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

Machine readable 0.0/1

Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.6/1

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Supplier name 1.0/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
30 Sep 2022	202209 200013123 Vlex Justis Ltd.	Subscription Service October 2022 - October 2023	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€22,365
30 Sep 2023	202307 200014250 Office of Public Works	Facade Repairs	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€21,936
30 Sep 2023	202307 200014232 National Shared Services Office	Computer Software Yearly Charge	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€47,220
30 Sep 2023	202308 200014368 Eir Evo	Computer Software Webex Yearly Licences	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€20,858
30 Sep 2023	202308 200014331 CDW Limited	Computer Software MS Office ProPlus 2021	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€30,671
30 Sep 2023	202309 200014437 Vlex Justis Ltd.,	Online legal information service	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€23,484
30 Sep 2024	DX Network Services Ireland Ltd	5 Year Licence	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€43,999
30 Sep 2024	Energia	Electricity - Chancery	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€25,000
30 Sep 2024	Energia	Utilities	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€40,000
30 Sep 2024	National Shared Services Office	Computer Software	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€52,582
30 Sep 2024	Law Society of Ireland	Course Fees	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€56,750
30 Sep 2025	vLex Justis Ltd	Legal information services	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€25,891
30 Sep 2025	Bord Gais	Utilities	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€20,000
30 Sep 2025	Canon Business Equipment Ltd	Print & Photocopying	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€20,000
30 Sep 2025	Ergo Services Ltd	ICT Networks	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€27,425
30 Sep 2025	Ergo Services Ltd	ICT Networks	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€32,546
30 Sep 2025	Ergo Services Ltd	ICT Networks	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€87,179
31 Dec 2015	201510 200006193 BT	Installation of new Telephone System for the CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q4 2015	€94,824
31 Dec 2015	201512 200006428 Irish Business Systems (Irl)Ltd	Meterage Charges for Photocopiers for the CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q4 2015	€23,497
31 Dec 2015	201512 200006405 Thomson, Round Hall,	Subscription to Library Data Bases for the CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q4 2015	€24,330
31 Dec 2015	201512 200006425 First Direct Courier Co	Local & N ti	Purchase Order	Q4 2015	€24,500
31 Dec 2015	201512 200006421 BT	the CSSO	Purchase Order	Q4 2015	€32,215
31 Dec 2015	201512 200006420 Eircom (ICT)	Osmond House and Chancery Building for the CSSO	Purchase Order	Q4 2015	€32,981
31 Dec 2015	201512 200006396 Iarnrod Eireann	2016 Travel Pass Tickets for staff in the CSSO	Purchase Order	Q4 2015	€45,420
31 Dec 2016	201611 200007230 Thomson, Round Hall	Westlaw ‐ Subscription to Library Data Bases for the CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q4 2016	€25,587
31 Dec 2016	201611 200007256 Insight Data Technologies Limited	Office Pro Plus 2016	Purchase Order	Q4 2016	€98,627
31 Dec 2016	201611 200007268 National Shared Services Office IFT	Computer Software ‐ Peoplepoint Service Charge 2016	Purchase Order	Q4 2016	€39,398
31 Dec 2016	201611 200007276 Iarnrod Eireann	2016 Travel Pass Tickets for staff in the CSSO ‐ 21 Tickets	Purchase Order	Q4 2016	€45,530
31 Dec 2016	201612 200007301 Bytes Software Services Ltd.	Microsoft Windows 2016 Data	Purchase Order	Q4 2016	€49,889
31 Dec 2016	201612 200007319 Dell Computer	PowerEdge ‐ Development and Configuration	Purchase Order	Q4 2016	€55,878
31 Dec 2016	201612 200007348 Irish Business Systems (Irl) Ltd.	Photocopying ‐ Meterage Charges	Purchase Order	Q4 2016	€25,000
31 Dec 2016	201612 200007349 Lynk	Taxi Service for the CSSO Office	Purchase Order	Q4 2016	€30,000
31 Dec 2017	201710 200008246 National Shared Services Office	Peoplepoint Service Charge 2017	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€38,147
31 Dec 2017	201711 200008271 Thomson Reuters	Online legal information service 2018	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€30,793
31 Dec 2017	201712 200008424 Eircom	Data Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€28,840
31 Dec 2017	201712 200008417 Iarnrod Eireann	Travel Pass Scheme	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€32,650
31 Dec 2019	201911 200010518 Dept. of Public Expenditure & Reform	Eir Data - Landline Phone Service	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€22,000
31 Dec 2019	201912 200010639 Iarnrod Eireann	Travel Pass Scheme	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€40,680
31 Dec 2020	202010 200011317 Micromail	Licenses	Purchase Order	Q4 2020	€43,256
31 Dec 2020	202012 200011592 Eir	Landline Phone Service	Purchase Order	Q4 2020	€28,840
31 Dec 2020	202012 200011598 Vodafone	Monthly Phone Bills	Purchase Order	Q4 2020	€30,000
31 Dec 2020	202012 200011555 Office of Public Works	Furniture 4th Floor Chancery Building 2019	Purchase Order	Q4 2020	€32,226
31 Dec 2020	202012 200011576 PFH Technology Group	Lenovo Laptops (70)	Purchase Order	Q4 2020	€34,930
31 Dec 2021	202110 200012293 PFH Technology Group	Dell Poweredge with 5 Year Warranty	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€20,661
31 Dec 2021	202110 200012251 Justis Publishing Ltd.	vLexJustis October 2021 - October 2022	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€21,300
31 Dec 2021	202111 200012356 Arkphire	Citrix Licenses & Support 1st October - 31st October 2022	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€54,150
31 Dec 2022	202210 200013276 Kontex Ltd.	Hybrid Subscription Licence with Support	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€20,608
31 Dec 2022	202210 200013229 Bechtle	Logitech Webcam x 300	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€21,429
31 Dec 2022	202210 200013275 Presidio	Subscription 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2023	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€55,150
31 Dec 2022	202211 200013380 Datapac Systems & Business Solutions	30 Desktops & 30 Monitors	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€29,777

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