Vol. 468 No. 2
171 Miss Quill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will list each review and study commissioned by him since he took office; the title of such a review or study; whether the review or study is being completed within his Department or by external consultants; the names of any such consultants; the current state of preparation of each of these reviews or studies; and the cost of each review or study undertaken. [14810/96]
The following table sets out the major studies and reviews undertaken by my Department since I took office on 15 December 1994. These reviews and studies do not include the many assessments and analyses of issues which are an intrinsic part of the day to day work of the Department or the ongoing work of representatives expert groups such as the dairy, beef and sheepmeat quota review groups.
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Title of Study-Review |
Department |
External Consultants |
Current state of preparation |
Cost |
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1. |
Evaluation of the Compensatory Allowances Scheme in Ireland |
— |
Brendan Kearney & Associates |
Report received in July 1995 |
*£22,143. |
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2. |
Analysis of actual preparation hours involved in Teagasc's Adult Training Programme |
— |
Colin Mclver Associates Ltd |
Report received in May 1995 |
*£11,827. |
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3. |
Mid-Term Review of the Operational Programme for Agriculture, Rural Development and Forestry, 1994-1999 |
— |
Fitzpatrick Associates |
Review in progress |
*£55,357. |
|
4. |
Study of the Scheme of Installation Aid for Young Farmers under the Operational Programme for Agriculture, Rural Development and Forestry |
Independent Analysis and Evaluation Unit |
Study in progress |
*Cost to be borne out of overall funding provided for the Independent Analysis and Evaluation Unit under the Operational Programme for Agriculture, Rural Development and Forestry. |
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5. |
Study of the Organic Farming and Horticulture Schemes under the Operational Programme for Agriculture, Rural Development and Forestry |
Independent Analysis and Evaluation Unit |
Study in progress |
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6. |
Facilitation of Strategic Management Initiative and advice on reorganisation of the Department |
— |
Price Waterhouse |
Work on SMI is complete. Work on reorganisation of the Department is nearing completion |
£64,502 (of which £29,137 was refunded to the Department by the Department of the Taoiseach in respect of SMI costs. The final cost remains to be determined. |
|
7. |
Preparation of Food Database |
— |
Justin Keogan |
Ongoing |
£2,000. |
|
8. |
Updating of Compendium of Irish Economic and Agricultural Statistics |
— |
Fergal O'Brien |
Ongoing |
£1,000. |
|
9. |
Training needs analysis for senior management staff |
— |
KPMG |
In final stages of preparation |
£34,300. |
|
10. |
Plan for the movement permit and plan for headage project |
— |
Coopers & Lybrand Ltd |
Completed |
£24,371. |
|
11. |
Assessment of existing computerised accounting systems within the Department |
— |
Coopers & Lybrand Ltd |
For completion July 1996 |
£71,691 (excluding VAT). |
|
12. |
Report to advise the Department in relation to the development of a Geographical Information System (GIS) based on Land Parcel Identification System |
— |
Geosys, France |
Due to be completed December 1996 |
£120,000. |
|
13. |
To provide (1) general advice on implementation of electronic mail and (2) a plan in consultation with the Departments staff for the migration to a new operating system for the Department's Wide Area Network |
— |
Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems |
Completed |
£16,500. |
|
14. |
Ongoing evaluation and midterm review of the Leader II Programme |
— |
Brendan Kearney & Associates |
About to start |
£114,439 (for the first year). |
|
15. |
Independent Deboning Yield exercise |
— |
S.G.S. (UK) Ltd |
Completed |
£26,366. |
|
16. |
Study on the future organisation of cattle breeding in Ireland |
— |
Ernst & Young |
Completed |
£112,206. |
|
17. |
Study into meat inspection service |
— |
Ernst & Young |
Completed |
£75,000. |
|
18. |
Develop revised administrative procedures for implementation of EU assisted afforestation and premium schemes |
— |
Sectoral Consultants Ltd |
Completed |
£27,918. |
|
19. |
Develop computer system for EU assisted afforestation and premium schemes |
— |
Mr. T. Perfect |
Completed |
£6,075. |
