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Provision of consultancy, training and contract services, etc. 
 
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288.—(1) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, for gain or otherwise, promote and enter into, with a specified body— 
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(a) a contract or an agreement for the provision by him or her to, or 
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(b) a contract, agreement or a joint venture for the provision by him or her with, 
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that body, of consultancy, advisory, training, technical assistance or contract services or the sale or provision of computer products, inside and outside the State. 
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(2) In this section “specified body” means— 
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(a) a body established by or under any enactment (other than the Companies Acts 1963 to 2005), 
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(b) a body established under the Companies Acts 1963 to 2005, 
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(c) a body formed or established under the laws of a state other than the State and corresponding to a body referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b), 
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(d) an institution of the European Communities, 
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(e) a competent authority of a state other than the State, or 
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(f) the United Nations, the World Bank or any other international institution recognised by the State. 
 
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