Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
30 Sep 2015	CGG Airborne Survey (PTD) Ltd	Tellus North Midlands Survey	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€184,083.37
30 Sep 2015	Boart Longyear B.V	Drill Rig	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€122,688.33
30 Sep 2015	Mediavest Ltd	Advertising in relation to Tellus Project	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€20,962.55
30 Sep 2015	Prisa Technologies Ltd	Provision of technical advice in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€23,370.00
30 Sep 2015	Unit 4 Business Software	Annual Maintenance of the Department’s Financial Management System	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€37,472.71
30 Sep 2015	Chief State Solicitor’s Office	Provision of Legal Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€20,000.00
30 Sep 2015	Ramboll Environ UK Ltd	Irish Offshore Strategic Environmental Assessment 5	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€22,196.36
30 Sep 2015	ENI Ireland BV Branch	Seismic Study - Department’s contribution towards the cost of the joint DCENR-ENI Regional Seismic Survey	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€234,885.01
30 Sep 2015	ENI Ireland BV Branch	Seismic Study - Department’s contribution towards the cost of the joint DCENR-ENI Regional Seismic Survey	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€806,704.70
30 Sep 2015	Aquabroker Ltd	Annual Insurance Premium for 4 Research vessels	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€36,059.72
30 Sep 2015	HEAnet Ltd	Schools Broadband	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€787,838.81
30 Sep 2015	CDM Smith Ireland Ltd	Remediation Project – Avoca Mine Site	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€62,983.05
30 Sep 2015	CDM Smith Ireland Ltd	Environmental monitoring services at the former mining areas of Silvermines and Avoca	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€24,213.69
30 Sep 2015	Keane Offshore Integrity Ltd	Corrib Verification Process – Verification/Audit services	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€33,825.00
30 Sep 2015	Keane Offshore Integrity Ltd	Corrib Verification Process – Verification/Audit services	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€33,825.00
30 Sep 2015	An Post	Publicity mailings in relation to airborne geophysical surveys as part of the Tellus project	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€29,281.29
30 Sep 2015	PriceWaterHouseCoopers	Provision of strategic and economic advice and services in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan.	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€363,387.17
30 Sep 2015	Department of Agriculture	Provision of managed print service by Food and the Marine Xerox under the IT shared services arrangement with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€28,671.77
30 Sep 2015	Radio Telefís Éireann	Communication Specialist for work on the Department’s Digital Communications Strategy	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€31,680.36
30 Sep 2015	Mason, Hayes and Curran	Provision of legal advice in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan.	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€28,897.95
30 Sep 2015	Mason, Hayes and Curran	Provision of legal advice in relation to the implementation of the National Broadband Plan.	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€30,845.87
30 Sep 2015	International Energy Forum	Contribution to International Energy Forum Secretariat	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€21,811.91
30 Sep 2015	Arthur Cox Solicitor	Provision of Legal Services relating to Corrib Operational Consents	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€116,238.44
30 Jun 2015	HEAnet Ltd	Schools 100MB/S 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.  Penalty Interest may be added at point of payment for late payments over 30 days (or whatever is agreed with the supplier) which will increase the payment.  The report includes payments for goods or services and does not include grants-in-aid, reimbursements etc.  Some Purchase Orders may be excluded if their publication would be precluded under Freedom of Information legislation.	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€964,665.22
30 Jun 2015	CDM Smith Ireland Ltd T/A CDM	Remediation Project – Avoca Mine Site	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€65,261.44
30 Jun 2015	CDM Smith Ireland Ltd T/A CDM	Environmental monitoring services at the former mining areas of Silvermines and Avoca	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€56,326.41
30 Jun 2015	An Post	Publicity post mailings in relation to Tellus Project	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€26,932.08
30 Jun 2015	PriceWaterhouseCoopers	Economic and strategic advice of the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€149,137.50
30 Jun 2015	Department of Agriculture, Food	Provision of managed print service by and the Marine Xerox under the IT shared services arrangement with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€60,461.71
30 Jun 2015	KPMG	Advisory Services in relation to the National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€243,540.00
30 Jun 2015	University College Cork	Observe Project	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€119,216.52
30 Jun 2015	Radio Telefís Éireann	Communication Specialist for work on the Department’s Digital Communications Strategy	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€26,835.54
30 Jun 2015	Ordnance Survey of Ireland	Mapping Agreement	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€269,053.89
30 Jun 2015	Galway Mayo Institute of	Observe Project Technology	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€184,242.40
30 Jun 2015	Analysys Mason	Technical Advisory Services for implementation of National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€67,174.60
30 Jun 2015	Analysys Mason	Technical Advisory Services for implementation of National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€40,423.95
30 Jun 2015	CGG Airbourne Survey (PTY)	Aerial survey – Tellus project in North Ltd Midlands	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€173,465.74
30 Jun 2015	Capita Business Support	Design, implementation and Services Ireland Ltd management of the National Postcode System	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€159,009.48
30 Jun 2015	Boart Longyear B.V.	Purchase of spare parts for GSI drill rig	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€28,671.77
30 Jun 2015	PRISA Technologies Ltd T/A	Provision of services on implementation Prisa Consulting of National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€65,860.35
30 Jun 2015	Mason Hayes and Curran	Provision of legal advice on implementation of National Broadband Plan	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€46,050.28
30 Jun 2015	Environ UK Ltd	Irish Offshore Strategic Environmental Assessment 5 (IOSEA5)	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€65,008.50
30 Jun 2015	Environ UK Ltd	Irish Offshore Strategic Environmental Assessment 5 (IOSEA5)	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€59,892.54
30 Jun 2015	Fiat Group Automobiles Ireland	Replacement of Geological Survey of Ireland vehicle	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€26,082.40
31 Mar 2015	Applanix Ltd	INFOMAR project - hardware upgrade equipment for national marine mapping programme 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.  Penalty Interest may be added at point of payment for late payments over 30 days (or whatever is agreed with the supplier) which will increase the payment.  The report includes payments for goods or services and does not include grants-in-aid, reimbursements etc.	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€26,430.51
31 Mar 2015	Applanix Ltd	IT Software licence and maintenance for national marine mapping programme	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€23,142.87
31 Mar 2015	Keane Offshore Integrity Ltd	Corrib Verification Process – Verification/Audit services	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€41,943.00
31 Mar 2015	Keane Offshore Integrity Ltd	Corrib Verification Process – Verification/Audit Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€41,943.00
31 Mar 2015	Radio Telefís Éireann	Communication specialist for work on the Department’s Digital Communications Strategy	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€31,325.07
31 Mar 2015	ISPSG Secretariat	Contribution to Irish Shelf Petroleum Studies Group	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€21,000.00

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