Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 13 Dec 1995

Vol. 459 No. 7

Written Answers. - Consultancy Costs.

Ivor Callely

Question:

156 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry 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. [18988/95]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry (Mr. Yates)

The information requested is set out in the following table.

Consultant	Nature of Work	Expected Date of Completion	Total Cost to Date for 1995	Estimated Cost of Full Job
			£	£
1. Dr. A.G. Greenwood	Inspection of animals at Dublin Zoo	On-going	1,732	1,732
2. H. Griffith, Quirke & Son Ltd.	Advice in connection with approval of ships for	On-going as need arises	10,000 p.a.	10,000 p.a.
3. Casebourne & Southern Ltd.	transporting of cattle
4. KPO Mahony & Co. Ltd.
5. O'Hare & Associates	Sale of the assets of the former Dublin and Cork District Milk Boards and winding-up of the Boards' affairs (accountancy and general aspects)	Until Boards affairs are wound up	92,489	140,000
6. Eugene F. Collins	Sale of the assets of the former Dublin and Cork District Milk Boards and winding-up of the Boards' affairs (legal aspects)	Until Boards affairs are wound up	30,669	37,000
7. Goddard, Smith & McCabe	Sale of the assets of the former Dublin and Cork District Milk Boards and winding-up of the Boards' affairs (valuation aspects)	April 1995	6,050	6,050
8. Colin Mclver Associates	Evaluation of Leader II Business Plans	January 1995	22,022	22,022
9. Brendan Kearney & Associates	Evaluation of Compensatory Allowances Scheme in Ireland	July 1995	22,143	22,143
11. Coopers & Lybrand Ltd.	IT plan for Headage and other payments	May 1995	24,371	24,371
12. Geosys, France	Advice on a G.I.S. (Land Parcel Identification System)	December 1996	55,681	120,000
13. Deloitte & Touche/Jaakko Poyry	Development of Strategy for Forestry Sector to year 2015	October 1995	45,000	201,000
14. Sectoral Consultants Ltd.	Provision of technical assistance to develop revised administrative procedures for the implementation of EU assisted afforestation and premium schemes	October 1995	26,650	26,650
15. Dr. G. Gallagher	Provision of technical assistance in relation to the specification and development of a National Forest Inventory and Indicative Forest Strategy and to assist in the technical implementation of EU assisted forestry programmes	December 1996	43,000 p.a.	175,000
16. Ernst & Young	Study on the future organisation of cattle breeding in Ireland	October 1995	112,206	112,206
17. S.G.S. (UK) Ltd.	Beef deboning yield exercise	June 1995	26,365	26,365
18. Price Waterhouse	Facilitation of Strategic Management Initiative and advice on re-organisation of the Department	March 1996	42,500	151,150
19. Edge Andersen & Co. Ltd.	Inspection of lorries at Department's farm at Backweston to advise on repairs or replacement	September 1995	666	666
20. Ernst & Young	Study into Meat Inspection Service	February 1996	39,000	75,000