asked the Minister for Communications the reason an increase of 84 per cent is being estimated for consultancy services in his Department for 1986; and the way in which the additional £171,000 will be spent.
Written Answers. - Consultancy Services.
66.
Most consultancy projects conducted for my Department are short term assignments completed within the one year accounting period, and the Vote provision may vary from year to year. In 1986 provision is being made for a number of assignments at least one of which is expected to be larger than any of those accounted for in 1985. As the consultant has not yet been appointed for the major assignment it would be premature to disclose further details about the matter at this stage.
67.
asked the Minister for Communications if he will give details of the expenditure of £204,000 on consultancy services in 1985; the names of the consultants employed; the number of consultants; the way in which they were recruited; and the number of tenders from this work.
The total expenditure under this heading was, in fact, £216,386.20 made up as follows:
|
Name of Firm/Person |
Amount |
Nature of Service |
Number of Consultants |
Method of Recruitment |
Number of Tenders |
|
£ |
|||||
|
Bord Telecom |
12,100.00 |
Technical assistance in the area of radio regulatory activity. |
4 part time |
Only qualified firm. |
— |
|
Public Relations of Ireland Limited. |
38,758.90 |
Public Relations. |
*Service |
An annually renewable contract. |
— |
|
System Dynamics |
9,675.49 |
Computer Consultancy. |
1 full time1 part time |
Selective tender. |
3 |
|
Stokes, Kennedy & Crowley |
9,166.63 |
Accountancy support. |
1 |
Lateral Staff transfer. |
— |
|
Aer Lingus Teoranta |
7,445.01 |
do. |
1 |
do. |
— |
|
IIRS |
17,200.00 |
As across. |
*Service |
Designated competent authority under the European Communities (Road Transport) (Recording Equipment) Regulations, 1979 (S.I. No. 214 of 1979). |
— |
|
Dr. J. Crowley |
600.00 |
Economic Advice on Green Paper on transport policy. |
1 |
Selection after consideration of a list of appropriate persons. |
— |
|
Harrington Bannon |
369.00 |
As across |
1 |
Appointment by Chairman of the Society of Chartered Surveyors in the Republic of Ireland to act as Expert pursuant to terms of foreshore licence. |
— |
|
†Zeus Management |
76,877.46 |
Management Consultancy Service for B&I. Limited. |
*Service |
Selection after consideration of a list of appropriate firms. |
— |
|
Bricolpar |
44,193.71 |
Development of a traffic management computer model for Dublin city centre. |
*Service |
Continuation of an existing arrangement. |
— |
* Details of numbers of individuals cannot be supplied with certainty.
† Gross Amount—a sum of £24,720 was recovered from B&I Limited, in accordance with the approved arrangement in 1986.