Vol. 465 No. 6
270 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the total cost to his Department of consultancies carried out in 1995; if he will give a breakdown of this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10299/96]
The information requested is set out in the following tabular statement.
|
Division and Nature of Work |
Consultant |
Payment in 1995 |
|
£ |
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|
1. Veterinary |
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|
(a) Advice on Zoo Welfare |
Dr. A. G. Greenwood |
1,732 |
|
(b) Advice on animal welfare in relation to livestock vessels |
H. Griffith, Quirke & Son Ltd., Casebourne, Southern Ltd., KPO Mahony & Co. Ltd. |
2,076 |
|
2. Information Systems |
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|
(a) Development of IT plan for Animal Movement Permit and Headage Project |
Coopers & Lybrand |
61,664 |
|
(b) Advice on Land Parcel Identification System |
Geosys France |
61,968 |
|
3. Intervention Operations |
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|
Independent deboning exercise |
SGS (UK) Ltd. |
26,366 |
|
4. Beef Policy |
||
|
Study of Meat Inspection Service |
Ernst & Young |
39,000 |
|
5. Livestock Breeding |
||
|
Study of cattle breeding industry |
Ernst & Young |
112,206 |
|
6. Agricultural Structures |
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|
Evaluation of the Compensatory Allowance Scheme |
Brendan Kearney & Associates |
22,143 |
|
7. Management Services/Economic Unit |
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|
Facilitation of Strategic Management Initiative and advice on reorganisation of the Department |
Price Waterhouse |
43,351 |
|
8. Milk Policy |
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|
Sale of the assets of the former Dublin and Cork District Milk Boards and winding-up of the Boards' affairs:— |
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|
(a) Accountancy & General aspects |
O'Hare & Associates |
92,489 |
|
(b) Legal aspects |
Eugene F. Collins |
30,669 |
|
(c) Valuation aspects |
Goddard Smith & McCabe |
6,050 |
|
9. Forestry Service |
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|
(a) Development of Strategy for the Forestry Sector to year 2015 |
Deloitte, Touche/Jaakko Poyry |
45,143 |
|
(b) Development of administrative Procedures for the implementation of EU assisted afforestation and premium schemes |
Sectoral Consultants Ltd. |
27,918 |
|
(c) Development of a National Forest Inventory and Indicative Forest Strategy and assistance in the technical implementation of EU assisted forestry programmes |
Dr. G. Gallagher |
48,461 |
|
10. Rural Development |
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|
Evaluation of LEADER II business plans |
Colin McIvor Associates |
22,022 |
|
11. Information |
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|
Public Relations |
Drury Communications Ltd. Bill O'Herlihy Communications Group |
1,513 1,550 |
|
McMahon Sheedy Communications Group |
30,161 |
|
|
TOTAL |
677,112 |
