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
30 Jun 2018	201806 200008953 Thomson Reuters	Online legal information service 2018‐2019	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€30,881
30 Jun 2018	201806 200008952 DX Network Services Ireland Ltd.	Subscription 2018‐2019	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€35,738
30 Jun 2019	201904 200009842 Thomson Reuters	Online Legal Information Service 2019-2020	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€20,089
30 Jun 2019	201904 200009814 Eircom (ICT)	Landline Phone Service	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€21,630
30 Jun 2019	201905 200009991 Lexis Nexis	Online Legal Information Service 2019-2020	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€27,964
30 Jun 2019	201906 200010019 Thomson Reuters	Online Legal Information Service 2019-2020	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€32,029
30 Jun 2019	201906 200010013 DX Network Services Ireland Ltd.	Subscription Service 2019-2020	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€36,989
30 Jun 2020	202004 200010979 Datapac Consumables Ltd.,	HP Laptops (50)	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€28,365
30 Jun 2020	202005 200011034 Datapac Consumables Ltd.,	HP Laptops (50)	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€28,365
30 Jun 2020	202006 200011102 Micromail	Nitro Productivity Suite (100) 3 Year Subscription	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€22,800
30 Jun 2020	202006 200011109 Lexis Nexis	Online Legal Information Service 2020 - 2021	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€29,632
30 Jun 2020	202006 200011053 DX Network Services Ireland Ltd.,	Subscription Service 2020 - 2021	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€36,989
30 Jun 2021	202104 200011874 Department of Expenditure & Reform	WAN EIR - Chancery Building & Osmond House	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€20,000
30 Jun 2021	202104 200011900 Canon Business Equipment Ltd.,	Photocopiers Meterage Charges	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€25,000
30 Jun 2021	202104 200011898 Xerox IBS Ltd.,	Photocopiers Meterage Charges	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€30,009
30 Jun 2021	202104 200011853 Lexis Nexis	Online Legal Information Service 18/06/2021 - 17/06/2022	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€30,831
30 Jun 2021	202104 200011901 First Direct Courier Co.,	Courier Service	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€35,000
30 Jun 2021	202104 200011831 FirstEye Ireland Limited	Cloud Security Technology per Month	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€57,220
30 Jun 2021	202104 200011899 Accent Solutions	Covid Office Clean	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€88,000
30 Jun 2021	202104 200011907 Top Security	Security - Osmond House 2021	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€102,579
30 Jun 2021	202104 200011908 Top Security	Security - Chancery Building 2021	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€102,579
30 Jun 2021	202105 200011922 Vodafone	Line Rental - Osmond House & Chancery Building	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€20,000
30 Jun 2021	202105 200011915 Electric Ireland	Electricity Supply - Chancery Building	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€25,000
30 Jun 2021	202105 200011914 Electric Ireland	Electricity Supply - Osmond House	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€30,000
30 Jun 2021	202105 200011951 DX Network Services Ireland Ltd.,	Subscription Service 2021	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€38,376
30 Jun 2021	202106 20001221 Thomson Reuters Ireland Limited	Online Legal Information Service - May 2021 - April 2022	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€20,790
30 Jun 2022	202204 200012744 Rochford Brady, Legal Services Ltd.,	Retainer Fee for 12 Months	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€94,800
30 Jun 2022	202205 200012794 Lexis Nexis	Legal Information Service June 2022-June 2023	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€32,373
30 Jun 2022	202205 200012815 DX Network Services Ireland Ltd.,	Subscription Service June 2022-June 2023	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€39,719
30 Jun 2023	202306 200014158 DX Network Services Ireland Ltd.	Annual Subscription	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€41,904
30 Jun 2023	202306 200014162 Lexis Nexis	Annual Subscription	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€33,995
30 Jun 2023	202306 200014188 Eir	Calls & Rental Line	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€22,478
30 Jun 2024	Unity Technologies Solutions	3 Year Licence	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€34,244
30 Jun 2024	Lexis Nexis	Legal Information Service	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€38,143
30 Jun 2024	Staffline Recruitment Ltd.,	Contract Exit Fees	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€46,000
30 Jun 2025	DX Network Services Ireland Ltd	Annual subscription	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€46,529
30 Jun 2025	Software One	Subscription service	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€21,108
30 Jun 2025	National Shared Services Office	Computer software – non fixed asset	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€52,321
30 Sep 2015	201504 200006072 LexisNexis Butterworths	for the CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€23,905
30 Sep 2015	201504 200006163 National Shared Services Office IFT	Provision of HR Software for the CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€32,169
30 Sep 2015	201504 200006058 Electric Ireland	Building for the CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€55,002
30 Sep 2018	201807 200009015 National Shared Services Office IFT	Peoplepoint Service Charge 2018	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€30,112
30 Sep 2018	201807 200009013 Rochford Brady Legal Services Ltd.,	Retainer fee for Rochford Brady x 12 months x €7,900.00 for 2018	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€94,800
30 Sep 2019	201907 200010123 Office of Public Works	Mobile Shelving	Purchase Order	Q3 2019	€32,226
30 Sep 2019	201907 200010098 National Shared Services Office IFT	Peoplepoint Service Charge 2019	Purchase Order	Q3 2019	€47,569
30 Sep 2019	201909 2000100328 Softcat PLC	Arcserve UDP Software Upgrade & 3 YR Licence	Purchase Order	Q3 2019	€24,981
30 Sep 2021	202107 200012072 National Shared Services Office	Peoplepoint Service Charge 2021	Purchase Order	Q3 2021	€44,588
30 Sep 2021	202108 200012139 Justis Publishing Ltd.	Legal Information Service October 2020 - October 2021	Purchase Order	Q3 2021	€21,300
30 Sep 2021	202109 200012162 Datapac Systems & Business	Windows 10 Desktops (240) + Upgrade & Warranty	Purchase Order	Q3 2021	€101,988
30 Sep 2022	202208 200013069 The Law Society of Ireland CPD Applications	Trainee State Solicitor Course Fee x 2	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€21,000

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