Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Dec 2018	Mason Hayes and Curran	Legal Advisory services in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€24,222.39
31 Dec 2018	KPMG	Specialist personnel to support the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€90,663.30
31 Dec 2018	Mason Hayes and Curran	Legal Advisory services in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€150,482.39
31 Dec 2018	Mason Hayes and Curran	Legal Advisory services in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€167,573.61
31 Dec 2018	Analysys Mason	Technical Advisory services in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€88,232.00
31 Dec 2018	KPMG	Specialist personnel to support the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€96,659.55
31 Dec 2018	Analysys Mason	Technical Advisory services in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€130,035.00
31 Dec 2018	PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS	Economic and Strategic advisory services in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€392,475.78
31 Dec 2018	KPMG	Financial and Procurement advisory services in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€319,851.66
31 Dec 2018	KPMG	Financial and Procurement advisory services in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€392,937.03
31 Dec 2018	KPMG	Financial and Procurement advisory services in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€332,921.64
31 Dec 2018	KPMG	Specialist personnel to support the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€93,061.80
31 Dec 2018	53 Degrees Design Ltd	DCCAE National Ploughing Championship.	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€141,287.64
31 Dec 2018	The Economic and Social Research	Contribution to programme of research in Institute (ESRI) communications.	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€75,000.00
31 Dec 2018	Priority Construction Limited	Avoca Mine - Tigroney Spoil Piles	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€55,285.38
31 Dec 2018	CDM Smith Ireland Ltd T/A CDM	Environmental Monitoring of Silvermines & Avoca 2018-2020	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€37,020.76
31 Dec 2018	RPS Consulting Engineers	DCCAE Energy Policy R&D Capital	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€22,342.95
31 Dec 2018	Arthur Cox Solicitor	Legal Advice on Shell's Divestment from Corrib Gas Field	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€33,041.59
31 Dec 2018	Arthur Cox Solicitor	Legal Advice on Shell's Divestment from Corrib Gas Field	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€24,195.38
31 Dec 2018	Stephen O’Herlihy	GSM Litigation Costs	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€39,052.50
31 Dec 2018	United Nations Framework	Subscriptions to International Convention on Climate Change Organisations (Environment)	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€76,157.00
31 Dec 2018	World Meteorological Organization	International Climate Change (WMO) Commitments	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€100,000.00
31 Dec 2018	United Nations Framework	Subscriptions to International Convention on Climate Change Organisations (Environment)	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€50,000.00
31 Dec 2018	University College Cork	Technical Research and Modelling	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€146,988.69
31 Dec 2018	EnvEcon	Technical Research and Modelling	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€78,422.75
31 Dec 2018	The Economic and Social Research	Technical Research and Modelling Institute (ESRI)	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€46,900.27
31 Dec 2018	UCD Bursar's Office	Technical Research and Modelling	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€23,127.53
31 Dec 2018	United Nations Framework	International Climate Change Convention on Climate Change Commitments	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€800,000.00
31 Dec 2018	United Nations Economic	International Climate Change Commission for Europe Commitments	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€1,200,000.00
31 Dec 2018	INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR	International Climate Change RECONSTRUCTION AND Commitments DEVELOPMENT	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€2,000,000.00
31 Dec 2018	INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR	International Climate Change RECONSTRUCTION AND Commitments DEVELOPMENT	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€300,000.00
31 Dec 2018	World Resources Institute	International Climate Change Commitments	Purchase Order	Q4 2018	€100,000.00
30 Sep 2018	The Economic and Social	Energy RTDI Programmes - Current Research Institute (ESRI) Notes:  Suppliers subject to Withholding Tax will have it deducted at point of payment which may decrease the amount actually paid to under €20,000.  Purchase Orders are inclusive of VAT where appropriate.	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€75,000.00
30 Sep 2018	CDM Smith Ireland Ltd T/A	Environmental Monitoring of Silvermines & Avoca 2018-2020 CDM	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€24,917.61
30 Sep 2018	RPS Consulting Engineers	Kinsale Gasfield Decommissioning	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€32,263.52
30 Sep 2018	EnvEcon	Technical research and Modelling	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€29,212.50
30 Sep 2018	Mazurkas Travel Biuro	EU Related Subs Podrozy Sp z.oo.	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€43,680.00
30 Sep 2018	EnvEcon	Technical research and Modelling	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€29,212.50
30 Sep 2018	University College Cork	Technical research and Modelling	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€32,364.85
30 Sep 2018	EnvEcon	Technical research and Modelling	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€29,212.50
30 Sep 2018	The Economic and Social	Technical research and Modelling research Institute (ESRI)	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€78,984.00
30 Sep 2018	KPMG	Irish Natural Gas Network Study	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€208,878.60
30 Sep 2018	Aquabroker Limited	INFOMAR Survey Operations (GSI) Vessels	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€46,022.43
30 Sep 2018	Sander Geophysics	Tellus	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€20,000.00
30 Sep 2018	Diacom Computer Telephony	Asset ISA IT Hardware Ltd	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€38,409.21
30 Sep 2018	Unit 4 Business Software	IT Software (Enhancement) NAsset Ind Purch <1,000	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€46,359.45
30 Sep 2018	Mason Hayes and Curran	Legal Advisory services in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€28,886.55
30 Sep 2018	Mason Hayes and Curran	Legal Advisory services in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€50,145.57
30 Sep 2018	Mason Hayes and Curran	Legal Advisory services in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€34,067.20
30 Sep 2018	Mason Hayes and Curran	Legal Advisory services in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€157,108.81

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