Department of Finance spends €1.9m on consultants

The Department of Finance’s spend on consultants last year topped €1.898m.

According to figures published by the department, the largest amount was paid to Arthur Cox, which received €824,247 for legal advice on restructuring the banking system, related litigation, and further emerging issues.

The second largest amount was paid to the ESRI which received €122,834 for research: financing SMEs in recovery: and ‘evidence for Irish policy options’.