asked the Minister for Lands whether the services of any outside firms of business consultants, efficiency experts, organisation and methods advisers or such like were engaged by his Department, or by any authority for which his Department are responsible, within the last six years; and, if so, if he will state the number of persons so employed, and the cost and duration of their employment.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Employment of Business Consultants.
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Mr. Ryan
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
BUSINESS consultants engaged by the Department of Lands within past six years. (In each case the firm engaged provided a resident consultant supported by the firm's various specialist services.)
|
Engaged by |
Purpose |
Period Employed |
Cost |
|
£ |
|||
|
Forestry Division |
(a) Introduction of Incen- tive Bonus Scheme for Forest Workers. |
5th October, 1957 to 23rd December, 1961. |
29,393 |
|
(b) Reorganisation of Map- ping Branch. |
20th June, 1959 to 26th Sep- tember, 1959 (10 weeks during this period). |
851 |
|
|
(c) do. |
5th February, 1962 to 27th October, 1962 (11 weeks during this period). |
964 |
|
|
Land Commission |
Introduction of System of Costings Control in Im- provement Works. |
18th August, 1959 to 10th August, 1963. |
27,981 |
|
An Bord Iascaigh Mhara. |
Reorganisation of Account- ing System. |
May, 1961—May, 1962 (six months during this period). |
4,320 |