Bernard J. Durkan
Question:79 Mr. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the names and number of consultants employed by him or his Department in each of the past three years; the total cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18478/00]
Written Answers. - Consultancy Contracts.
Bernard J. Durkan
Question:81 Mr. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the names and numbers of public relations firms employed by him and or his Department in each of the past three years; the total cost in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18508/00]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 79 and 81 together.
Following is a schedule which contains details of all consultancies and public relations firms employed by my Department and bodies under the aegis of my Department in the past three years. In some cases, the engagements are ongoing. The cost is identified in each case where payments have been made.
Consultancy and Public Relations Services
|
Name |
Type of consultancy |
Amount |
Year |
|
Dermot Nally |
Cabinet Confidentiality |
£2,400 |
1997 |
|
Diarmaid McGuinness |
Cabinet Confidentiality |
£4,235 |
1997 |
|
Rory Brady |
17th amendment to Constitution – Cabinet Confidentiality |
£4,235 |
1997 |
|
Noel Dorr |
UN Carlsson Group |
£29,545.71 |
Ongoing |
|
Mairead Mullaney |
Contract Librarian |
£63,459.15 |
1997 to October 1999 – now paid as contract staff |
|
Dr Kevin Whelan |
1798 Commemoration |
£12,013.63 |
1997/98 |
|
Jim Kirby |
Adviser to MOS Mitchell |
£10,358.95 |
1997 |
|
Prof. Philip Beaumont |
Address to seminar on High Level Group on Trade Union Recognition |
£1,784.89 |
1999 |
|
Arthur Anderson |
Review of a Proposal by DCU on Capital Funding |
£3,025.00 |
1997 |
|
KPMG |
Review on Non-National Roads Study |
£104,755.75 |
1997 |
|
Price Waterhouse |
Review of Irish Air Corps and Naval Service |
£76,262.67 |
Report published in July 1998 |
|
John Timoney |
Flights & expenses (Garda Review) |
£16,083.24 |
1997 |
|
Drury Communication |
Consultancy on SMI communications |
£2,795.10 |
1997 |
|
Irish Marketing Surveys |
Customer Survey of Irish Civil Service |
£8,954.00 |
1997 |
|
Irish Productivity Centre |
Facilitation of the Partnership Committee |
£3,000 |
1998 |
|
Fusio Limited |
Design and develop the Department's page on the website |
£6,897 |
Engaged in 1998 |
|
Hall Public Relations |
PR consultants for the 1798 Commemoration |
£10,000 |
1998 |
|
PA Consulting |
IT Consultancy |
£54,406.80 |
1999 |
|
St. John's University, New York |
Basic Income Study(Phases 1 and 2) |
£27,000 |
1998 (ongoing) |
|
ESRI |
£63,582 |
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|
Prospectus Consultants |
Department of the Taoiseach and the Financial Services Industry Association jointly commissioned a Feasibility Study into the establishment of a training facility for IFSC companies |
£5,000 |
1999 |
|
Price WaterhouseCoopers |
Feasibility study on The Stadium for a New Century. |
£380,033 |
1999 |
|
William M Mercer |
Consultancy service on Performance Management |
£20,965.90 |
1998 and 1999 |
|
Name |
Type of consultancy |
Amount |
Year |
|
Deloitte and Touche |
Business Analysis and Review of the Financial Management Function |
£36,771.90 |
November 1999 to January 2000 |
|
Farrell Grant Sparks |
Business planning |
£3,856.88 |
1999 |
|
Deputy Michael O'Kennedy |
Taoiseach's personal representative on the EU Body established to develop a Charter on Fundamental Rights for the Union. |
£2,083.46(expenses only) |
1999 to date |
|
Mr Mahon Hayes |
Engaged on an on-going basis as an alternate to Deputy O'Kennedy |
£4,438.50(fees and expenses) |
1999 to date |
|
BIC Systems |
IT Consultancy – Lotus Notes |
£3,000 |
April 2000 |
|
EPS Software |
IT Consultancy – Lotus Notes |
£477.95 |
May 2000 |
|
Rory O'Donnell &Paul Teague |
To evaluate partnership at work in Ireland |
Payment not yet made |
1999/2000 |
|
ISI Interact Services Ireland |
Design of central website on the Delivering Better Government and Modernisation Programme |
Payment not yet made |
2000 |
|
Drury Communications/ BFK Design |
Forms design for performance management |
Payment not yet made |
2000 |
|
Wilson Hartnell PR |
Public Relations for Sports Campus Ireland |
Payment not yet made |
2000 |
National Millennium Committee
|
Name |
Type of consultancy |
Amount |
Year |
|
BDO Simpson Xavier Consulting |
Detailed assessment of a proposal for a Millennium Tower (the old Jameson chimney at Smithfield in Dublin) |
£18,723.86 |
1999 |
|
Peter Owens DDB |
Advertising/information campaign |
£279,815.05 |
1999 to date |
|
CMS Marketing (Century Merchandising) |
Public Relations Work |
£309,420.30 |
1999 to date |
|
Pembroke Communication |
Public Relations Work |
£78,607.67 |
1999 to date |
|
Fusio Limited |
Design, set up website |
£16,710.00 |
1999 to date |
|
BFK Design Limited |
Design of the Millennium Logo, put the logo on disc for use by authorised bodies, and to create large backdrops for use at various Millennium launches |
£45,724.51 |
1999 to date |
Information Society Commission
|
Name |
Type of consultancy |
Amount |
Year |
|
Edelman Public Relations |
Engaged on a retainer basis to manage a communications and media strategy for the ISC |
£157,083.78 |
Engaged in April 1998 – ongoing |
|
The Learning Organisation |
Cyril Drury, an educational expert was engaged to assist the Learning Advisory Group in the preparation of a report on the non-formal environment for learning and information and communications technology |
£43,137 |
April 1998 to June 1999 |
|
Lansdowne Market Research |
Appointed to carry out the Public and Business Survey |
£48,400 |
1998 |
|
Oniva |
Appointed to design and set up equipment at the “Young Scientists Exhibition” |
£10,285 |
1998 |
|
Sink Digital Media |
Responsible for the animation of the logo for Tech TV |
£1,573 |
1998 |
|
Langely Freeman |
Designed and acted as consultants for the backdrop for the launch of the ISC report |
£1,033.34 |
1998 |
|
Brenda O'Hanlon |
Series of newspaper articles |
£1,119.09 |
1998 |
|
MRBI |
Research survey of the general public designed to establish levels of awareness of, and engagement with, the technologies associated with the evolving Information Society |
£28,314 |
1999 |
|
MRBI |
Survey of Irish businesses to establish awareness of technology |
£18,755 |
1999 |
|
Edelman Worldwide |
PR Consultancy for Netd@ys |
£52,000 |
July to November 1999 |
|
MRBI |
Update of 1999 research survey to assess the impact of Netd@ys |
£9,619 |
November 1999 |
|
MRBI |
Research into awareness and usage of information and communications technology amongst Irish businesses |
£16,880 |
2000 |
|
MRBI |
Research into General Public Awareness and Usage of Information and Communications Technology 2000 |
No payment to date |
2000 |
|
Paul Tanney |
Report on Personal Use of Technology |
£250 |
2000 |
|
Name |
Type of consultancy |
Amount |
Year |
|
NW Labs |
To examine the issues of convergency and the implications for telecommunications communications regulation for Ireland |
£6,388.80 |
2000 |
|
Centre for Research in Technology in Education |
Research material for seminar |
£13,160 |
2000 |
|
Farrell Grant Sparks |
Research into future needs for Ireland's development as an Information Society |
£8,034 |
2000 |
|
Frontend |
Work on website for Internet Venue Director |
£18,215 |
2000 |
|
Computer Gym |
Supply of mobile unit and training consultancy for Training Roadshow |
£47,500 |
2000 |
|
Irish Marketing Surveys Ltd |
To independently evaluate the training Roadshow. |
No payment to date |
2000 |
Tribunal of Inquiry (Moriarty)
|
Name |
Type of consultancy |
Amount |
Year |
|
Baker Consultants |
Design, implement and host a Web site |
£6,650 |
January 1999 |
|
Moss Technology Limited |
Year 2000 compliance report and follow up |
£5,002.72 |
1999 |
|
Confidential |
Legal consultancy in relation to the Moriarty Tribunal |
£5,934.72 |
1999 |
National Economic and Social Forum
|
Name |
Type of consultancy |
Amount |
Year |
|
Advance Organisation and Management Development |
Consultancy work for the Forum relating to Project Teams |
£11,200 |
1998 |
|
ESRI |
Labour Market Study |
£2,000 |
1999 |
|
Hay Consultants,D Halloran and C. O'Connell |
Social Housing |
£8,151.95 |
1999 |
|
Anne Clarke |
Local Employment Services |
£6,604.55 |
1999 |
|
Agtel (video)NI Housing Executive |
Social Housing |
£30,000£8,000 |
2000 |
|
Hay ConsultantsMary Murphy |
Labour Shortages |
£2,300£1,500 |
2000 |
|
Lone Parents Project GroupGoodbody |
Draft Opinion on National Anti-Proverty Strategy |
Payment not yet made |
2000 |
|
UCD |
Draft opinion on Equality Issues |
Payment not yet made |
2000 |
National Economic and Social Council
|
Name |
Type of consultancy |
Amount |
Year |
|
Dr John Sweeney andDr Kieran McKeownSocial and Economic ResearchConsultant |
Preparing background documents for Strategy Report |
£11,313.50 |
1999 |
|
Dr John GearyMichael Smurfit GraduateSchool of Business UDC |
Preparing background documents for Strategy Report |
£4,200 |
1999 |
|
Dr Richard BoyleInstitute of PublicAdministration |
Preparing background documents for Strategy Report |
£4,235 |
1999 |
|
ITG Computers |
Testing equipment for Year 2000 compliance |
£2,587.50 |
1999 |
Western Development (transferred from Taoiseach's Vote in 1997)
|
Name |
Type of consultancy |
Amount |
Year |
|
Brendan McKenna |
Updating Aran Islands |
£1,197.90 |
1997 |
|
Centre for Adult Education |
Public Services in Rural Areas |
£10,000 |
1997 |
Referendum Commission (operated in 1998)
|
Name |
Type of consultancy |
Amount |
Year |
|
Drury Communications |
PR Consultants on the Northern Ireland Referendum |
£1,864,241(of which £111,622 was media consultancy management fee; the balance was sub-contractor/ supplier expenditure via media consultants) |
1998 |
Local Development (transferred from Taoiseach's Vote in 1997)
|
Name |
Type of consultancy |
Amount |
Year |
|
Keating & Associates |
Operational Programme for Urban & Rural Dev |
£16,237.47 |
1997 |
|
Goodbody Economic Consultants |
External Evaluation of Operational Programme |
£59,834.86 |
1997 |
|
EPS Computer Systems |
Computer System for Local Development |
£28,219.02 |
1997 |
All Party Committee on Constitution
|
Name |
Type of consultancy |
Amount |
Year |
|
Coakley/Laver |
Study on the future of Seanad Eireann |
£1,000 |
1997/98 |
|
Richard Synott |
Research on Referendum |
£1,120 |
1998 |
|
Lansdowne Market Research |
Research on Referendum |
£5,445 |
1998 |
|
Gerard Hogan |
Honorarium for legal drafting on constitutional amendments |
£2,000 |
1998 |
|
Laura Rattigan BL |
Legal Research |
£995.60 |
1999 |
Devolution Commission (transferred from Taoiseach's Vote in 1997)
|
Name |
Type of consultancy |
Amount |
Year |
|
Lansdowne Market Research |
Survey on Attitudes to Local Government |
£49,240.95 |
1997 |
Communicating Europe
|
Name |
Type of consultancy |
Amount |
Year |
|
International Music Event |
Europe Day Concert |
£27,450.00 |
1997 |
|
Patsy McArdle |
Production of Euro link column |
£7,500.00 |
1997 |