asked the Minister for Finance if any private consultants have been engaged by his Department within the past year; if so the names of these consultants; the terms of their engagement; the fees paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Engagement of Private Consultants.
66.
The information requested in respect of the Department of Finance, the Office of Public Works and the Stationery Office is set out in the attached tabular statements.
None of the other offices under my aegis engaged private consultants during the period in question.
Department of Finance.
|
Name |
Purpose of Engagement |
Total Fees Paid (15/10/86 to 14/10/87) |
|
£ |
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|
Arthur Young & Co. |
(i) Information Technology Plan for the Department of Education |
151,661 |
|
(ii) Applications study in connection with the establishment of a Government Telecommunications network. |
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(iii) Feasibility study on a Civil Service wide Personnel System. |
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|
Cara Data Processing Ltd. |
Conversion of Civil Service UNIPAY payroll systems to new level. |
43,750 |
|
Carr Communications Ltd. |
Presentation of training course. |
2,000 |
|
Jon Chandler |
Artwork, design and printing of Job Sharing posters. |
1,088 |
|
Coopers & Lybrand |
Information Technology Plan for the Department of Foreign Affairs |
— |
|
Corporate Graphics Ltd. |
Artwork, design and printing of posters and cards for Forms Design Unit. |
1,960 |
|
Davy Kelleher McCarthy Ltd. |
Work in connection with Public Expenditure Reviews. |
6,181 |
|
John C. Duffy |
Administrative Research project on “Job Sharing in the Irish Civil Service”. |
9,598 |
|
Industrial Credit Corporation |
To assist Departmental consideration of the accounts and financial affairs of State-sponsored bodies (2 accountants on loan) |
76,250 |
|
Institute of Public Administration |
(i) Various research projects for Committee on Administrative Research. |
170,010 |
|
(ii) Provision of training courses on behalf of the Department. |
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|
Irish National Council on Alcoholism |
Preparation and research of proposed programme for Welfare Officers. |
500 |
|
James Martin Associates |
Information Technology Plan for the Department of the Environment. |
30,093 |
|
J. Joyce |
Report on Public Service Pension Costs. |
1,250 |
|
Learmonth & Burchett Management Systems plc |
Introduction of new methods of systems development in the Central Computing Service. |
2,526 |
|
Market Research Bureau of Ireland Ltd. |
Survey measuring reaction of farmers in Ireland to services provided to them by the Department of Agriculture (funded jointly with the Department of Agriculture). |
11,781 |
|
Dr. John O'Hagan |
Administrative Research project on “Productivity Growth in the Public Sector”. |
1,320 |
|
Power Public Relations Ltd. |
Public Relations Work. |
2,993 |
|
Price Waterhouse |
Information Technology Plans for the Departments of Communications and Tourism and Transport. |
36,750 |
|
Serif Design Associates |
Artwork, design and printing of various posters, leaflets etc. for Forms Design Unit and INPUT Scheme. |
6,197 |
|
Stokes Kennedy Crowley |
Technical assistance for the development of a Civil Service wide Personnel System. |
2,500 |
|
Tavistock Institute of Human Rights |
Preparation of a draft paper on “Statistical analysis in cases of alleged unlawful discrimination”. |
Stg. 2,000 |
|
Miscellaneous small payments |
630 |
Office of Public Works.
|
Name |
Purpose of Engagement |
Total Fees Paid (15/10/86 to 14/10/87) |
|
£ |
||
|
John Cuddy & Partners |
Quantity Surveying commission. Limerick New Employment Exchange. |
— |
|
John A. Deasy |
Mechanical and Electrical commission for fitting out the Royal Hospital Kilmainham for the National Museum. |
— |
|
Delap and Waller |
Mechanical Engineering commission. Improvement in water supply facilities in Cork Prison. |
— |
|
Oliver Freaney & Co. |
Chartered Accounting commission. Advice in connection with compensation claim on the Bonet Catchment Drainage Scheme. |
— |
|
Thos. Garland & Partners |
(i) Structural Engineering commission Refurbishment of No. 5 Kildare Street. |
— |
|
(ii) Civil Engineering commisison. Security works at Portlaoise. |
— |
|
|
Seamus Homan, Associates |
Mechanical and electrical commission. Survey of installations at Kilmainham Gaol. |
— |
|
Jennings & O'Donovan |
Civil Engineering commission. Improvement in surface water drainage system in Loughlan House. |
— |
|
Peter Kelly |
Quantity Surveying commission. Foynes Garda Station. |
7,122 |
|
T. B. Kennedy & Partners |
Quantity Surveying commission. Refurbishment of No. 5 Kildare Street. |
— |
|
McCabe Delaney & Associates |
(i) Structural Engineering commission. Restoration of North Wing Leinster House. |
7,603 |
|
(ii) Structural Engineering commission. Survey and report on party wall between Arkle House and adjoining premises. |
— |
|
|
J. McCullagh & Partners |
Structural Engineering commission Royal Hospital Kilmainham— |
2,500 |
|
(a) fitting out for National Museum |
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(b) structural report on Coach Houses. |
— |
|
|
Michael McGrath Associates |
Quantity Surveying commission. Togher Garda Station. |
14,805 |
|
D.L. Martin & Associates |
Quantity Surveying commission. Restoration of North Wing Leinster House. |
— |
|
Frank Moran |
Structural Engineering commission. Report on Desmond Castle, Adare. |
1,644 |
|
Lucian O'Boyle & Associates |
Quantity Surveying commission Shannon Garda Station. |
— |
|
Brian O'Connell |
Architectural commission. Independent inspection of Carlingford Castle arising out of legal proceedings. |
— |
|
O'Connor & Kavanagh |
Structural Engineering commission. Reconstruction of Ordnance Survey Administration Building. |
— |
|
O'Reilly Hyland Tierney & Associates |
Quantity Surveying commission. Togher Garda Station. |
15,046 |
|
Michael Punch & Partners |
Structural Engineering commission. Limerick New Employment exchange. |
— |
|
Rooney Associates |
Structural Engineering commission. Remedial works to Drogheda and Dundalk Telephone Exchanges. |
— |
|
Stokes Kennedy Crowley |
Management commission. Design and installation of management accounting systems for Central Building Maintenance Workshops and Central Furniture Stores. |
— |
Stationery Office.
|
Name |
Purpose of Engagement |
Total Fees Paid (15/10/86 to 14/10/87) |
|
£ |
||
|
Arthur Anderson & Co. |
(i) Design of costing systems for the products and services supplied by the Stationery Office to user Departments. |
25,000 |
|
(ii) Design of management information system for customer order processing and printing control. |