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Arts Council

The Arts Council, in Irish An Chomhairle Ealaíon, is the State's agency for developing the arts. The Arts Act 1951 charged it with stimulating public interest in the arts and promoting knowledge, appreciation and practice of them.

That Act established An Chomhairle Ealaíon on its passing, and it was enacted on 8 May 1951. The Arts Act 2003 repealed the Arts Acts of 1951 and 1973 and continued An Chomhairle Ealaíon in being.

10962 spending records on file.

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54% transparent

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Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.2/1

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Supplier name 1.0/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
29 Jun 2018	Comptroller & Auditor General	Audit Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€20,000
23 Aug 2018	Firstaff Personnel Consultants	Recruitment Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€20,000
02 Feb 2018	Bannon, Marcella	Arts Programmes and Projects	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€20,160
05 Mar 2018	Sureskills	Recruitment Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€21,000
26 Jun 2018	Knezevic, Barbara	Arts Programmes and Projects	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€21,000
28 Nov 2018	Core Financial Systems	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€21,000
12 Jan 2018	Ariadne Consulting	Arts Advisory	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€22,000
18 Dec 2018	Dediserve	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€22,000
15 Jan 2018	Conlon, Edmond	Buildings and Maintenance	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€22,100
25 Oct 2018	Cahill, Naomi	Arts Programmes and Projects	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€22,200
06 Jul 2018	Avendris	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€22,500
28 Mar 2018	Emer Mayock Arts Consultancy	Arts Advisory	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€23,000
18 Jan 2018	Firstaff Personnel Consultants	Recruitment Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€24,000
08 Jan 2018	Dediserve	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€24,578
03 Jul 2018	The Audience Agency	Research and Policy	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€24,700
12 Oct 2018	Randall Shannon	Arts Advisory	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€24,975
31 May 2018	Asprey Arts	Arts Programmes and Projects	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€25,000
07 Aug 2018	Context	Professional Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€25,500
05 Nov 2018	Context	Professional Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€25,500
20 Apr 2018	E & P Architecture	Arts Advisory	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€25,660
05 Feb 2018	Duroc Partners	Arts Advisory	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€25,917
27 Mar 2018	Accent Solutions	Buildings and Maintenance	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€28,976
04 May 2018	Power, Claire	Arts Programmes and Projects	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€29,900
20 Mar 2018	Crowleys DFK Chartered Accountants	Professional Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€30,000
12 Jun 2018	Sureskills	Recruitment Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€30,000
19 Jan 2018	Gorey, Helena	Arts Programmes and Projects	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€36,000
09 Jan 2018	Storm Technology	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€36,593
06 Mar 2018	Sureskills	Recruitment Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€38,000
23 Jul 2018	You.Agency	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€38,800
30 May 2018	Seán O'Sullivan Visual Arts	Arts Advisory	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€39,000
22 Jan 2018	Brightwater Recruitment	Recruitment Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€39,360
23 May 2018	Accent Solutions	Buildings and Maintenance	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€40,794
31 May 2018	Ope	Arts Advisory	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€47,580
26 Jun 2018	The Modern Institute	Arts Programmes and Projects	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€51,000
13 Dec 2018	Maxwell, Eamonn	Arts Advisory	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€52,416
07 Mar 2018	CHL Consulting Co.	Arts Programmes and Projects	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€68,211
09 Jan 2018	Brightwater Recruitment	Recruitment Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€70,400
10 Aug 2018	Cave, Phil	Arts Advisory	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€72,000
22 Feb 2018	Carmody, Una	Arts Advisory	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€74,500
12 Jan 2018	Pascal Consulting	Professional Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€90,000
11 Dec 2018	Compass Informatics	Arts Programmes and Projects	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€92,342
10 Oct 2018	Sureskills	Recruitment Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€98,400
09 Jan 2018	Webwrite	Marketing and Communications	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€99,015
04 May 2018	Hughes, Declan	Arts Advisory	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€100,500
09 Jan 2018	Brightwater Recruitment	Recruitment Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€105,600
21 Feb 2018	Qualcom	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€105,600
16 Feb 2018	The Grey Matters Network	ICT Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€110,000
20 Mar 2018	Bid and Tender Management Services	Professional Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€120,000
10 Jul 2018	Behaviour and Attitudes	Research and Policy	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€148,573
28 Aug 2018	Fitzpatrick, Katy	Arts Advisory	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€162,360

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