Vol. 533 No. 1
97 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Finance the names of all consultancy companies that have carried out work for his Department since June 1997; the names of any subsidiary company or agency under their remit; the work or study involved in each case; the amount paid in respect of each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8288/01]
The following is a list of consultancy companies and subsidiaries, where relevant, that have carried out work for my Department since June 1997. The details provided do not include material in respect of any agencies associated with my Department or any expenditure on advertising, printing and associated design work.
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Name of Consultant |
Cost |
Brief Description of Project |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
£93,825 + VAT |
Undertake a review of the Department's management information requirements |
|
Farrell Grant Sparks/Goodbody Economic Consultants in association with Chesterton Consulting |
£20,000 + VAT |
To carry out a study on Public Private Partnerships |
|
Ernst & Young |
£8,000 + VAT |
To assist the PPP Unit in recruiting a PPP Project Specialist |
|
PWC |
£90,000 + VAT |
To carry out a review of the existing PPP structures. |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
£104,797 |
To provide consultancy in connection with the competitive process to award a new licence to operate the National Lottery |
|
DKM Economic Consultants |
£29,524 |
Advice to the Minister in relation to the charging of a fee for UMTS licences |
|
Howard Johnson/HCM Consultants |
£186,300 |
Payment for actuarial services in respect of the discharge of certain Exchequer pension liabilities – Telecom Éireann An Post, IAA, Coillte. |
|
McCann Fitzgerald Solicitors |
£46,257 |
Advice regarding Liability of the Minister for Finance in respect of Pension Entitlements of former Civil Servants. |
|
ABN AMRO Corporate Finance & McCann Fitzgerald Solicitors |
£850,247 |
Provision of corporate and legal advice with regard to the Sale of ICC Bank plc. |
|
Mr. Lauri McDonnell |
£5,500 |
Process Auditor to sale of ICC Bank plc |
|
IBI Corporate Finance, Davy Stockbrokers and Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette |
£376,907 |
Provision of corporate and financial advice with regard to the proposed merger and flotation of ACC and TSB Bank. |
|
Arthur Cox Solicitors |
£109,444 |
Provision of legal advice with regard to the proposed merger and flotation of ACC and TSB Bank. |
|
Mr. Lauri McDonnell |
£3,000 |
Process Auditor to proposed merger and flotation of ACC and TSB Bank |
|
Arthur Cox Solicitors |
£59,947 |
Provision of legal advice with regard to the sale of TSB Bank to Irish Life and Permanent |
|
Arthur Andersen |
£50,000 + VAT approximately |
Provision of corporate and financial advice with regard to the sale of TSB Bank to Irish Life & Permanent |
|
Ms N. Hynes |
£3,640 |
Provision of Accountancy advice in relation to the Management Information Framework Project. |
|
Mr. E. Molloy |
£9,450 |
Consultancy on the review of Accountability of Accounting Officers |
|
Capita Consulting |
£54,320 |
Consultancy to review the Appropriation Accounts and a pilot project on accruals |
|
Mercer Limited |
£15,000 + VAT |
Actuarial Review of SW pensions in connection with the National Pensions Reserve Fund |
|
Name of Consultant |
Cost |
Brief Description of Project |
|
Mercer Limited |
£2,000 + VAT |
Additional actuarial work on draw down arrangements for National Pension Reserve Fund. |
|
Mr. David Kingston |
£1,188 |
Paper and Presentation re the potential structure of the National Pensions reserve Fund. |
|
ESRI |
£18,900 + VAT |
Comparison of Public Service and Private Sector Pension arrangements |
|
Irish Pensions Trust Limited |
£101,400 + VAT |
Actuarial Review of Public Service Pension Schemes and Actuarial Review of Impact of Changes to Pension Scheme Terms. |
|
Mercer Limited |
£27,500 + VAT |
Review of Alternative Structure – Project to design a hybrid pension scheme |
|
Irish Pensions Trust Limited |
£21,500 + VAT |
Follow up work on initial project. |
|
Mercer Limited |
£20,000 + VAT |
Additional Voluntary Contributions/ Purchase of Notional Service. |
|
Irish Pensions Trust Limited(Mercer Limited) |
£58,000 + VAT |
Further actuarial review of Impact of Changes to Pension scheme terms. |
|
KPMG |
£29,052 |
Procurement of Air Transport and related services for Government Departments. |
|
Deloitte & Touche/Expense Reduction Analysts Limited |
£172,279 |
Two audits on the operation of travel policy by Government Departments and Offices and Club Travel Limited. Expense Reduction Analysts Limited were hired through Deloitte & Touche |
|
IPA, Trinity College & Goodbody Economic Consultants |
£45,000 + VAT |
To investigate the gender imbalance in the Civil Service at HEO level and above. |
|
ESRI |
£216,500 |
Ex-Ante Evaluation of the Investment Priorities for Post – 1999 Structural and Cohesion Funds |
|
Fitzpatrick & Associates |
£99,205 |
Review of Project Appraisal and Selection Procedures in the Community Support Framework for Ireland, 1994 – 1999. |
|
ESRI/Deloitte & Touche |
£25,642 |
Phase One of a study of the Labour Market Impact of Human Resources (Education and Training) Interventions in the Community Support Framework for Ireland, 1994 – 1999. |
|
ESRI |
£46,948 |
Phase Two of above study |
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
£76,230 |
Report on Planning Phase 1 for CSF/ European Regional Development Fund/Cohesion Fund Community Initiatives Computer System |
|
CMG UK Limited |
£496,870 |
Analysis, Design and Development of a computerised system for the Structural and Cohesion Funds management. |
|
Arthur Andersen |
£126,445 |
Review of the financial management and control systems relating to the European Regional Development Fund, the EU Cohesion Fund and the EFTA Cohesion Fund. |
|
Cognitronics Limited |
£49,490 |
Installation of an optical character recognition scanner for the bank clearing process for the Paymaster General's Office. |
|
Name of Consultant |
Cost |
Brief Description of Project |
|
Compaq Computer Ireland Ltd |
£643,658 |
Payable Order Reconciliation System for the bank clearing process for the Paymaster General's Office. |
|
PROSE, Progressive Enterprise Systems Limited |
£3,955 |
Enhancement to Financial Management System. |
|
David Duffy Prospectus Strategy Solution |
£35,000 |
Advice on Corporate Governance aspects of Review of Office of the Revenue Commissioners |
|
KPMG |
£893,846 |
Customising a Human Resource Management System to Civil Service requirements |
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Belfast |
£60,000 approximately |
Ongoing Evaluation of the Special Programme for Peace and Reconciliation. |
|
Lansdowne Market Research Limited |
£31,018 |
Research on public awareness of the euro |
|
Fitzpatrick Associates (in conjunction with Ernst & Young) |
£56,910 |
Review of Public Sector Pay Determination. |
|
Advanced Management & Organisation Development Limited |
£21,660 |
Provision of mentoring services to CMOD on Organisation Development Models and Strategies to meet client needs. |
|
Watson Wyatt |
£2,200 + VAT |
Report in relation to Irish Aviation Authority Pensions. |
|
Coopers & Lybrand |
£5,000 Sterling |
Economic Appraisal of an Ireland/Northern Ireland Interreg Economic Development project application entitled “The Cross Border Furniture Development Programme” |
|
Hay Management Consultants |
£69,445 |
Evaluation and Market Pricing of Chief Executive Positions in the Commercial State Organisations. |
|
Institute of Public Administration |
£90,000 |
Administrative Research (CPMR) |
|
Hayes MSL |
£159,200 |
Proposed Performance Management System for the Civil Service |
|
University of Glasgow |
£22,285 |
Records Management Training. |
|
Hayes MSL |
£67,800 |
Design and implementation of a Report: “New Performance Management Process”. |
|
Carr Communications |
£158,250 |
Provision of public relations services (1998 onwards) in relation to the euro changeover. |
|
Irish Marketing Surveys |
£27,497 |
Research on public awareness about the euro. |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
£3,185 |
Advice on blueprint for Cash Changeover Plan and assistance in development of changeover oversight plan. |
|
Clear Systems Solutions |
£5,324 |
Development of software for computer tool for retailers. |
|
Information Consultants Pty Limited |
£1,400 |
Production of Train the Trainer Manual for FOI. |
|
Economics Dept NUI |
£1,600 |
Study on Labour Market Impact of HR. Interventions. |
|
Name of Consultant |
Cost |
Brief Description of Project |
|
IPA |
£907 |
Consultancy regarding ongoing evaluation in the CSF |
|
Baker Consultants |
£423 |
Consultancy in regard to computer software upgrades. |
|
Economics Dept NUI |
£1,600 |
Consultancy re: Labour Market Impact of HR. Management |
|
Fitzpatrick Associates |
£2,904 |
Consultancy Re: Prior Appraisal of NDP 2000-2006. |
|
IPA |
£1,815 |
Project advice on production of CSF Indicators paper |
|
Fleishman-Hillard Saunders |
£16,252 |
Consultancy on NDP Communications Strategy |
|
IPA |
£22,522 |
Drafting and production of Structural Funds Procedures Manual. |
|
Drury Research |
No payment to date |
Public Awareness Research on NDP/CSF 2000-2006 |
|
Hay Management Consultants |
£2,259 |
Evaluation of Chief Executive positions in Commercial State Organisations. |
|
Fitzpatrick Associates |
£3,630 |
Presentation on Private Sector Pay Structures and Benchmarking. |
|
MCG Consulting Group |
£40,000 + VAT (Estimate) |
Internal consultancy for the Benchmarking Body. |
