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119 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if his Department has been responsible for commissioning reports and/or inquiries over the past five years; if so, the nature and number of these; their cost; the number published or awaiting publication.
Details of fifty-seven reports/inquiries which have been commissioned by the Department of Enterprise and Employment, which includes reports/inquiries commissioned by the former Departments of Industry and Commerce and Labour, are set out in the Table below. The list does not include annual or periodic reports produced by the Department or its agencies as part of ongoing operations.
The cost associated with each report are those which were borne by the Department and may not in all cases reflect the full cost of the commission.
|
Report |
Cost |
Published |
Awaiting Publication |
|
£ |
|||
|
Evaluation Report — Technology Audit |
20,000 |
No |
|
|
Evaluation Report — Bio Research Ireland |
98,000 |
Yes |
|
|
Evaluation Report — Advanced Manufacturing Technology Ireland |
100,000 |
Yes |
|
|
Evaluation Report — Placements (Techstart/Tech man) |
14,500 |
No |
|
|
Evaluation Report — Higher Education/Industry Co-operation |
14,000 |
No |
|
|
Evaluation Report — Materials Ireland |
36,000 |
In Progress |
|
|
Evaluation Report — Optronics Ireland |
80,000 |
In Progress |
|
|
SERTEC (Eolas) |
(a) |
No |
|
|
Strategic Research Grants Scheme (Eolas) |
(a) |
No |
|
|
External Evaluation of the Programme for Industrial Development (1990-1991) |
102,946 |
No |
|
|
External Evaluation of the Programme for Industrial Development (1992-1993) |
186,340 |
No |
|
|
Evaluation of the EC Business Innovation Centres in Ireland |
31,500 |
No |
|
|
Comparative Indicators of Performance of Manufacturing Industry — Computer Model and User Manual |
31,000 |
In Progress |
|
|
“Food Industry”: PA Consulting Group |
54,220 |
Yes |
|
|
“Energy for Industry — A Policy Review”: DKM Consultants Ltd. |
4,840 |
Yes |
|
|
“Industrial Policy and the Industrial Promotion Agencies”: DKM Consultants Ltd. |
18,150 |
Yes |
|
|
“The Medium-Term Development of Indigenous Industry: The Role of the Financial Sector”: Professor Ray Kinsella, University of Ulster at Coleraine. |
4,635 |
Yes |
|
|
“Reform of the Irish Taxation System from an Industrial Point of View”: Arthur Anderson. |
26,620 |
Yes |
|
|
“Study on External Macroeconomic Issues”: Fitzpatrick Associates |
22,990 |
Yes |
|
|
“Economic Policy and Growth: The Context for Irish Industry”. Dr. John Bradley and Dr. John Fitzgerald, Economic & Social Research Institute. |
15,000 |
Yes |
|
|
“The Organisational Arrangements for the Formulation and Implementation of Industrial Policy in Ireland”: Mr. Peter Gaffey, Economic and Social Research Institute. |
5,000 |
Yes |
|
|
“The Impact of the Industrial Development Agencies”: Dr. Eoin O'Malley, Dr. Kieran A. Kennedy and Dr. Rory O'Donnelly, The Economic and Social Research Institute. |
15,600 |
Yes |
|
|
“Industrial Training in Ireland”: Dr. Frank Roche and Mr. Paul Tansey. |
12,705 |
Yes |
|
|
“The Impact of Planning Licensing and Environmental Issues on Industrial Development”: Benson and Associates in association with Matheson Ormsby Prentice (Solicitors) and Ove Arup & Partners (Consulting Engineers) |
31,412 |
Yes |
|
|
“The Impact of communications on Industry and Industrial Development”: Euristix Ltd. |
19,480 |
Yes |
|
|
“Privatisation”: Goodbody Stockbrokers. |
(a) |
Yes |
|
|
“Causes of Failure in Industrial Projects in Ireland and Suggerstions for Action”: Bastow Charleton & Co. |
(a) |
Yes |
|
|
“Comparative Study of Small Economies”: Department of Industry and Commerce |
(a) |
Yes |
|
|
“Employee Participation Study”: Irish Productivity Centre |
(a) |
Yes |
|
|
“A Time for Change” Industrial Policy for the 1990's Report of the Industrial Policy Review Group (The Culliton Report) |
32,977(b) |
Yes |
|
|
“Employment Through enterprise The Response of the Government to the Moriarty Task Force on the implementation of the Culliton Report” |
28,149b |
Yes |
|
|
An examination of the range and volume of work in the Patents Office; the resources required and recommendations: KPMG |
15,370 |
No |
|
|
“The Equity Gap; A Venture/Development Capital Fund Approach”: Prof. R. Kinsella |
9,968 |
No |
|
|
“Carbon/Energy Tax Study”: INDECON |
56,567 |
No |
|
|
“Economic effect of Minimum Wage Laws”: Prof. P. Geary, Department of Economics, Maynooth College. |
4,000 |
Yes |
|
|
“Low Pay in Ireland”: Dr. Brian Nolan, ESRI |
12,000 |
Yes |
|
|
“Research Project on Employee Relations in Ireland“: University of Limerick |
50,000 |
In Progress |
|
|
“Survey of Business Attitudes (1989) ESRI |
17,925 |
Yes |
|
|
Study of the market for calibration services in Ireland |
9,500 |
No |
|
|
The Service Sector. Its role in International Competitiveness and job creation. (SIRC) |
5,000 |
No |
|
|
School Leavers Survey 1989 |
35,000 |
Yes |
|
|
School Leavers Survey 1990 |
36,000 |
Yes |
|
|
Women's Participation in the Irish Labour Market |
26,642 |
Yes |
|
|
The Economic and Social Implications of Emigration |
25,750 |
Yes |
|
|
School Leavers Survey 1991 |
37,000 |
Yes |
|
|
Male/Female earnings differential |
13,500 |
No |
|
|
Low Pay in Ireland |
12,000 |
Yes |
|
|
Employers attitudes to long term unemployed |
28,500 |
No |
|
|
School Leavers Survey 1992 |
32,000 |
Yes |
|
|
Follow-up School Leavers Survey |
31,000 |
In Progress |
|
|
School Leavers Survey 1993 |
30,000 |
In Progress |
|
|
Employee Relations in Irish Manufacturing |
50,000 |
In Progress |
|
|
Worksharing |
55,000 |
In Progress |
|
|
Reports (interim and final) by M. Curran, Inspector appointed by the then Minister for Industry and Commerce under section 14 of the Companies Act, 1990 into Siúicre Éireann cpt, et al. |
156,465 inc. of Tax and Outlays |
Yes |
|
|
Reports (interim and final) by J. Glackin, Inspector appointed by the then Minister for Industry and Commerce under section 14 of the Companies Act, 1990 into Chestvale Properties Ltd. and Hoddle Investments Ltd (the “Telecom” inquiry) |
850,000 inc. of Tax and Outlays |
Yes |
|
|
Report of the Task Force on Small Business |
(c) |
In Progress |
|
|
Report on Funding of Third Party Liability Motor Insurance by a Levy on Motor Fuels |
(c) |
In Progress |
