Vol. 465 No. 5
19 Mr. E. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the cost of producing and publishing the latest strategy paper on the labour market entitled "Growing and Sharing Our Employment"; the names and costs of all consultants currently employed by his Department; the work they are completing; and his views on whether there is an excessive use of consultants by his Department. [9934/96]
The cost of producing and publishing the strategy paper on the labour market "Growing and Sharing our Employment" is estimated at approximately £16,000. This amount covers the cost of editing, design, printing and the launch of the strategy paper and also includes an external review by the Economic and Social Research Institute at a cost of £1,500.
I am circulating, in tabular format, the names of consultants currently employed by my Department, the costs of engaging the consultants and a description of the work they are completing.
Consultants are usually employed where there is a lack of expertise available from within my Department and where outside advice is considered necessary. In some instances, due to pressure on existing resources, or the size of a contract, or a combination of both, consultants may be engaged to carry-out a particular task. In other cases, such as the evaluation of the Operational Programme for Industrial Development 1994-1999 to which I have referred in the list, the engagement of external consultants are a specific requirement of the European Commission.
In general, I do not consider that there is an excessive use of consultants by my Department.
|
Name of Consultant(s) |
Cost (actual or estimated) |
Work Being Completed |
|
IBI Corporate Finance Ltd. |
£149,435 (Payment made to date) |
Advice on sale of Irish Steel. |
|
A & L Goodbody, Solicitors. |
£83,832(Payment made to date) |
Legal advice on sale of Irish Steel. |
|
Ernst & Young, Fitzpatrick Associates & Brendan Carney & Associates. |
£354,000* |
Ongoing external evaluation of the EU Operational Programme for Industrial Development 1994-1999. |
|
Ernst & Young |
£42,600* |
Medium Term Review of RETEX Operational Programme. |
|
Jim Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick Associates. |
£13,500 |
Enterprise Strategy Project. |
|
Deloitte & Touche. |
£99,825 |
Economic evaluation of insurance costs. |
|
Mr. J. Joyce, Actuary. |
£85,000 per annum. |
Provision of actuarial advice on Insurance matters. |
|
Professor Patrick McNutt, University of Ulster. |
£60 per hour. |
Economic aspects of the proposed take-over of Conoco by Statoil. |
|
Quest. |
£25,404 |
Redevelopment of computer systems in the Employment Appeals Tribunal. |
|
ESRI. |
£21,313 |
1995 and 1996 School Leavers Surveys. |
|
Eustace and Patterson. |
£4,065 |
Development of performance/impact indicators for the Local Employment Service. |
|
Paul Tansey. |
£2,500 |
Work in connection with the White |
|
(Payment made to date) |
Paper on Human Resources Development. |
