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Maritime Area Regulatory Authority

The Maritime Area Regulatory Authority considers applications for maritime area consents and licences, grants them, and may revoke or suspend them. It also enforces the related provisions of the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 and promotes and monitors compliance with those provisions.

Section 42 of that Act provides that the Authority, in Irish an tÚdarás Rialála Limistéir Mhuirí, stands established on an establishment day. S.I. No. 372/2023 appointed 17 July 2023 as that day.

36 spending records on file.

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2.7/5

54% transparent

Machine readable 0.0/1

Descriptions 0.9/1

Uniqueness 0.8/1

Supplier number 0.0/1

Supplier name 1.0/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Mar 2025	Lincoln Search and Selection Ltd	System Specialist	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€25,285
30 Jun 2025	David Flynn	Office Refurbishment works	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€1,036,163
30 Jun 2025	Ernst & Young	Financial Capability Assessments	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€326,075
30 Jun 2025	Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General	Audit Fees for 2024	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€20,800
30 Jun 2025	Vevay Management	Office Rent 2025	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€144,777
30 Sep 2025	Ove Arup & Partners Ireland Technical guidance and application Limited	review	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€35,055
30 Sep 2025	Competitive Consenting - Framework design Baringa Ireland Ltd		Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€183,434
30 Sep 2025	Organisation/process review and Forvis Mazars	Workforce Planning	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€107,625
30 Sep 2025	Office Refurbishment Works – Oppermann Associates	Architects Fees	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€41,513
30 Sep 2025	Vevay Management	Office Service Charge	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€106,740
31 Dec 2025	CDW	Software subscriptions	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€30,862
31 Dec 2025	Viatel Technology Ltd	Office AV Equipment	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€61,777
31 Dec 2025	Codex Ltd	Office Furniture	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€35,757
31 Dec 2025	ESRI Ireland	ArcGIS Licenses and Support services	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€33,643
31 Dec 2025	Indecon International LTD	Review of the MAC Levy Framework	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€39,417
31 Dec 2025	McCarthy Browne Consulting Technical Assessment of MAC Engineers Ltd	Applications	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€92,250
31 Dec 2025	Development of Marine Administration Marine Institute	Viewer	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€110,598
31 Dec 2025	Review of Marine Bird Disturbance and Marine Institute	Forging Ranges	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€22,435
31 Dec 2025	Marine Mammal Appropriate Assessment Marine Institute	Toolkit	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€23,093
31 Dec 2025	Technology Assessment for Monitoring and Enforcement in Ireland’s Maritime Marine Institute	Area	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€25,908
31 Dec 2025	ICT Architecture and Roadmap Forvis Mazars	Consultancy Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2025	€88,330
31 Mar 2026	Vevay Management	Office Rent 2026	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€144,777
30 Jun 2026	Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General	Audit Fees 2025	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€22,400
30 Jun 2026	GIS Technical Mallon Technology LTD	Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€34,435
30 Jun 2026	Office Electricity Vevay Management	2026	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€22,001
30 Jun 2026	Office Service Vevay Management	Charge 2026	Purchase Order	Q2 2026	€105,000
30 Sep 2026	Ernst & Young	Financial Capability Assessments – Multi Year Contract	Purchase Order	Q3 2026	€492,000
30 Sep 2026	David Browne SC	Legal Fees – Judicial Review	Purchase Order	Q3 2026	€68,265
30 Sep 2026	Christopher Hughes	Legal Fees – Judicial Review	Purchase Order	Q3 2026	€57,318
30 Sep 2026	Christopher Hughes	Legal Fees – Judicial Review	Purchase Order	Q3 2026	€57,318
30 Sep 2026	David Browne SC	Legal Fees – Judicial Review	Purchase Order	Q3 2026	€67,765
30 Sep 2026	David Browne SC	Legal Fees – Judicial Review	Purchase Order	Q3 2026	€68,265
30 Sep 2026	Christopher Hughes	Legal Fees – Judicial Review	Purchase Order	Q3 2026	€57,318
30 Sep 2026	Beauchamps	Legal Fees – Judicial Review	Purchase Order	Q3 2026	€116,850
30 Sep 2026	Beauchamps	Legal Fees – Judicial Review	Purchase Order	Q3 2026	€116,851
30 Sep 2026	Beauchamps	Legal Fees – Judicial Review	Purchase Order	Q3 2026	€116,850

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