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Galway County Council

Galway County Council is the local authority for County Galway, Ireland. As a county council it is responsible for housing and community services, roads and transportation, planning and development, amenity and culture, and environmental services in its functional area.

Modern county councils operate under the Local Government Act 2001, which restated and amended earlier local-government law centred on the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. The Local Government Reform Act 2014 further restructured local government from June 2014, including municipal districts and the abolition of town councils.

5781 spending records on file.

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Mar 2013	PEADAR HUGHES T/A GEN CABINS & ENG LTD	WELFARE UNITS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€81,600
31 Mar 2013	MICHAEL FAHY	HOUSING MAINTANCE	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€22,896
31 Mar 2013	MOTA ENGIL IRELAND CONSTRUCTION LTD	WORKS GROUP WATER SCHEME	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€22,007
31 Mar 2013	CAIREALACHT CHILL BHRIDE TEO	CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSE	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€57,514
31 Mar 2013	WILLS BROS LTD	CIVIL WORKS CONTRACT	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€23,156
31 Mar 2013	WILLS BROS LTD	CIVIL WORKS CONTRACT	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€138,861
31 Mar 2013	MOTA ENGIL IRELAND CONSTRUCTION LTD	CONSTRUCTION PIPELINES & RESERVIORS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€89,267
31 Mar 2013	MCCALLAN BROS LTD	BRIDGE PARAPET REPLACEMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€21,957
31 Mar 2013	PRIORITY GEOTECHNICAL LTD	SITE INVESTIGATION SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€27,937
31 Mar 2013	WILLS BROS LTD	CIVIL WORKS CONTRACT	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€149,375
31 Mar 2013	COFFEY CONSTRUCTION(I) LTD	WATER DISTRIBUTION & DRAINAGE	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€625,218
31 Mar 2013	PRIORITY GEOTECHNICAL LTD	SITE INVESTIGATION SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€50,012
31 Mar 2013	O KANE CIVIL ENGINEERING	ENGINEERING SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€43,682
31 Mar 2013	PRIORITY GEOTECHNICAL LTD	SITE INVESTIGATION SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€25,860
31 Mar 2013	WILLS BROS LTD	CIVIL WORKS CONTRACT	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€78,055
31 Mar 2013	GLAN AGUA LTD	CONSTRUCTION DBO GWS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€90,719
31 Mar 2013	WILLS BROS LTD	CIVIL WORKS CONTRACT	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€350,981
31 Mar 2013	CELTIC ANGLIAN WATER LTD	OPERATION & MAINTENANCE WATER METERS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€142,131
31 Mar 2013	P & D LYDON PLANT HIRE LTD	REJUVENATION WORKS - SHAMBLES PROJECT	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€133,499
31 Mar 2013	COFFEY CONSTRUCTION(I) LTD	WATER DISTRIBUTION & DRAINAGE	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€899,400
31 Mar 2013	MOTA ENGIL IRELAND CONSTRUCTION LTD	CONSTRUCTION PIPELINES & RESERVIORS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€132,205
31 Mar 2013	P & D LYDON PLANT HIRE LTD	REJUVENATION WORKS - SHAMBLES PROJECT	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€82,089
31 Mar 2013	CRAWFORD CONTRACTS GROUP LTD	ASTRO TURF PITCH	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€62,646
31 Mar 2013	ELECTRICAL & PUMP SERVICES LTD	WW DBO - CONTRACT WORKS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€141,242
31 Mar 2013	O KANE CIVIL ENGINEERING	ENGINEERING SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€31,492
31 Mar 2013	COFFEY CONSTRUCTION(I) LTD	WATER DISTRIBUTION & DRAINAGE	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€39,699
31 Mar 2013	HARRINGTON CONCRETE & QUARRIES	ROAD MAKING MATERIALS & WORKS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€566,522
31 Mar 2013	AENGUS BURNS/RECEIVER-OLIVER DONLON DEV GWS DBO	—	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€290,236
31 Mar 2013	P & D LYDON PLANT HIRE LTD	REJUVENATION WORKS - SHAMBLES PROJECT	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€199,046
31 Mar 2013	FINBARR WHYTE & SONS LIMITED	MINOR ROAD WORKS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€31,921
31 Mar 2013	J KENNY PLANT HIRE	BRIDGE REHABILITATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€35,949
31 Mar 2013	WILLS BROS LTD	CIVIL WORKS CONTRACT	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€180,910
31 Mar 2013	ELECTRICAL & PUMP SERVICES LTD	WW DBO - CONTRACT WORKS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€44,020
31 Mar 2013	PRIORITY GEOTECHNICAL LTD	SITE INVESTIGATION SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€33,073
31 Mar 2013	WILLS BROS LTD	CIVIL WORKS CONTRACT	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€131,005
31 Mar 2013	O KANE CIVIL ENGINEERING	ENGINEERING SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€43,776
31 Mar 2013	P & S CIVIL WORKS LTD	CIVIL WORKS GWS UPGRADE	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€45,803
31 Mar 2013	MOTA ENGIL IRELAND CONSTRUCTION LTD	CONSTRUCTION PIPELINES & RESERVIORS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€105,449
31 Mar 2013	CRAWFORD CONTRACTS GROUP LTD	ASTRO TURF PITCH	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€73,179
31 Mar 2013	LAGAN ASPHALT LTD	ROAD OVERLAYS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€79,162
31 Mar 2013	BRIAN CONNEELY & CO LTD	CONSTTRUCTION	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€96,184
31 Mar 2013	JOHN MADDEN & SONS LTD	ROAD REPAIR	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€53,137
31 Mar 2013	BRIAN CONNEELY & CO LTD	CONSTTRUCTION	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€35,403
31 Mar 2013	CHEMIFLOC LTD	CHEMICALS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€21,595
31 Mar 2013	ESMONDE KEANE S C	LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€25,953
31 Mar 2013	ESMONDE KEANE SC	LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES - N59 - ORAL HEARING	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€54,344
31 Mar 2013	PATRICK J TOBIN & CO	ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€32,236
31 Mar 2013	PATRICK J TOBIN & CO	ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€44,745
31 Mar 2013	MARTIN & ASSOCIATES T/A MARTIN & REA	OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES & EXP	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€21,869
31 Mar 2013	HALCROW BARRY LTD	ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY FEES	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€28,427

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Galway County Council

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