Vol. 520 No. 2
16 Mr. D. Carey asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the payments, contracts, and remittances entered into by her and her Department since her appointment, with all consultants and advisers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15344/00]
The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table which will be circulated in the Official Report.
|
Consultants |
Purpose |
Payments/Estimated Cost |
|
IMI |
Facilitation, strategic management input and general management of the work of the film industry strategic review group |
£136,415 |
|
Indecon-Coopers & Lybrand Management Consultants |
Review of arts plan |
£119,000 |
|
Price Waterhouse Consultants |
Examination of proposal to use information technology at heritage sites managed by Dúchas |
£13,000 |
|
Hare Carding Bolger Management Consultants |
Development of marketing strategy for Dúchas |
£60,000 |
|
Susanna Kelly – Archaeological Conservator |
Study on conservation of archaeological artefacts – facilities and resources |
£7,500 |
|
Indecon |
Study on section 481 tax scheme for the film industry strategic review group |
£39,739 |
|
KPMG |
Training needs analysis for Department |
£38,100 |
|
Coopers & Lybrand Management Consultants |
Review of management structure of Dúchas |
£92,500 |
|
DSL Management Consultants |
Consultancy on installation of records management system in the Department to meet the needs of the freedom of information legislation |
£28,500 |
|
Consultants |
Purpose |
Payments/Estimated Cost |
|
Itronics Ltd. |
Design marketing and maintenance of Internet website for heritage sites and cultural institutions |
Phase 1 £63,247Phase 2 £27,043 |
|
Coopers & Lybrand Management Consultants |
Development of an information technology plan for the Department |
£111,000 |
|
Tourism Development International |
Development of a marketing strategy for the Grand Canal and Barrow navigation |
£30,000 |
|
East West Tourism Consultancy Ltd. |
Visitor management plan – Glendalough, Co. Wicklow |
£65,000 |
|
CHL Consulting Ltd. |
Study of heritage tourism potential at Mount Bellew, Co. Galway |
£2,238 |
|
D Ball & P Johnston |
Study of possible environmental aspects relating to Pollardstown Fen - Kildare bypass road |
£40,000 est. |
|
CHL Consulting Ltd. |
Study of income generation at Dúchas heritage sites and at cultural institutions |
£18,392 |
|
F Hammond |
Study on industrial heritage |
Stg. £4,665 |
|
J Carroll Archaeological Consultancy. |
Archaeology and environmental impact |
£4,138 |
|
N Lynch |
Examination of public submissions made in relation to the proposed national heritage plan |
£2,250 |
|
Tom McGrath |
Study of staffing arrangements in Botanic Gardens |
£8,000 |
|
Goodbody Economic Consultants |
Canal expenditure review |
£11,600 |
|
Margaret Quinlan, Architects |
Portumna Castle draft management plan |
£5,480 |
|
Olsberg |
Study on production costs in Ireland for the film industry strategic review group |
£4,215 |
|
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
Study on scope and content of the proposed Academy for the Performing Arts |
Stg. £14,000 |
|
Designworks |
Design of corporate identity for my Department |
£13,000 |
|
Patrick J. Tobin & Co. Ltd. |
Evaluation report on provision of cable-car service between Inis Bigil and Achill at Bullsmouth |
£19,536 |
|
Central Fisheries Board. |
Research project on title to land and turbary rights in some 30 raised bog SACs |
Ongoing - costestimated at amaximum of £10,000per bog |
|
Fitzpatrick Associates, Economic Consultants |
Study on the economic benefits of heritage investment |
£5,000 |
|
Margaret Carolan |
Professional accounting assistance in preparation of my Department's appropriation account |
£5,480 |
|
GCI Ltd. |
Feasibility report on the laying of services on/across canal property. |
£56,000 |
|
Zoology Dept., University College, Cork |
Report on the feasibility and options for establishing a system to monitor cetacean by-catch |
£3,000 |
|
Farrell Grant Sparks |
Review of horse riding on canal towpaths. |
£18,810 |
|
RPS Consultants |
Eco-audit on Royal Canal |
£16,500 |
|
Tourism Development International |
Market research on the national cultural institutions |
£65,000 |
|
Indecon International Economic Consultants |
Review of expenditure of Údarás na Gaeltachta |
£87,942 |
|
Phil Flynn |
Facilitator for digital terrestrial television project. |
Ongoing contract |
|
Margaret Gowan & Co. Ltd. |
1.Review of the impact of grant-assisted afforestation on known archaeological monuments2.Review of the potential impact of public and private sector afforestation on as yet unidentified archaeological monuments. |
£53,647 |
|
Research and Evaluation Services |
An independent evaluation on the activities and operation of Iomairt Cholm Cille the Columba Initiative a tripartite Irish Language/Gaidhlig initiative between Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland |
Jointly funded, cost to D/AHGI £5,464 STG |
|
Consortium of Advisers headed by AIB Corporate Finance & comprising NERA (economic consultants) the Smyth Group and Matheson Ormsby Prentice |
To advise and assist in the establishment of the new digital terrestrial television entity. |
£1.1 million |
|
Advisers |
Payments |
|
Special Policy Adviser |
Remunerated in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines of July 1997 concerning staffing of Ministerial offices |
|
Media Adviser |
Remunerated in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines of July 1997 concerning staffing of Ministerial offices |
