Government documents reveal that the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) spent over €30 million on consultants between 2020 and 2023. Dublin law firm McCann FitzGerald received the largest share of this spending, earning €15.1 million for advising both bodies.
A Dublin law firm, McCann FitzGerald, received €15.1 million in payments over a four-year period for advising two State transport bodies: the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII). Documents released by the Government reveal substantial spending on private consultancies, highlighting the significant fees paid to legal, accounting, and engineering firms involved in State transport projects. McCann FitzGerald received €8.29 million from the NTA and €6.
81 million from TII between 2020 and 2023. In 2023 alone, the firm earned €3.27 million from the NTA, averaging €62,993 per week. When contacted, McCann FitzGerald declined to comment on its work. These payments come as the Government pushes forward with major transport initiatives like the proposed €9.5 billion Dublin metro project and the €5 billion BusConnects plan.The NTA, responsible for developing transport networks, spent €22.15 million on consultants between 2020 and 2023, while TII, which manages national roads, Luas light rail services, and metro planning, spent €11.45 million during the same period. The records also reveal instances where firms have undertaken extensive consulting work for different State institutions concurrently. EY, formerly Ernst & Young, has received €5.57 million for public transport work since the start of the decade, with payments from the NTA, the Department of Transport, and TII. KPMG has earned €4.67 million since the start of the decade, receiving funds from the NTA, the Department of Transport, and TII. Jacobs Engineering received €4.78 million from the NTA over four years, while Aecom Ireland secured €1.22 million from the NTA and TII. Infrastructure consultants Chandler KBS received €1.11 million from the NTA. When contacted, EY, KPMG, Aecom, Jacobs Engineering, and Chandler KBS either declined to comment or did not respond to inquiries. Ove Arup received €1.67 million and €1.76 million respectively from the Department of Transport. PwC and Arup also declined to comment.In response to queries regarding the spending, a TII spokesperson stated that TII requires a variety of corporate legal services, procured publicly, to provide legal support across its wide range of responsibilities and project delivery. These services encompass areas such as public-private partnerships, litigation, planning law, environmental law, employment law, commercial and contract law, data protection, and health and safety.An NTA spokesperson explained that the NTA's expenditure on external legal services included an estimated €2.9 million related to the agency's plans to invest in bus prioritisation infrastructure in Dublin as part of the BusConnects program. He added that legal expertise was required for applications for 12 core bus corridor schemes to An Bord Pleanála under Section 51 of the Roads Act 1983 (as amended) and the confirmation of compulsory purchase orders associated with each scheme approval application. The NTA also stated that legal fees encompassed work on judicial review cases under a contract awarded through a public tender process.
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