Vol. 507 No. 2
254 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation 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. [16630/99]
The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the tabular statement below:
Consultancies
|
Consultant |
Purpose ofEngagement |
CompletionDate |
Report Details/Publication Date |
Cost. All payments to consultants are liable for withholding tax at the current rate of 24% |
|
Mr. Bart Cronin |
Press and Information Officer |
Contract renewable on an annual basis (since August '97) |
Not applicable |
£26,252 per annum |
|
Mr. Pádraig Ó hUiginn |
Policy Adviser for Minister |
Contract renewable on an annual basis (since 8 September 1997) |
Not applicable |
£1,000 per annum |
|
Slattery Public Relations Ltd. (A contract with Slattery Public Relations Limited was originally entered into by the former Minister of State, Bernard Allen. The current contract was entered into on 2 September 1998 following a tendering procedure in line with Government Procurement Guidelines.) |
Provision of a public relations and media service to the Minister, Minister of State, the Department, and the Irish Sports Council |
1 September, 1999 |
Not applicable |
Fees of £3,500 per month (excl. of VAT) and expenses of up to a max. of £120 per month |
|
Kit Campbell Associates |
Specialist Advice for the assessment and selection phase of the tender procedure for development of 50 metre swimming pool |
June-July 1999 (dependent on finalisation of court proceedings) |
Consultant's report will be submitted to the project team which is overseeing the tender procedure. |
Maximum of £52,474 in fees, plus expenses up to max. of £4,947 (both excl. VAT), dependent on the actual no. of tenders assessed |
|
Farrell Grant Sparks |
Mid-Term and ongoing evaluation of the URBAN Operational Programme 1996-1999 |
31 December 1999 |
Mid-Term Evaluation Reports to the Monitoring Committee. Not for Publication. |
£87,812 plus VAT |
|
Consultant |
Purpose ofEngagement |
CompletionDate |
Report Details/Publication Date |
Cost. All payments to consultants are liable for withholding tax at the current rate of 24% |
|
Goodbody Economic Consultants |
Spring 1998 Review of Sub-Programme 2 (as a follow-up to the 1997 Mid-Term Review) |
May 1998 |
Review of Sub-Programme 2 of the LURD Operational Programme. Not for Publication |
£41,700 plus VAT |
|
PA Consulting Services Limited |
Examination of current grant payment procedures within the Department for National Governing Bodies of Sport |
15 January 1999 |
Internal report made to the Department on 11 March 1999 outlining recommendations for consideration. Not for publication |
£4,500 plus VAT |
|
PA Consulting Services Limited |
Facilitate and assist with the development of a strategic planning process in the Department |
1 February, 1998 |
Not applicable |
£24,034 |
|
PA Consulting Services Limited |
An evaluation of the processes and structures associated with the Government's Drugs Initiative (i.e. the Local Drugs Task Forces and the National Drugs Strategy Team) |
21 October, 1998 |
While it is not proposed to publish the report submitted to the Department, copies are available and have already been circulated to the Local Drugs Task Forces, the National Drugs Strategy Team and relevant statutory agencies |
£40,660 (inc. VAT) |
|
Group/Committee |
Purpose ofEngagement |
CompletionDate |
Report Details/Publication Date |
Cost. |
|
ADM Ltd. |
ADM oversaw a needs analysis of four targeted areas of urban disadvantage, with a view to improving the overall quality of life of residents of the four communities as a model of best practice |
September, 1998 |
The findings were presented to the Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion in September 1998, who decided to implement the integrated services process on a pilot basis in the four areas analysed |
£75,000 |
|
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in Swimming |
To advise the Government on matters relating to Child Sexual Abuse in swiming |
June, 1998 |
Dr. Roderick Murphy, SC, presented his Report to the Minister on 27 May 1998 and it was made public by the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Tourism, Sport and Recreation on 17 June |
£50,706 (Relates to all costs other than legal costs which were dealt with in the Vote for the Attorney General's Office.) |
|
Expert Committee on Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Children's Sport in Ireland |
Reconvened to review the contents of the Code in the light of the Murphy Report |
Mid 1999 |
The Committee is awaiting the preparation of the new guidelines by the Department of Health and Children on handling child abuse cases before completing its report; which will then be published |
Still ongoing |
|
Group/Committee |
Purpose ofEngagement |
CompletionDate |
Report Details/Publication Date |
Cost. |
|
Review Group – Sports Capital Programme. This Inter-Departmental Committee was chaired by the Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation. Its members included the Department of Finance; the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands; the Department of the Environment and Local Government; the Department of Education and Science; the City and County Managers Association; Dublin Corporation and the Irish Sports Council |
The Inter-Departmental Group undertook a review of the Sports Capital Programme as operated by the Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation |
Early December 1998 |
The Review Group's report was presented to the Minister in early December, 1998; and has been subsequently made available to the Members of the Dáil Select Committee on Tourism, Sport and Recreation and other interested parties |
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