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.

Transparency Score

2.6/5

52% transparent

Machine readable 0.0/1

Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.6/1

Supplier number 0.0/1

Supplier name 1.0/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Mar 2024	Thomson Reuters Ireland Limited	Legal Information Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€39,034
31 Mar 2024	Thomson Reuters Ireland Limited	Legal Information Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€54,000
31 Mar 2024	Dye & Durham	Retainer Fee for 2024	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€94,800
31 Mar 2024	Manguard Plus Ltd.	Security – Osmond & Chancery	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€360,000
31 Mar 2025	DGD Shredding	Non-Confidential Shredding	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€20,000
31 Mar 2025	Wheels We Deliver	Couriers	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€25,000
31 Mar 2025	An Post	Postal Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€27,500
31 Mar 2025	Canon Business Equipment Limited	Meterage Charges	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€35,000
31 Mar 2025	Eir	Eir Data Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€38,000
31 Mar 2025	Bloomsbury Professional	Legal Information Service	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€40,186
31 Mar 2025	Bord Gais	Gas Supply	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€50,000
31 Mar 2025	Energia	Electricity - Chancery	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€60,000
31 Mar 2025	Energia	Electricity - Osmond	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€75,000
31 Mar 2025	Thomson Reuters Ireland Limited	Legal Information Service	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€84,082
31 Mar 2025	Dye & Durham	Retainer Fee	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€105,600
31 Mar 2025	Manguard Plus Limited	Security	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€440,001
31 Mar 2026	Thomson Reuters Ltd.	Software Subscription	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€69,547
31 Mar 2026	Bloomsbury	Software Subscription	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€41,387
31 Mar 2026	Ergo Services Ltd.	ICT Networks	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€21,875
31 Mar 2026	Marco Logistics T/A Careline	Relocation Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€49,000
31 Mar 2026	Dye & Durham Ltd.	Legal Searches	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€105,600
31 Mar 2026	Viatel Technology Group	ICT Hardware	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€22,650
31 Mar 2026	Wheels We Deliver	Couriers	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€25,000
31 Mar 2026	An Post	Postage	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€30,000
31 Mar 2026	DGD Shredding	Shredding	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€34,000
31 Mar 2026	Ergo Services Ltd.	ICT Networks	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€45,550
31 Mar 2026	Cantec Business Technology Ltd.	Managed Print	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€50,000
31 Mar 2026	SOS Group	Reception Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€77,000
31 Mar 2026	Mount Charles Group	Office Cleaning	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€100,000
31 Mar 2026	Energia	Utilities	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€100,000
31 Mar 2026	Viatel Technology Group	ICT Hardware	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€159,210
31 Mar 2026	Cantec Business Technology Ltd.	Managed Print	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€160,000
31 Mar 2026	Manguard Plus Ltd.	Security	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€240,000
31 Mar 2026	Manguard Plus Ltd.	Security	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€350,000
30 Jun 2015	201504 200005917 First Direct Courier Co	Yearly Domestic Courier Service for the CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€25,000
30 Jun 2015	201504 200005919 Lynk	Yearly Contract for Taxi Service for the CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€25,000
30 Jun 2015	201504 200005918 Thomson Reuters (Professional UK Ltd)	for the CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€32,386
30 Jun 2015	201505 200005960 Eir	Office	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€46,002
30 Jun 2015	201506 200006003 DX Network Services Ireland Ltd	Yearly Contract for Courier of Mail for the CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€33,043
30 Jun 2016	201604 200006686 Furniture Division OPW	Replace Carpets in various offices for the CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€30,520
30 Jun 2016	201606 200006836 LexisNexis Butterworths	Office	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€24,622
30 Jun 2016	201606 200006838 Thomson Reuters (Professional UK Ltd)	Office	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€31,145
30 Jun 2016	201606 200006837 DX Network Services Ireland Ltd	CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€34,199
30 Jun 2017	201704 200007680 Vodafone	Monthly Phone Bills	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€49,999
30 Jun 2017	201705 200007801 LexisNexis	LexisLibrary service ‐ subscription period 18/6/17 ‐ 17/6/18	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€25,364
30 Jun 2017	201705 200007764 Eircom (ICT)	Eir Data Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€28,840
30 Jun 2017	201706 200007903 DX Network Services Ireland Ltd	Subscription Renewal for the DX Document Exchange Service	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€34,199
30 Jun 2017	201706 200007915 Office of Public Works	Upgrade of ICT Communications Room, Osmond House	Purchase Order	Q2 2017	€71,145
30 Jun 2018	201804 200008721 Lexis Nexis	Online legal information service 2018‐2019	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€26,632
30 Jun 2018	201805 200008787 Accent Solutions	Telephonist contract 2018	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€31,956

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