Vol. 473 No. 6
98 Mrs. O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the number of reviews and studies undertaken by consultants or ordered from within his Department since he became Minister; the purpose of each of these studies; the action, if any, which has followed since completion; and the cost of each review or study. [2079/97]
The following is a list of reviews ordered from within my Department and carried out by consultants since my appointment as Minister. The list includes the purpose and cost of the reviews and, where appropriate, the action carried out since their completion.
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Consultant |
Purpose |
Cost |
Action Since Completion |
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£ |
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Fitzpatricks |
Mid-term evaluation of the Regional Impact of the Community Support Framework for Ireland 1994-1999 |
55,530 |
A final draft of the report is due in the next two weeks, at which stage it will be made available to the EU Operational Committees of the Regional Authorities |
|
ESRI |
Mid-term evaluation of the Community Support Framework for Ireland 1994-1999 |
191,000 |
Report is due at the end of March and will be submitted to the CSF Monitoring Committee in July |
|
KPMG |
Subsidised loan scheme under the Peace & Reconciliation Programme |
50,820 |
This study is ongoing |
|
KPMG |
Baseline study under Peace & Reconciliation Programme |
21,296 |
Report printed to support the better operation of the scheme |
|
KPMG |
Evaluation of projects under the Ireland/Northern Ireland INTERREG Programme |
2,480.50 |
Report printed to support the better operation of the scheme |
|
KPMG |
Appraisal of Monitoring Framework of the Ireland/Northern Ireland INTERREG Programme. |
4,779.50 |
Report printed to support the better operation of the scheme |
|
Coopers & Lybrand |
Evaluator for the mid-term report on the Special Support Programme for Peace & Reconciliation |
No payment yet |
Report due in April, 1997 |
|
Coopers & Lybrand Indecon |
Evaluator for the mid-term report on the Ireland/Northern Ireland INTERREG Programme |
No payment yet |
Report due in March, 1997 |
|
Dept. Finance |
Review of arrangements for management of European Regional Development Fund & Cohesion Fund Phase 1: Arrangements in Govt. Departments |
54,000(incl. report referred to below) |
Management reports are being implemented |
|
Review of arrangements for management of European Regional Development Fund & Cohesion Fund Phase 2: audit and review of financial control and other arrangements at agency level |
See above |
Management reports are being implemented |
|
|
Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service |
Remuneration of medical consultants |
150,000 |
Report published and discussions are under way with the consultants |
|
Remuneration of various groups which come within the review body's general remit |
260,000 |
Report recently presented to Minister for consideration prior to submission to Government |
|
|
Price Waterhouse/Indecon |
Independent evaluation of the economic impact of the Dublin International Financial Services Centre |
40,300 |
Used in discussions on the IFSC corporation tax regime with EU officials in the context of international tax competition |
|
ESRI |
Comparison between public service and private sector pension arrangements |
No payments yet |
Ongoing |
|
ESRI |
Report on the economic implications for Ireland of European Monetary Union |
105,000 |
Report has been published |
|
Price Waterhouse Management |
Strategic Management Initiative |
93,254.70 |
Statement of Strategy prepared |
|
Hay Management Consultants |
Internal reorganisation of Department's support/consultancy services |
7,260 |
Reorganisation has been completed |
|
Organisational analysis and development work for CMOD |
2,722.50 |
To be implemented |
|
|
Institute of Public Administration |
Research projects on behalf of the committee for administrative research |
87,300 |
Reports published or submitted to senior management for consideration |
|
Price Waterhouse |
Human Resources Consortium Project to assist a number of Departments to devise and develop a human resource strategy in the context of the SMI |
STG 20,974 |
Ongoing |
|
Peter Bacon and Deloitte & Touche |
Pension Fund Investment Study in association with Irish Association of Investment Studies |
18,895.36 |
Report published. Some of the recommendations have been drawn to the attention of the outside bodies concerned |
|
IPT Actuarial Services Ltd. |
Study on the impact of voluntary severance and early retirement on the Exchequer's pension liability to Telecom Éireann pension fund for preventing day service and an analysis of the quantification of its impact |
26,499.00 |
Agreement was reached with Telecom Éireann |
|
Ray Gray, Craig Gardner/Price Waterhouse |
Facilitator in assisting an internal departmental committee on accounting systems in Government |
11,481.69 |
Internal report went to the Committee of Secretaries. Part of the general SMI document |
