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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 13 Dec 1995

Vol. 459 No. 7

Written Answers. - Public Relations Firms.

Ivor Callely

Question:

75 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Health the names of the outside public relations firms engaged by him to date in 1995; the cost of the advice to date in 1995; and the estimated cost for the full year. [18963/95]

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

Company

Service

Cost To-date

Total Cost

£

£

Total Communications

Co-ordination of Healthy Eating Week 1995 events

12,100

12,100

Carr Communications

Communications

27,000

30,250

Pat Heneghan Public Relations Consultants

Consultancy Services

1,028

1,028

Ivor Callely

Question:

76 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Health the names of individuals, groups or companies which have undertaken or have been approved to undertake full-time, part-time or casual consultancies, reviews, examinations or analysis, apart from public relations services, on his behalf or on behalf of Minister(s) of State at his Department; the total cost to date in 1995 for each contract; when the work is likely to be completed; and the estimated cost for the full job. [18979/95]

, Limerick East): The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:—

Company/Individual

Project/Service

Payment to date (incl. VAT)

Full costs (incl. VAT)

Completion Date

Arthur Anderson

Strategic Management Initiative

£52,030

£52,030

Work completed in 1995

Prose, Grantham St., Dublin. 8

Consultancy in relation to FMS (Financial Management System) Installation

£3,000

£3,000

This represents on-going consultancy for installation and maintenance of software

Dr. Ian Galbraith Optical Media Systems, London

General Register Office imaging project for Roscommon

£8,094 STG

£13,000

Due for completion mid-1996

NCC

Review of patient

£5,131

£5,131

Completed

Birmingham & CHL Software, Dublin

systems software

The Support Centre Windsor,

Consultancy for personal computers

£595 STG

£595 STG

Annual Consultancy fees

Berkshire, UK

Data DIRECT, 6 City Gate, Bridge Court Dublin 2

Lotus Notes database development

£15,435

£17,825

Due for completion early 1996

Ernst & Young

Development of systems specification

£22,323

£28,000 (approx)

Early 1996

Lotus Corporation

On-going consultancy

£650 STG

£650 STG

On-going

UK

on Lotus products

Norcontel Telecommunications Consultancy

Advice on I.T./telecommunications within the health services

£7,012

£21,507

Final completion by end February 1996

ESRI

Ongoing general consultancy

£140,000

£140,000

On going

Mercer Ltd

Health Insurance

£48,043

£65,000

Completed

Solon Consulting

Casemix

£36,400

£45,000

1996

Group, US

Dr. Eamon O'Shea

Cost evaluation*

£4,800

£6,000

Completed

Mr. Michael Bruton

Review Group on disability

£11,797

£11,797

Completed

Mr. Michael Bruton

Child Health Services Study

£14,000

£14,000

Completed

Prof. David Banta

MRI utilisation

£2,304

£2,304

Completed

Prof. Michael Murphy

Effect of the indicative drug target scheme

£1,500

£50,000

mid 1996

DTA Marketing

Focus testing of materials

£3,666

Royal College of Surgeons

Cardiovascular disease research

£75,000

£225,000

1996

Holles Street Hospital

Womens Health Study

£20,000

Health Research Board

Para-suicide Study

£21,992

£29,992

1996

Dr. Mark Morgan, St. Patrick's College, Dublin 9

Evaluation of Smoking Cessation Reduction Action Programme (schools)

£2,940

Rotunda Hospital

Smoking cessation in Pregnant Women Study

£17,065 (50% EU Funding)

£38,185

1996

Dr. Ann Hope, UCG

Review of Alcohol Policy literature

£3,300

Sally Edwards Communications

Update of Directory of Alcohol, Drugs and Related Services

£2,790

£5,580

1996

Dr. Mark Morgan, St. Patrick's College

European School Survey Project on Alco, Dublin 9

£10,110

1996

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