asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment 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. [18987/95]
Written Answers. - Consultancy Service.
133.
The information sought by the Deputy is presented in tabular form as follows:
|
Name |
Nature of Consultancy |
Gross Cost (except where stated) |
Status |
|
Cooney Carey Chartered Accountants |
Review of Music Copyright Tariffs |
£14,000.00 (paid in full of which £4,500 paid in 1995) |
Completed |
|
Irish International Advertising: Comerford Technology; Mr. James McDevitt; |
Series of studies on Science and Technology topics arising from the Science, Technology, and Innovation |
£1,301.90 £161.68 £1,642.5 £1,880.00 |
Completed |
|
Technometrics; |
Advisory Council |
£5,640.00 |
|
|
Irish International Production |
(all payments made in 1995) |
||
|
Investment Bank of Ireland Corporate Finance Limited |
Advisers to Government on identification of strategic partner for Irish Steel and negotiation of a deal with the partner |
£149,435.00 (to be paid in full in 1995) |
Completed (see footnote) |
|
A & L Goodbody Solicitors |
Legal advisers to Government during process of sale of Irish Steel |
£77,000.00 (to be paid in full in 1995) |
Completed (see footnote) |
|
Environmental Management and Auditing Services Ltd. |
Environmental Consultants to Government on sale of Irish Steel |
£15,340.12 (paid in 1995) |
Completed |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
Economic evaluation of Insurance Costs in Ireland |
£82,500.00 plus VAT (no payment made to date) |
Not yet completed |
|
Goodbody Economic Consultants Ltd. |
Establishment of budgetary criteria for County Enterprise Boards and assessment of the Boards Enterprise plans |
£20,812.00 (of which £17,545 paid to date in 1995. Balance will be paid in 1996) |
Likely to be completed in January 1996 |
|
Hay MSL |
Management study for Department Strategic Management Initiative |
£17,840.00 (paid in 1995) |
Completed |
|
Myles O'Reilly & Associates |
Study of steel prices |
£2,662.00 (paid in 1995) |
Completed |
|
ESRI |
Annual School Leaver survey |
£37,624.00 (paid in 1995) |
Completed |
|
Dave Walsh & Associates Management and Training Consultants |
Consultancy Support for Aer Lingus Task Force |
£7,000.00 (paid in full) |
Completed |
|
Mr. J. Joyce, Actuary |
Provision of actuarial advice for insurance division |
£78,347.50 (to date in 1995) |
Ongoing |
|
Connolly Lowe; Patrick J. Morrissey & Co.; John Cooke S.C. |
Provision of legal advice/services |
£1,992.24 (to date in 1995) |
Ongoing |
|
Coopers & Lybrand |
Information Technology Project in the Department |
£40,000.00 plus VAT (of which £36,072 has been paid to date in 1995. Balance will be paid in 1996) |
Due to be completed in March 1996 |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
Information Technology Project in the Department |
£131,774 plus VAT (of which £36,000 paid to date in 1995. Balance will be paid in 1996) |
Due to be completed in March 1996 |
|
Quest |
Information Technology Project in the Department |
£1,500.00 plus VAT (no payments made to date) |
Due to be completed in March 1996 |
|
Ernst & Young |
Information Technology Project in the Department |
£17,787 (of which £5,929 paid to date in 1995. Balance will be paid in 1995 or 1996) |
Due to be completed in March 1996 |
|
EPS Computer Systems |
Information Technology Project in the Department |
£1,500 plus VAT (no payments to date) |
Due to be completed in March 1996 |
|
Ernst & Young |
External evaluator of the EU Operational Programme for Industrial Development 1994-99 |
£354,000 (no payments to date) |
Ongoing for period of operation of the Operational Programme |
|
Management Services Unit of Department of Finance |
Study of work practices of the Patents Office |
No cost to Department of Enterprise and Employment will arise as work is being undertaken by Department of Finance |
Likely to be completed end February 1996. |
Footnote:
IBI Corporate Finance Ltd. and A & L Goodbody have been retained by the Department of Enterprise and Employment during the continued efforts to secure EU approval for the deal with ISPAT International. Some payments on foot of these consultancies will arise in 1996.