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Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies is an independent statutory institute for advanced research in Dublin. The founding Act created it as an institute of higher learning, with constituent schools that could be established under the same statute.

Section 2 of the Institute for Advanced Studies Act 1940 established the Institute. The Act itself brought it into being rather than appointing a later establishment day, so the specific calendar day in 1940 was not confirmed in the sources fetched.

94 spending records on file.

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2.7/5

54% transparent

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Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.7/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
13 Mar 2020	Willis Risk Services (IRELAND) Limited	2020 Insurance Renewal	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€84,372
14 Jan 2020	EBSCO Information Services	Various STP Periodicals	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€45,475
31 Jan 2020	OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS	Property Leases	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€28,652
13 Mar 2020	OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS	Property Leases	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€28,652
20 Feb 2020	Hybrid Engineering & Contracting Ltd	System Boiler - Dunsink	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€22,254
29 May 2020	The Marine Institute	Marine Recovery Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€181,000
28 May 2020	The Marine Institute	Marine Recovery Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€180,000
15 Jun 2020	CNRS DELEGATION OCCITANIE OUEST	Spirou Access Fee Data	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€160,000
20 May 2020	GURALP SYSTEMS LTD,	Aquarius Deck Unit	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€64,075
30 Sep 2020	Atlantic Towage and Marine Ltd	Marine Recovery Services - Ship Time	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€115,000
21 Jul 2020	DTCC SHENZHEN CO LTD	Seimsic Node Smartphones 1of2	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€38,669
24 Sep 2020	DTCC SHENZHEN CO LTD	Seimsic Node Smartphones 2of2	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€38,669
09 Jul 2020	OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS	Property Leases	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€28,652
24 Sep 2020	OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS	Property Leases	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€28,652
22 Dec 2020	Bourke Builders(Ballina) Limited	Building Works - Dunsink South Dome	Purchase Order	Q4 2020	€42,307
10 Dec 2020	HEANET LTD. CENTRAL ACCOUNT	Managed Connection Charges	Purchase Order	Q4 2020	€33,145
10 Dec 2020	DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION	Computational / Visualisation Servers	Purchase Order	Q4 2020	€20,935
22 Oct 2020	OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER	Audit Fee 2019	Purchase Order	Q4 2020	€20,900
04 Mar 2021	Willis Risk Services (IRELAND) Limited	2021 Insurance Renewal	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€92,994
29 Mar 2021	K.U.M Umwelt and Meerestechnik	Metocean Radio Beacons	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€38,920
15 Jan 2021	DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION	Covid WFH Equipment Costs	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€33,089
15 Jan 2021	EBSCO Information Services	Various STP Periodicals	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€29,705
28 Jan 2021	OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS	Property Leases	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€28,652
26 Mar 2021	OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS	Property Leases	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€28,652
09 Jun 2021	OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS	Property Leases	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€28,652
06 Aug 2021	K.U.M Umwelt and Meerestechnik	Lithium Battery Packs	Purchase Order	Q3 2021	€35,000
16 Sep 2021	OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS	Property Leases	Purchase Order	Q3 2021	€28,652
23 Jul 2021	OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER	Audit Fee 2020	Purchase Order	Q3 2021	€23,000
22 Nov 2021	DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION	Poweredge Server Purchases	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€76,558
08 Dec 2021	DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION	Poweredge Server Purchases	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€70,717
08 Dec 2021	THE GRAND HOTEL LTD	Easy Workshop - Conference Fee	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€25,950
07 Dec 2021	DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION	Covid WFH Equipment Costs	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€22,713
25 Jan 2022	Willis Risk Services (IRELAND) Limited	2022 Insurance Renewal	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€96,452
14 Jan 2022	EBSCO Information Services	Various STP Periodicals	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€30,393
25 Jan 2022	OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS	Property Leases	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€28,652
29 Mar 2022	OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS	Property Leases	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€28,652
14 Jan 2022	DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION	PowerEdge R750 Server	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€24,257
29 Mar 2022	SSE AIRTRICITY	Quarterly Electricity Bill	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€20,162
10 Jun 2022	K.U.M Umwelt and Meerestechnik	3 Replacement OBS Systems	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€235,328
24 Jun 2022	OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS	Property Leases	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€28,652
11 Apr 2022	Mollview Ltd	Novaerus Systems	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€23,272
18 Aug 2022	phoenix geophysics ltd	MT Field Equipment 70%	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€338,770
07 Jul 2022	Slieve Russell Hotel	Massive Stars - Conference Bill	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€40,000
15 Sep 2022	OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS	Property Leases	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€28,652
07 Jul 2022	Agile Networks Ltd	Dunsink Switches and Ports	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€28,061
05 Sep 2022	sysGen GMBH	JBOD Storage System	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€25,090
07 Jul 2022	OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER	Audit Services for year 2021	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€24,400
12 Sep 2022	Digos Potsdam Gmbh	Data Cubes	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€20,390
08 Dec 2022	phoenix geophysics ltd	MT Field Equipment B/l	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€145,187
07 Oct 2022	Lviv Centre of Inst of Space Research	LEMI Purchases 50%	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€68,538

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