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Skillnet Ireland

Skillnet Ireland is treated in the Higher Education Authority Act 2022 as a body the Higher Education Authority may co-operate with, alongside other education and training bodies, on the development of tertiary education. Search results on gov.ie record ministers appointing members of its board of directors.

The establishing legislation was not confirmed in the sources. Searches of the Irish Statute Book did not identify an Act or statutory instrument that brought Skillnet Ireland into effect.

166 spending records on file.

Transparency Score

2.3/5

46% transparent

Machine readable 0.0/1

Descriptions 0.9/1

Uniqueness 0.4/1

Supplier number 0.0/1

Supplier name 1.0/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Mar 2022	ASM Chartered Accountants	Internal Audit Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€52,500
31 Mar 2022	Bradley Brand & Design Ltd	Advertising and Marketing Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€52,398
31 Mar 2022	Drury Porter Novelli	Public Relations Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€20,836
31 Mar 2022	Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council	Rates	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€27,054
31 Mar 2022	Knight Frank	Rent	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€52,786
31 Mar 2022	Tekenable Group	IT System Development	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€22,140
31 Mar 2022	Irish Times Ltd	Marketing Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€24,600
30 Jun 2022	Bradley Brand & Design Ltd	Advertising and Marketing Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€71,279
30 Jun 2022	Communicorp Media/Bauer Media Group	Advertising and Marketing Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€36,900
30 Jun 2022	Drury Porter Novelli	Public Relations Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€41,672
30 Jun 2022	Knight Frank	Rent	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€52,786
30 Sep 2022	Commercial Radio/Audio	Bauer Media Auto Ireland	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€73,800
30 Sep 2022	Advertising.	Bradley Brand & Design Ltd Advertising and Marketing Services.	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€393,876
30 Sep 2022	Carmel Somers Consulting Ltd	Consultant Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€61,500
30 Sep 2022	Kathleen Halligan Consulting	Consultant Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€61,500
30 Sep 2022	Knight Frank	Rent	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€52,787
30 Sep 2022	Sustainable Finance Ireland	Sponsorship & Development	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€36,900
31 Dec 2022	ASM Chartered Accountants	Internal Audit Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€34,510
31 Dec 2022	Commercial Radio/ Audio	Bauer Media Audio Ireland	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€36,900
31 Dec 2022	Advertising.	Bradley Brand & Design Ltd Advertising and Marketing Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€340,734
31 Dec 2022	Greenfinch /Tekenable Group	IT System Development	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€69,187
31 Dec 2022	Harmonics Career Crafting Ltd	Executive Development Coaching	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€30,627
31 Dec 2022	Irish Times Ltd	Advertising and Marketing Services	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€49,200
31 Dec 2022	Kemmy Business School/ University of Research in Digitalisation and Job		Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€62,297
31 Dec 2022	Limerick Design	Knight Frank Rent	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€52,787
31 Dec 2022	Mediahuis Ireland Digital Ltd	Media Advertising	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€24,600
31 Dec 2022	O’Leary Insurance	Insurance	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€43,937
31 Dec 2022	Sustainable Finance Ireland	Sponsorship & Development	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€30,750
31 Dec 2022	Group Life Assurance & Income	Utmost PanEurope DAC	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€28,774
31 Mar 2023	Bradley Brand & Design Ltd	Advertising and Marketing Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€23,186
31 Mar 2023	Business Focus Worldwide Ltd	Advertising Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€22,000
31 Mar 2023	Carmel Somers Consulting Ltd	Consultant Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€100,000
31 Mar 2023	DCU Education Trust	Educational Project Support	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€150,000
31 Mar 2023	Kathleen Halligan Consulting	Consultant Services	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€61,500
31 Mar 2023	Knight Frank	Rent	Purchase Order	Q1 2023	€52,787
30 Jun 2023	ASM Chartered Accountants	Internal Audit Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€64,260
30 Jun 2023	Cicero Consulting Ltd	PR Retainer	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€56,580
30 Jun 2023	Deloitte Ireland LLP	Audit Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€23,954
30 Jun 2023	DHG Burlington Road Ltd /Clayton Hotel	Hotel Conference Services	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€20,810
30 Jun 2023	Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council	Commercial rates	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€28,131
30 Jun 2023	Knight Frank	Rent	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€52,787
30 Jun 2023	Kooba Internet Solutions Ltd	Website Development services	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€88,560
30 Jun 2023	F5 Communications Ltd	Dublin Tech Summit Bronze package	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€24,600
30 Jun 2023	Spencer Recruitment Ltd	Recruitment Fees	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€25,584
30 Sep 2023	Annovation Consulting Ltd	Consultancy Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€28,228
30 Sep 2023	Behaviour & Attitudes Ltd	Market Research Consultancy	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€109,301
30 Sep 2023	Bauer Media Audio Ireland Commercial Radio/Audio		Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€37,146
30 Sep 2023	Advertising.	Happy Marketing & Media Limited Digital Media Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€20,910
30 Sep 2023	Irish Times Ltd	Advertising and Marketing Services	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€24,600
30 Sep 2023	PwC Ireland	Research Consultancy	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€96,616

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