Vol. 476 No. 1
30 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the amount of money spent during his tenure of office on the hiring of outside consultancies; and if he will give a breakdown of the individual contracts awarded. [6209/97]
The following tables hereunder set out in detail the information requested by the Deputy.
Table 1
|
Name |
Nature of Consultancy |
Gross Cost (except where stated) |
|
Irish International Advertising;Comerford Technology;Mr. James McDevitt;Technometrics;Irish International Production |
Series of studies on Science and Technology topics arising from the Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council |
£1,675.00£208.00£2,250.00£2,420.00£7,260.00(All payments made in 1995 exc. of VAT) |
|
White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation |
£29,703.00(Publication and printing) |
|
|
Investment Bank of Ireland Corporate Finance Limited |
Advisers to Government on sale of Irish Steel Ltd. including identification of strategic partner for Irish Steel |
£239,435.00 |
|
A & L Goodbody Solicitors |
Legal advisers to Government during process of sale of Irish Steel |
£83,832.00(paid in 1995) |
|
Environmental Management and Auditing Services Ltd. |
Environmental Consultants to Government on sale of Irish Steel |
£19,073.10 |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
Economic evaluation of Insurance Costs in Ireland |
£82,500.00plus VAT (no payment made to date) |
|
Hay MSL |
Management study for Department Strategic Management Initiative |
£17,840.88(paid in 1995) |
|
Indecon (Ireland) |
Consultancy work on Strategic Management Initiative |
£2,226.40 |
|
Myles O'Reilly & Associates |
Study of steel prices |
£2,662.00(paid in 1995) |
|
ESRI |
Annual School Leaver Survey |
£37,624.00(paid in 1995) |
|
Dave Walsh & Associates, Management and Training Consultants |
Consultancy Support for Aer Lingus Task Force |
£7,000.00(paid in 1995) |
|
Mr. J. Joyce, Actuary |
Provision of acutarial advice for Insurance Division |
£85,960.00in 1995 and £50,396.00 in 1996 £15,246.00 to date in 1997 |
|
Coopers & Lybrand |
Information Technology Project in the Department |
£40,000.00plus VAT of which £30,536.00 paid in 1995 and £17,083.00 in 1996 |
|
Commission on the Newspaper Industry |
To assist the Commission on the Newspaper Industry in its deliberations |
£57,800.00 |
|
Study on the Newspaper Industry in Ireland |
To obtain an independent assessment of certain aspects of the Newspaper Industry in Ireland |
£4,500.00 |
|
Deloite & Touche |
Information Technology Project in the Department |
£131,774.00plus VAT £80,615.00 paid in 1995 and £74,590.00 in 1996 |
|
Quest |
Information Technology Project in the Department |
£1,500.00plus VAT £8,984.00 paid in 1996 |
|
Ernst & Young |
Information Technology Project in the Department |
£17,787.00£17,801.00 paid in 1995 |
|
EPS Computer Systems |
Information Technology Project in the Department |
£4,235.00paid in March 1996 |
|
Ernst & Young |
External evaluator of the EU Operational Programme for Industrial Development 1994-99 |
£354,000.00(Co-financed — £34,475.00 paid in 1996, £40,090.93 to date in 1997) |
|
Ernst & Young |
Medium Term Review of RETEX Operational Programme |
£42,000.00(Co-financed) |
|
Management Services Unit of Department of Finance |
Study of work practices of the Patents Office |
No cost to Department of Enterprise and Employment will arise as work is being undertaken by Department of Finance |
|
Management Services Unit of Department of Finance |
Study of work practices of the Employment Appeals Tribunal |
No cost to Department of Enterprise and Employment will arise as work is being undertaken by Department of Finance. |
|
Mr. Brian Lenihan, Dept. of Finance |
Review of the Crafts Council of Ireland |
No cost |
|
Eustace Patterson |
Development of performance/impact indicator for the Local Employment Service |
£4,065.00 |
|
The National Council for Educational Awards |
Assessment of educational standards of the Institute of Incorporated Public Accountants (IIPA) in connection with IIPA request for recognition under the Companies Act, 1990 |
No cost to Department |
|
Goodbody Economic Consultants Ltd., Dublin |
External appraisal of CEB Enterprise Plans |
£18,392.00 |
|
University of Limerick |
Information technology requirements of County Enterprise Boards |
£14,520.00(No payment made to date) |
|
Mr. Arthur Nowlan, A.C.I.S., D.P.A., Blackrock, County Dublin |
Preparation of accounting procedures for the County Enterprise Boards |
£3,150.00 |
|
Professor P. McNutt |
Economic advice in relation to the proposed Conoco/Statoil merger |
£4,184.78 |
|
AIB Capital Markets Finance |
Study in IFI |
£57,475.00(Provisional) |
|
KMPG |
Assistance to Task Force on Enterprise and Employment |
£9,075.00(Provisional) |
|
Competition and Mergers Review Group |
To review and make recommendations on: |
£20,000.00 |
|
—the mergers legislation in the context of a legislative consolidation; |
for 1996 and 1997 |
|
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—the effectiveness of Competition legislation and associated regulations; |
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—cultural matters in the context of the Competition Act, 1991 and in particular section 4 (2) of that Act; |
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—appropriate structures for implementing the above legislation. |
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ERSI/UCD Business School |
A contribution by the Department to the cost of the human resource management practices element of a national survey by ESRI/UCD of enterprise operations |
£24,000.00 |
|
Planned Sharing Research Association |
Pilot study of partnership in enterprise through operations cost savings and profit sharing |
£11,000.00 |
|
ESRI |
Purchase of ESRI's SWITCH tax-benefit model |
£5,000.00 |
|
Fitzpatrick and Associates |
Report on Social Economy |
£15,000.00 |
|
ESRI |
Examination and Monitoring of labour market replacement rates |
£29,400.00 |
|
Goodbody Economic Consultants |
Survey of Payment Practices in Public Sector |
£16,750.00(exc. VAT) |
|
Subject |
Consultancy Input |
|
Human Resources Development |
|
|
An internal review is under way of national policy in the area of human resources development. This will result in the publication of a White Paper. |
Mr. Paul Tansey has been paid £2,500 to date for consultancy work in connection with the White Paper. |
|
Labour Market Strategy |
|
|
The Planning Unit of my Department were engaged for some months in a review of Labour Market Strategy and a report was published last April. |
While the majority of the work was carried out in-house, some costs arose in relation to publication of the document. These costs totalled £16,000.00. |
|
Services Policy Statement |
|
|
This Statement will review, inter alia, the impact and growth of the services sector and examine the factors which affect its growth and development. |
Fitzpatrick Associates are providing assistance in completing the statement at an approximate cost of £5,000.00. |
|
Enterprise Strategy |
|
|
Work is nearing completion on an internal review of enterprise strategy which will seek to build on the insights of the Culliton report and on the achievements and experience of its implementation to date. |
This work is expected to cost approximately £11,000.00 (exc. VAT) |
|
Name of Study/Review |
Nature of Consultancy |
Total Cost (incl. VAT) |
|
Mid Term Evaluation of the Human Resources Development Operational Programme |
Mid term evaluation of this 1994/99 programme supported by EU Structural Funds |
£68,970.00* |
|
Mid Term Evaluation of the EMPLOYMENT and ADAPT Operational Programme |
Mid term evaluation of these 1994-99 Community Initiatives supported by EU Structural Funds |
£21,659.00* |
|
Study — The Extent of Provision of Publicity Funded Childcare in Ireland |
Study at request of EU Commission in context of work of Human Resources Development Operational Programme Monitoring Committee |
£1,00.00* |
