asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown by project and firm of the consultancy budget of his Department for 1985, 1986 and 1987.
Written Answers. - Department Consultancy Budget.
87.
The following tables give the breakdown of expenditure for consultancy services and related expenditure for my Department for the years 1985, 1986, and to date in 1987, in the format requested by the Deputy.
1985
|
Consultant/Software House |
Project/Software Purchase |
Amount |
|
£ |
||
|
PRAXIS |
Implementation of Financial Systems at: |
|
|
North-Eastern Health Board |
199,444 |
|
|
Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin |
53,892 |
|
|
Eastern Health Board |
23,267 |
|
|
South-Eastern Health Board |
34,000 |
|
|
Package Programs Ltd. |
Software Licences for: |
|
|
North-Eastern Health Board |
71,542 |
|
|
Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin |
99,222 |
|
|
Eastern Health Board |
27,394 |
|
|
Systems Dynamics |
Consultancy assistance in the implementation of patient administration system at Tralee General Hospital |
35,556 |
|
Filetab Support Services |
Rapid-Gen software for Department of Health |
17,063 |
|
Pascal |
Purchase of financial software for smaller institutions |
2,214 |
|
CHL Consultancy Group |
Systems Design Study for Hospitals Planning Office |
16,993 |
|
Equipping System for Cavan Hospital |
3,478 |
|
|
Study of DP requirements for MSRE |
10,059 |
|
|
Study of micro-computer applications for Health Boards |
14,436 |
|
|
Project Monitoring System etc., for St. James' Hospital |
17,314 |
|
|
Economic and Social Research Institute |
Secondment of Consultant for study of Diagnosis Related Groups |
21,750 |
|
Coopers and Lybrand |
Assistance in implementation of financial systems for North Eastern Health Board |
9,648 |
|
Study of systems requirements for National Rehabilitation Board. |
46,604 |
|
|
Review of patient administration requirements for Beaumont Hospital |
225 |
|
|
Digital Equipment Co. |
Purchase of software for Dept. of Health and Eastern Health Board |
11,586 |
|
Department of Community Medicine and Epidemiology U.D.C. |
Study of childhood leukaemia in the Republic of Ireland |
4,383 |
|
Notley Cahill Systems |
Financial modelling software for Southern Health Board |
1,208 |
|
Arthur Andersen |
Community Care information system North-Western Health Board |
150,000 |
|
Community Care information system Eastern Health Board |
24,599 |
|
|
Information systems planning and methodology studies for Dept. of Health |
37,027 |
|
|
Trident Management Consultants |
Study on purchase of medical supplies and consumables |
75,426 |
|
Social Research Centre NIHE |
Study of communications networks for the elderly |
16,500 |
|
National Software Centre |
Assessment of Community Care information system |
13,600 |
|
Information Systems Management |
Assistance in the implementation of an Obstetric Data Collection System at the Coombe Hospital |
3,088 |
|
Dr. Howard Johnson |
Research Study on Epidemiological Information System |
10,000 |
|
Yale School of Organisation & Management |
Analysis of HIPE information for Irish Hospitals |
1,009 |
|
An Bord Altranais |
Stress in Nursing Study |
5,000 |
|
David Sweeney and Associates |
Assistance in the implementation of patient administration system at Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin |
40,896 |
|
Miscellaneous grants to health agencies in respect of minor systems development and research work |
38,878 |
|
|
Total for 1985 |
1,137,301 |
1986
|
Consultant/Software House |
Project/Software Purchase |
Amount |
|
£ |
||
|
Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, UCD |
Study of Childhood Leukemia in the Republic of Ireland |
4,822.82 |
|
National Institute of Higher Education |
Communications for Elderly Study |
8,000.00 |
|
Systems Management Ltd. |
Obstetric Data Collection Project Coombe |
11,955.22 |
|
European Information Technology Ltd. |
Obstetric Data Collection Project Coombe |
51,875.00 |
|
A & L Goodbody |
Obstetric Data Collection Project Coombe |
3,287.84 |
|
Trident Management Consultants |
Review of Supplies Purchasing |
21,894.74 |
|
FBD Computer Services Ltd. |
Provision of Live Register Software to An Bord Altranais |
5,313.60 |
|
Arthur Cox & Co. |
Legal fees relating to the Provision of Live Register Software to An Bord Altranais |
799.50 |
|
An Bord Altranais |
Continuing Education Project |
45,000.00 |
|
Stress in Nursing Study |
5,000.00 |
|
|
Residential Accommodation for Nurses Study |
6,200.00 |
|
|
Arthur Andersen |
Information System Development. Department of Health |
23,864.00 |
|
Medical Card Module, Community Care Information System, Eastern Health Board |
45,931.38 |
|
|
Package Programs Ltd. |
Personnel Information System, Eastern Health Board |
44,843.05 |
|
Digital Equipment Ireland |
Department of Health software support and hardware maintenance |
23,966.19 |
|
Filetab Support Services |
Department of Health, software and software support |
16,794.53 |
|
Stan Wright |
Study on reorganisation of Community Care Services, North-Western Health Board |
42,918.15 |
|
Patient Administration Specification, Letterkenny General Hospital |
4,287.50 |
|
|
Pascal |
Stores System, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Dún Laoghaire |
2,952.00 |
|
Price Waterhouse |
VHI Review |
30,533.75 |
|
CHL Consulting Group |
Systems Design for Hospital Planning Office, Department of Health |
9,373.75 |
|
Micro VAX Implementation and Operator training in various Health Boards. |
11,000.00 |
|
|
CARA |
Payroll Conversion, Health Boards and Voluntary Hospitals |
55,000.00 |
|
Yale |
Study of Diagnosis Related Groups, Department of Health |
29,563.93 |
|
ESRI |
Secondment of consultant for Study of Diagnosis Related Groups, Department of Health |
25,022.29 |
|
Liam Sheehan |
Information Systems Requirements, St. James's Hospital |
6,600.00 |
|
PRAXIS |
Implementation of General Ledger, Southern Health Board |
12,882.80 |
|
Craig Gardner |
Study of System Requirements National Drugs Advisory Board |
30,750.00 |
|
Notley Cahill Systems Ltd. |
Purchase of Finar Software, North-Eastern Health Board |
16,143.75 |
|
Purchase of Finar Software, Southern Health Board |
2,503.05 |
|
|
Siúicre Éireann |
Secondment of officer to work on reorganisation of Hospital Joint Services Board |
41,411.40 |
|
National Council for the Aged |
Survey of carers in the community |
6,000.00 |
|
David Sweeney and Associates |
Consultancy on implementation of financial systems, Crumlin Hospital |
13,308.50 |
|
PRAXIS |
Consultancy on implementation of financial systems, Crumlin Hospital |
12,707.50 |
|
Southern Health Board |
Patient administration system implementation costs |
16,900.00 |
|
Crumlin Hospital |
Patient administration system implementation costs |
28,350.00 |
|
Eastern Health Board |
Payment to temporary data processing staff |
15,000.00 |
|
Miscellaneous grants to health agencies in respect of minor systems development and research work |
27,714.76 |
|
|
Total for 1986 |
760,470.00 |
1987
|
Consultant/Software House |
Project/Software Purchase |
Amount |
|
£ |
||
|
Stan Wright |
Patient Administration Specification, Letterkenny General Hospital |
9,358.50 |
|
Price Waterhouse |
VHI Review |
47,047.50 |
|
PA Consulting Services |
Review of the existing organisation of medical activities in hospitals |
28,750.00 |
|
Pascal Computers |
Payroll system, St. Luke's Hospital |
492.00 |
|
Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine UCD |
Study of Childhood Leukaemia in the Republic of Ireland |
3,780.16 |
|
CARA |
Payroll Conversion, Health Boards and Voluntary Hospitals |
2,300.00 |
|
Yale |
Study of Diagnosis Related Groups |
13,855.21 |
|
Digital Equipment Ireland Ltd. |
Department of Health software support and hardware maintenance |
7,537.50 |
|
CHL Consulting Group |
Systems Design for Hospital Planning Office, Department of Health |
12,540.01 |
|
PRAXIS |
Implementation of General Ledger and Accounts Payable, North Eastern Health Board |
4,120.50 |
|
Systems Management Ltd. |
Obstetric Data Collection Project, Coombe Hospital |
1,012.50 |
|
European Information Technology Ltd. |
Obstetric Data Collection Project, Coombe Hospital |
13,322.50 |
|
Total (to 21/5/1987) |
144,106.38 |