Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 25 Oct 1995

Vol. 457 No. 5

Written Answers. - Consultant Appointments.

Noel Dempsey

Question:

44 Mr. Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the consultants who were appointed by his Department since 16 December 1994; if they were appointed following a tendering procedure; if the consultant appointed in each case was the lowest tenderer; and, if not, who the lowest tenderer was. [15716/95]

Minister for Health (Mr. Noonan,

Limerick East): The information sought by the Deputy is as follows:

Consultants appointed	Tendering Procedures Used	Lowest Tenderer
Norcontel Telecommunications Consultancy	Yes	Yes
dataDirect (Softwear Development)	Yes	Yes
Ernest & Young (System Analyst)	Yes	Yes
Deloitte & Touche	Yes	No

In the latter case, because of market sensitivity it is not appropriate to provide this information.

In addition, five individuals and two companies were appointed without recourse to the tendering procedures. This was necessary either because of the specialised nature of the assignments or because of the urgency of finding a suitable person to undertake a short-term assignment.