Vol. 443 No. 4
210 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Education the consultancy services engaged by her Department in 1993; the amount paid for each consultancy service; the consultancy services which she has engaged so far in 1994, or which she intends to engage; and the amount paid or estimated for each such service.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement:
1993.
|
Name of Company |
Service |
Expenditure |
|
£ |
||
|
1. Institute of Public Administration |
Job evaluation |
1,277.22 |
|
2. Oliver Freaney & Co. |
Evaluation of Financial Procedures |
51,999.40 |
|
3. Service Industries Research Centre |
Reviewing the case for a Post- Primary School in Castleknock |
4,255.00 |
|
4. Institute of Public Administration |
DIT and RTC Studies |
26,983.07 |
|
5. Various I. T. Consultancy Firms |
Computer Consultancy |
24,568.90 |
|
6. Mr. Frank Keane |
Consultancy on Education Act |
914.00 |
|
7. (i) W.R.C. Social and Economic Consultants |
Evaluation of VTOS |
16,960.00 |
|
(ii) ESRI |
1993 School-leavers Survey |
5,000.00 |
|
8. Lateral Associates |
Consultancy on H.E.G., V.E.C. and E.S.F. Grants Scheme |
8,155.40 |
|
9. Cooney, Carew Chartered Accountants |
Review + reports on School Books Scheme |
30,500.00 |
|
10. Tony Brady |
Management Development |
2,800.00 |
|
11. Fleishman, Hillard Saunders Ltd |
PR Consultancy |
22,000.00 |
|
12. Aidan Meade Ltd. |
PR Consultancy |
1,200.00 |
|
Total for 1993. |
196,613.49 |
|
£ |
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|
(i) |
Computer Related Consultancy |
384,000 |
|
(ii) |
Post-Primary Policy Studies |
20,000 |
|
(iii) |
VEC Unit Cost Studies |
24,500 |
|
(iv) |
VPT Placement Rates |
23,500 |
|
(v) |
Evaluation of Financial Procedures |
58,000 |
|
(vi) |
External Industrial Relations |
5,000 |
|
(vii) |
Primary Policy Studies |
21,000 |
|
(viii) |
Departmental Work Studies |
20,000 |
|
(ix) |
White Paper—Education Act |
60,000 |
|
(x) |
Restructuring of Student Support Schemes |
29,000 |
|
(xi) |
Post-Primary School Planning Study |
5,000 |
|
Total |
650,000 |
|
Name of Company. |
Service. |
Expenditure. |
|
|
£ |
|||
|
(i) |
Quest Computing Co. |
IT Consultancy |
6,050.00 |
|
(ii) |
(a) Cooney Carey Chartered Accountants |
Assistance in publishing report “Schools Books in Ireland” |
3,297.00 |
|
(b) Designbank |
Production of report “School Books in Ireland” |
4,235.00 |
|
|
(v) |
Oliver Freaney & Co. |
Evaluation of Financial Procedures |
12,9990.85 |
|
(vii) |
Jonathan Williams |
Editoral review of the School Attendance Acts |
450.00 |
|
(viii) |
(a) Drury Communications Limited |
Consultancy on Regional Educational Councils |
1,131.60 |
|
(b) Aidan Meade Ltd. |
PR Consultancy |
600.00 |
|
|
(c) Craig Gardner & Co. |
Consultants on internal |
3,448.00 |
|
|
promotion competitions |
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|
(xi) |
Service Industries Research Centre |
Reviewing the case for School in Knocklyon |
2,328.75 |
