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244 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform each consultancy, work group, study, analysis and report commissioned by his Department since the Government was appointed; the date each was completed or will be completed; the cost of each in this regard; and if each report has or will be published. [16629/99]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement:
|
Consultancy/Work Group/Study/Analysis/Report commissioned by this Departmentsince June 1997 |
Date completed/estimatedcompletion date |
Cost |
Published |
|
Financial Systems Evaluation – Land Registry Price Waterhouse Coopers |
4 May 1999 |
£12,700 |
No report will be published |
|
Actuarial Exercise – Land Registry – Mercer Limited |
31 July 1999 |
£9,630 |
No report will be published |
|
Matters referred to Law Reform Commission:–Exemplary damages–limitation periods in professional negligence cases–inclusion of pension or insurance payments in assessing damages–limitation periods in child abuse cases (other than sexual abuse) |
in due course in context of work programme of the Law Reform Commission |
Not available |
For publication by Law Reform Commission when available |
|
National Crime Forum |
December 1998 |
£184,661.69 (paid to date) |
7 December 1998 |
|
Report to Government of the inderdepartmental committee on immigration, asylum and related issues |
February 1998 |
Not available |
Not published |
|
Review group on investment based naturalisation |
August 1999 |
Not available |
To be published |
|
PR company hired to produce an awareness raising campaign on violence against women issues |
8 March 1999 |
£27,000 |
No report published |
|
Expert group appointed to consider changes in the Criminal Law which were recommended in the Garda SMI Report |
Early 1998 |
£3,851.47 |
November 1998 |
|
Supply of IT consultancy services and systems for DepartmentPrice Waterhouse Coopers (head of consortium of various companies) |
A number of projects as specified in the Invitation to Tender. It is expected that the programme will take three years approximately |
£4,300,000 |
Not applicable |
|
Analysis of requirements and development of computer systems for the Courts ServiceErnst and Young (head of consortium of various companies) |
A number of projects as specified in the Invitation to Tender. It is expected that the programme will take three years approximately |
£4,600,000 |
Not applicable |
|
Supply of IT consultancy services and systems for prisons and places of detention |
A number of projects as specified in the Invitation to Tender. It is expected that the programme will take three years approximately |
£5,500,000 |
Not applicable |
|
Prison officer job analysis report |
Completed April 1998 |
£26,675 plus VAT and expenses |
Not applicable |
|
Consultancy/Work Group/Study/Analysis/Report commissioned by this Departmentsince June 1997 |
Date completed/estimatedcompletion date |
Cost |
Published |
|
Assistant deputy governor job analysis report |
Completed December 1998 |
£4,725 plus VAT |
Not applicable |
|
Assistant governor promotion process design |
Completed January 1999 |
£13,325 plus VAT |
Not applicable |
|
Assistant chief officer job analysis report |
Completed February 1999 |
£12,275 plus VAT |
Not applicable |
|
Expert group on the probation and welfare service |
First report August 1998 |
Printing cost of report £2,508 |
November 1998 |
|
Expert group on the probation and welfare service |
Second report shortly |
Not available |
Shortly |
|
National steering group on deaths in prison – June 1999 |
The group was originally established in 1996. They published a report in May 1999. The Minister has invited the group to continue to meet on a quarterly basis |
No costs |
Not decided |
|
Expert group to review the psychology service – December 1998 |
June 1999 |
Not available |
Shortly |
|
PR for disability awareness week 7 to 17 May 1999 |
17 May 1999 |
£17,545 |
Not applicable |
|
KPMG Management Consulting – matters relating to the establishment of the National Disability Authority |
21 January 1999 |
£22,316.02 |
Not applicable |
|
Fitzpatrick Associates – costing of report of commission on status of people with disabilities |
Autumn 1999 |
£76,230 |
Not applicable |
|
Goodbody Economic Consultants – input to interdepartmental committee on implementation of report on status of people with disabilities |
December 1998 |
£13,007.50 |
Not applicable |
|
Deloitte & Touche – report on operation of Irish Council of People with Disabilities |
December 1998 |
£11,188.87 |
December 1998 |
|
Deloitte & Touche, contracted to develop a financial management framework for the Garda Síochána contract commenced October 1998 |
Contract completed December 1998 |
£94,200 |
Report not published |
|
Saville and Holdsworth, contracted to develop a human resource management function for the Garda Síochána contract commenced 1 June 1999 |
Estimated completion date is 31 August 1999 |
£95,935 |
Report will not be published |
|
Evaluation of the Garda Síochána's proposal for a replacement garda radio network |
September 1998 |
Sterling £13,300 |
No |
|
Staffing and operational review team consultants – prisons |
Mid 2000 |
£30,200 |
Mid July 2000 |
|
Ross Anderson, University of Limerick. Gym equipment tender analysis |
August 1998 |
£2,510 |
Part 1 – May 1998Part 2 – August1998 |
|
Organisation review commissioned by the Employment Equality Agency |
September 1998 |
£18,364 |
Not applicable |
|
Evaluation and preparation of a report on a survey on equal opportunities in the semi-State sector |
July 1999 |
£5,500 (estimate) |
To be published |
|
Interdepartmental working group on the integration of refugees |
July 1999 |
Nil |
To be decided |
|
Working group on a courts commission – a working paper on information and the courts |
November 1997 |
It is not possible to provide an overall cost of the work carried out by the working group |
Early 1998Appointed by Deputy Nora Owen when Minister for Justice |
|
Working group on a courts commission – fifth report – drug courts |
February 1998 |
It is not possible to provide an overall cost of the work carried out by the working group |
September 1998Appointed by Deputy Nora Owen when Minister for Justice |
|
Working group on a courts commission – sixth report – conclusion |
November 1998 |
It is not possible to provide an overall cost of the work carried out by the working group |
April 1999Appointed by Deputy Nora Owen when Minister for Justice |
|
Consultancy/Work Group/Study/Analysis/Report commissioned by this Departmentsince June 1997 |
Date completed/estimatedcompletion date |
Cost |
Published |
|
Steering committee on the introduction of video recording of evidence of children |
Late 1999 |
Not available yet |
End 1999 |
|
Survey of telephone systems in courthouses to assess effect of the year 2000 problem on the systems |
14 June 1999 |
£8,700 |
Report will not be published |
|
National consultative committee on racism and interculturalism (established in July 1998) |
No time-scale fixed for completion of the committee's work |
1999 allocation £90,000 |
Not applicable |
|
Monitoring committee on the report of the task force on the travelling community (established in June 1998) |
It is understood that the monitoring committee will produce its report in late 1999 |
Expenditure estimated at £5,000 will arise in relation to the work of the committee |
Report is in course of preparation |
|
Traveller communication committee (established in December 1998) |
May 2002 |
1999 allocation £300,000 |
Not applicable |
|
Committee to monitor the 3% quota for employment of people with disabilities in the public sector (established in March 1999). |
During the lifetime of partnership 2000 |
Nil |
Not applicable |
|
To facilitate the prisons building and refurbishment programme. Consulting architects, consulting engineers and other specialists are engaged |
ongoing basis |
£2,028,615.03 |
For internal use – not intended to formally publish |
|
Juvenile justice review group |
Autumn 1999 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Review of waste management procedures in the prisons service |
September 1998 |
£3,830 |
For internal use – not intended to formally publish |
|
Review of the Office of the Film Censor |
December 1998 (completed) |
£6,600 |
No |
|
Review of the Office of Charitable Donations and Requests |
June 1998 (completed) |
£14,037 |
No |
|
Strategy statement design and production |
July 1998 (completed) |
£13,988 |
Not applicable |
|
HRM in courts and prisons |
ongoing |
£39,942 |
No |
|
Flowcharting – key work processes for the courts |
ongoing |
£6,546 |
No |
|
Provision as part of Department's website, of internet links to externally generated information relevant to the Department's mandate |
April 1999 (completed) |
£10,708 |
No |
|
Comparative study on refugee laws |
Summer 1999 (ongoing) |
£40,000 |
Not applicable |
|
Study to determine the level of HIV/Hepatitis infection among prisoners |
199 (ongoing) |
£48,000 |
Not applicable |
|
Evaluation of the Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act, 1983 |
1999 (ongoing) |
£26,000 |
Not applicable |
|
Preparatory work related to draft EU Convention on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations |
November 1998 (completed) |
£10,000 |
No |
|
Study on Male to Female wage differentials |
1999 (ongoing) |
£56,000 |
Not applicable |
|
General healthcare study of prisoner population |
2000 (ongoing) |
£144,000 |
Not applicable |
|
Review of Coroner legislation |
September 1999 (ongoing) |
£17,000 |
Not applicable |
|
Study of North and South attitudes to treatment of offenders in the community |
December 1998 (completed) |
£6,000 |
No |
|
Evaluation of Garda special projects – youth diversion in areas of social disadvantage |
Summer 1999 (ongoing) |
£40,000 |
Not applicable |
|
Review of pensions legislation in the context of separation agreements |
1999 (ongoing) |
£38,000 |
Not applicable |
|
Examination of reporting of sexual offences |
June 2000 (ongoing) |
£30,000 |
Not applicable |
|
Development of equality proofing arangements |
1999 (ongoing) |
£20,000 |
Not applicable |
|
Learning disabilities among prisoners |
1999 (ongoing) |
£70,000 |
Not applicable |
|
Research into children appearing before the Children's Court |
April 1999 (completed) |
£19,965 |
No |
|
Review of Garda CCTV systems |
1999 (ongoing) |
£12,500 |
Not applicable |
|
Expert working group on childcare: report of the Partnership 2000 expert working group on childcare |
December 1998 |
£36,101 |
3 February 1999 |
|
Expert working group on childcare: study on the economics of childcare in Ireland |
December 1998 |
£72,600 |
To be published in July 1999 |
|
Expert working group on childcare: study regarding identification of the job profile and training needs of the childcare sector. |
March 1998 |
£1,265 |
No plans to publish |
|
Expert working group on childcare: Study on guidelines for minimum standards for registration of childcare facilities |
March 1998 |
£1,500 |
No plans to publish |
|
Consultancy/Work Group/Study/Analysis/Report commissioned by this Departmentsince June 1997 |
Date completed/estimatedcompletion date |
Cost |
Published |
|
Expert working group on childcare: study on consultation with children and parents on childcare |
February 1998 |
£2,206 |
No plans to publish |
|
Expert working group on childcare: study on family daycare provision (childminding – an overview) |
July 1998 |
£7,235 |
No plans to publish |
