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SOLAS

SOLAS is the name used for An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna, the statutory further-education and training body. It draws up a strategy for that provision, argues for its value, pays money to education and training boards and other providers, and arranges or coordinates training and retraining for employment.

It was established on 27 October 2013. Section 6 of the Further Education and Training Act 2013 created An tSeirbhís on the establishment day, and S.I. No. 406 of 2013 appointed that day.

1213 spending records on file.

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48% transparent

Machine readable 1.0/1

Descriptions 0.3/1

Uniqueness 0.1/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Dec 2017	COMPTIA	EXAMINATION FEES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€120,000
31 Dec 2017	ECDL IRELAND LTD	CERTIFICATION COSTS	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€69,000
31 Dec 2017	WILLIAM FRY	LEGAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€46,740
31 Dec 2017	MEDIAVEST IRELAND	ADVERTISING	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€24,101
31 Dec 2017	AK GENERAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES	PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€24,300
31 Dec 2017	PERCEPTIVE INSIGHT MARKET	RESEARCH	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€38,684
31 Dec 2017	OLIVIA KAVANAGH	PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€21,000
31 Dec 2017	ECOM SOLUTIONS	ICT EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€22,504
31 Dec 2017	MARKETING NETWORK LTD	MARKETING	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€28,229
31 Dec 2017	CREDIT CARD SYSTEMS IRELAND LTD	SAFE PASS - PRINT	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€32,044
31 Dec 2017	IBM IRELAND LTD	ICT SUPPORT	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€24,600
31 Dec 2017	ICF CONSULTING SERVICES LTD	RESEARCH	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€87,392
31 Dec 2017	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE IRELAND	ICT SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€70,207
31 Dec 2017	MANGUARD PLUS	SECURITY SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€74,840
31 Dec 2017	O'NEILL AMARACH CONSULTANTS LTD	RESEARCH	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€30,135
31 Dec 2017	HARTLEY PEOPLE LTD	AGENCY SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€44,717
31 Dec 2017	WILLIAM FRY	LEGAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€492,000
31 Dec 2017	HARTLEY PEOPLE LTD	AGENCY SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€53,138
31 Dec 2017	CROSSWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LTD	ICT DEVELOPMENT	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€24,908
31 Dec 2017	HARTLEY PEOPLE LTD	AGENCY SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€67,236
31 Dec 2017	ENOVATION SOLUTIONS LTD	MOODLE SUPPORT	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€184,500
31 Dec 2017	ROCKWELL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LTD	SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€122,693
31 Dec 2017	DELOITTE & TOUCHE	AUDIT SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€27,195
31 Dec 2017	TREACY MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LTD	APPRENTICESHIP SURVEY	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€33,240
31 Dec 2017	BEARINGPOINT	CONSULTANCY	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€140,944
31 Dec 2017	OPEN SKY DATA SYSTEMS LTD	ICT SUPPORT	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€141,942
31 Dec 2017	HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT (IRELAND)	RECRUITMENT SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€31,291
31 Dec 2017	CROSSWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LTD	DEVELOP TEST SPECIFICATIONS/ASSESSMENTS	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€23,419
31 Dec 2017	STRATEGIC INNOVATION PARTNERS LTD	PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€27,983
31 Dec 2017	HARTLEY PEOPLE LTD	AGENCY SERVICE	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€327,146
31 Dec 2017	SERVISOURCE RECRUITMENT	AGENCY SERVICE	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€369,703
31 Dec 2017	BIANCONI RESEARCH LTD	ICT SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€21,279
31 Dec 2017	CREDIT CARD SYSTEMS IRELAND LTD	SAFE PASS - PRINT	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€32,044
31 Dec 2017	SERVISOURCE RECRUITMENT	AGENCY SERVICE	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€37,045
31 Dec 2017	LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIONS LTD	MARKETING SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€22,878
31 Dec 2017	PROSPECTUS LTD	EVALUATION	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€84,870
31 Dec 2017	MICROMAIL LTD	LICENCE ANNUAL	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€246,000
31 Dec 2017	IBEC	MEMBERSHIP FEE	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€27,297
31 Dec 2017	WILLIAM FRY	LEGAL COSTS	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€715,000
31 Dec 2017	MICROSOFT IRELAND	ICT SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€52,054
31 Dec 2017	COMPTIA	EXAMINATION FEES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€120,000
31 Dec 2017	SAP (UK) LTD	ICT SUPPORT	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€199,103
31 Dec 2017	QUESTIONMARK COMPUTING LTD	LICENCE ANNUAL	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€26,200
31 Dec 2017	PREMIER DINING LTD	CATERING SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€92,901
31 Dec 2017	PRODIGY LEARNING LIMITED	CERTIFICATION COSTS	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€437,171
31 Dec 2017	MANGUARD PLUS	SECURITY SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€59,040
31 Dec 2017	CREDIT CARD SYSTEMS IRELAND LTD	SAFE PASS - PRINT	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€20,915
31 Dec 2017	SKILLSOFT IRELAND LTD	E-LEARNING COURSEWARE LICENCE	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€267,828
31 Dec 2017	MICROMAIL LTD	SOFTWARE LICENCE	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€107,037
31 Dec 2017	ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH INST	RESEARCH/EVALUATION	Purchase Order	Q4 2017	€194,502

^* Payment date may be the end of the reporting quarter when the entity does not publish an exact date.

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