Dec 2021	FLEXTIME LTD	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€22,440.00
31 Dec 2021	IRISH WATER	Water Supply	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€22,716.20
31 Dec 2021	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€22,866.00
31 Dec 2021	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€23,484.00
31 Dec 2021	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€24,098.91
31 Dec 2021	CORE INTERNATIONAL	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€24,720.00
31 Dec 2021	PELKO LIMITED	Supply of Furniture	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€24,981.30
31 Dec 2021	DB ALLIANCE LTD	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€25,490.52
31 Dec 2021	CORE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LTD	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€26,223.80
31 Dec 2021	FARRELL BROS ARDEE LTD	Supply of Furniture	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€26,789.40
31 Dec 2021	DELOITTE IRELAND LLP	Internal Audit Service	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€27,789.40
31 Dec 2021	KENNEDY SECURITY AND CONSULTANCY LTD	Security Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€28,965.46
31 Dec 2021	KENNEDY SECURITY AND CONSULTANCY LTD	Security Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€29,009.89
31 Dec 2021	H2 LEARNING*92802	Evaluation of SEF Digital & STEM Programme	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€29,149.00
31 Dec 2021	DB ALLIANCE LTD	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€29,935.12
31 Dec 2021	ERNST AND YOUNG	Contractor	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€30,647.14

^* Payment date may be the end of the reporting quarter when the entity does not publish an exact date.

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