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Assignment
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Completion Date
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Cost
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|
|
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£
|
1.
|
Review of approach and testing of Department's computer software for Year 2000
|
Jan 1998 &June 1998
|
7,260
|
2.
|
Establishing actuarial costs of Pensions proposals.
|
March 1998
|
13,431
|
3.
|
Review of School Meals Scheme
|
April 1998
|
10,527
|
4.
|
Research in connection with the Working Group on access by women to labour market opportunities.
|
April 1998 &June 1998
|
22,000
|
5.
|
Research connected with the National Pensions Policy Initiative.
|
May 1998
|
20,887
|
6.
|
Training programme for Departmental National Anti-Poverty Strategy Officers.
|
July 1998
|
4,000
|
7.
|
Review of the incentive effects of Secondary Benefits on people considering whether to remain in, or take up, employment.
|
Mar 1999
|
25,865
|
8.
|
Review of the Scheme of Community Support for Older People.
|
end-1998
|
12,565
|
9.
|
Research on impact of Community Development Programme.
|
end-1998
|
16,012
|
10.
|
Review and study of the Back to Work and BTW Enterprise Schemes.
|
early-2000
|
27,507
|
11.
|
Preparation of guide to EU Social Security Law, EU Agreements and Bilateral social security agreements between Ireland and other countries.
|
July 2000
|
49,210
|
12.
|
Prototype for new Service Delivery Model. This project will lead to the selection of a technical platform to be used in the design of and implementation of a new service delivery model for social welfare services.
|
May 2000
|
181,500
|
13.
|
Information Systems Division Review of Services
|
Sept 2000
|
207,000
|
14.
|
Priority Management ProcessTo assist in the development of a Priority Management Process as part of the Department's overall Change Management Process.
|
Mar 2000
|
21,780
|
15.
|
‘Employability' and Relevance for the Management of the Live Register.
|
Aug 2000
|
41,505
|
16.
|
Social Impact Evaluation of the Community Development Programme
|
Sept 2000
|
79,675
|
17.
|
Research into Equality and Anti-Racism in the Community Development Programme
|
June 2000
|
25,550
|
18.
|
Research into CDP Projects operating in a rural context
|
June 2000
|
17,994
|
19.
|
Evaluation of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service
|
July 2000
|
80,810
|
20.
|
Consultancy assistance with analysis of submissions and of feedback from seminars, preparation of discussions documents in connection with proposed White Paper on Voluntary Activity
|
July 2000
|
42,938
|
21.
|
Evaluation of aspects of the Back To Work Allowance
|
end 1999
|
82,500
|
22.
|
Evaluation of Family Services Project (Pilot) – Finglas, Waterford and Cork
|
Sept 2000
|
29,556
|
23.
|
Technical pensions and advice on the introduction of Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs)
|
|
See Note (a)
|
24.
|
Technical pensions and advice on amendments to the Pensions Act 1990 on foot of the Pensions Board National Pensions Policy Initiative (NPPI) report.
|
|
See Note (a)
|
25.
|
Review of the funding framework for the Support Agencies under the Community Development Programme
|
Jan 2000
|
25,289
|
26.
|
Marginalised Men
|
May 2001
|
10,000
|
27.
|
Effective Parenting: An exploration of need
|
Oct 2000
|
30,000
|
28.
|
Assessing the Impact of Counselling on Marriage and Relationships
|
May 2001
|
42,350
|
29.
|
Processes of Family Formation
|
Aug 2000
|
32,070
|
30.
|
The Impact of Social Policies on the Family: Ireland in Comparative European Perspective
|
Mar 2001
|
30,000
|
31.
|
A Nine-Year Psycho-Social Follow-up Study of Children and their Families
|
July 2001
|
33,000
|
32.
|
Children's Experience of Parental Separation in Ireland
|
July 2001
|
30,000
|
33.
|
A Critical Assessment of the Impact of Flexible Draft Working Arrangements to inform future policy development received regarding “family-friendly” initiatives in the workplace.
|
June 2000
|
18,029
|
34.
|
Marriage Counselling Client Study
|
Aug 2000
|
45,000
|
35.
|
Strengthening Families Through Fathers
|
Dec 2001
|
18,425
|
36.
|
Marital Breakdown Research Project
|
June 2000
|
15,000
|
37.
|
The First Years of Marriage
|
May 2001
|
29,980
|
38.
|
Grandparenthood in Modern Ireland
|
June 2000
|
28,610
|
39.
|
Social Impact Study of Locally Based Groups
|
May 2000
|
29,250
|
|
Assignment
|
Completion Date
|
Cost
|
|
|
|
£
|
40.
|
Review of the funding framework for the Support Agencies under the Community Development Programme
|
Jan 2000
|
25,289
|
41.
|
Study on Linkages between the Community Development Programme and the Local Urban and Rural Development Programme: Community Development Programme/ Local Development Partnership Interface
|
July 1999
|
16,011
|
42.
|
Update of Community Development Programme publicity material
|
Mar 1999
|
4,840
|
43.
|
Review of the Scheme of Community Support for Older People
|
Mar 1999
|
12,535
|
44.
|
Monitoring Trends in Poverty for the National Anti-Poverty Strategy: Research Study 2000
|
end-2000
|
90,300
|
45.
|
Review of Poverty Proofing Process
|
end-2000
|
n/a
|
46.
|
Evaluation of School Meals ‘Hot Soup' Scheme
|
June 2000
|
7,327
|