…to give money to the people we borrowed money off in order to spend money.

The Revenue Commissioners paid almost €90 million to the management consultancy and technology services company Accenture for contract work over recent years, it has emerged.

Minister for Finance Michael Noonan told the Dáil the company had been one of a number of firms which provided IT-related work for the Revenue Commissioners in recent years. A total of 39 companies and organisations received more than €131 million between them to carry out IT-related work for the Revenue Commissioners between 2008 and 2011. Accenture received €11.69 million in 2011, €25.436 million in 2010, €22.466 million in 2009 and €28.927 million in 2008.

Nice work, fellas.