Chief State Solicitor's Office

Also known as CSSO.

The Chief State Solicitor's Office is listed in the schedule to the National Archives Act 1986 as part of the Office of the Attorney General, alongside the Parliamentary Draftsman's Office and the Statute Law Reform and Consolidation Office. A Wikipedia summary requested for the office itself resolved to the page on the Attorney General, which describes that constitutional law officer rather than the solicitor's office as a separate body.

A dedicated account of the office's functions, and an Act or statutory instrument that brought the office into effect, were not confirmed in the sources fetched.

273 spending records on file.

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2.6/5

52% transparent

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Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.6/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Mar 2015	201501 200005637 BT	offices	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€24,000
31 Mar 2015	201501 200005663 Energia	Yearly supply of electricity for two CSSO offices	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€80,000
31 Mar 2015	201502 200005664 Irish Business Systems (Irl)Ltd	photocopying equipment	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€25,000
31 Mar 2015	201502 200005665 Vodafone	for CSSO staff members	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€25,000
31 Mar 2015	201502 200005676 Airtricity Ltd	Yearly supply of Gas for two CSSO offices	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€20,000
31 Mar 2015	201503 200005749 Bloomsbury Professional	Subscription)	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€27,695
31 Mar 2015	201503 200005917 First Direct Courier Co	all of the CSSO offices	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€25,000
31 Mar 2015	201503 200005919 Lynk	offices.	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€25,000
31 Mar 2016	201601 200006443 Dublin Bus	2016 Travel Pass Tickets for staff in the CSSO	Purchase Order	Q1 2016	€22,440
31 Mar 2016	201601 200006479 BT	Broadband Services for the CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q1 2016	€24,000
31 Mar 2016	201601 200006485 Lynk	Taxi Service for the CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q1 2016	€25,000
31 Mar 2016	201601 200006446 Vodafone	Calls & Rental for Mobile Phones in the CSSO	Purchase Order	Q1 2016	€30,000
31 Mar 2016	201601 200006445 eir ( Maintenance)	Eircom Calls ‐ Rental & Maintenance Contract for the CSSO	Purchase Order	Q1 2016	€46,000
31 Mar 2016	201601 200006484 eir	Eircom Calls ‐ Rental & Maintenance Contract for the CSSO	Purchase Order	Q1 2016	€46,001
31 Mar 2016	201601 200006442 Agency Accounts eir	Agency Staff on Loan January to December for the CSSO	Purchase Order	Q1 2016	€72,291
31 Mar 2016	201601 200006451 Top Security	Security Staff January to August in Osmond House for the CSSO	Purchase Order	Q1 2016	€93,218
31 Mar 2016	201601 200006450 Top Security	CSSO	Purchase Order	Q1 2016	€93,504
31 Mar 2016	201601 200006453 Electric Ireland	the CSSO	Purchase Order	Q1 2016	€110,005
31 Mar 2016	201603 200006600 G4S Support Services (Ireland) Ltd.	Office Cleaning January to May for Osmond House for the CSSO	Purchase Order	Q1 2016	€21,662
31 Mar 2016	201603 200006599 Bloomsbury Professional	CSSO	Purchase Order	Q1 2016	€27,357
31 Mar 2017	201701 200007376 BT	Yearly Broadband Connection to all of the CSSO Offices	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€24,000
31 Mar 2017	201701 200007357 Dublin Bus	Tickets/Luas Tickets	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€25,680
31 Mar 2017	201701 200007355 Agency Accounts Eir	Agency Staff on Loan (January to December 2017)	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€72,291
31 Mar 2017	201702 200007509 Bloomsbury Professional	2017 ‐ February 2018)	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€27,357
31 Mar 2017	201703 200007627 Thomson Reuters (Professional UK Ltd.)	Westlaw UK ‐ Legal Information Service (01/05/2017 ‐ 30/04/2018)	Purchase Order	Q1 2017	€29,697
31 Mar 2018	201801 200008471 Xerox IBS Ltd	Photocopier meterage charge	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€25,254
31 Mar 2018	201801 200008513 Bloomsbury Professional	Online legal information service 2018‐2019	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€27,357
31 Mar 2018	201801 200008472 Lynk	Taxi service	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€30,000
31 Mar 2018	201801 200008512 First Direct Courier Co.	Courier service	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€35,000
31 Mar 2018	201801 200008516 Accent Solutions	Cleaning Service 2018	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€71,884
31 Mar 2018	201801 200008511 Eir	Agency Staff 2018	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€72,288
31 Mar 2018	201801 200008479 Energia	Electricity supply	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€89,997
31 Mar 2018	201802 200008609 Dublin Bus	Travel Pass Scheme	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€22,000
31 Mar 2018	201802 200008587 BT	Broadband service	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€22,000
31 Mar 2018	201802 200008611 Eir	Landline phone service	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€38,001
31 Mar 2018	201802 200008615 Vodafone	Mobile phone service	Purchase Order	Q1 2018	€49,998
31 Mar 2019	201901 200009500 Dublin Bus	Travel Pass Scheme	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€25,800
31 Mar 2019	201901 200009526 Eir	Landline Phone Service	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€38,000
31 Mar 2019	201902 200009637 Xerox IBS Ltd.	Photocopiers Meterage Charges	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€25,002
31 Mar 2019	201902 200009639 First Direct Courier Co.	Courier Service	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€34,999
31 Mar 2019	201902 200009641 Accent Solutions	Receptionist/Telephonist 2019	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€38,748
31 Mar 2019	201902 200009642 Accent Solutions	Cleaning Service 2019	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€41,151
31 Mar 2019	201902 200009640 Energia	Electricity Supply	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€75,005
31 Mar 2019	201902 200009638 Rochford Brady Legal Services Ltd.	Retainer Fee for Rochford Brady x 12 months	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€94,800
31 Mar 2019	201903 200009720 Bloomsbury Professional	Online Legal Information Service 2019-2020	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€31,204
31 Mar 2020	202001 200010673 Dublin Bus	Travel Pass Scheme	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€20,650
31 Mar 2020	202001 200010696 Thomson Reuters Ireland Limited	Online Legal Information Service 2020	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€20,861
31 Mar 2020	202001 200010689 Cannon Business Equipment Ltd.,	Photocopiers Meterage Charges	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€25,000
31 Mar 2020	202001 200010692 Xerox IBS Ltd.,	Photocopiers Meterage Charges	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€30,000
31 Mar 2020	202001 100010738 Bloomsbury Professional	Online Legal Information Service Feb 2020 - Feb 2021	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€31,204

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