Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 9 Oct 2002

Vol. 554 No. 5

Written Answers. - Departmental Expenditure.

Bernard Allen

Question:

1425 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount paid since July 1997 to date in 2002 in fees, salary, allowances including delegates' allowances, expenses and other payments to any person in or under the aegis of his Department who is or was a special adviser within the meaning of the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995; the name of the person in each case; the amount paid to each person; the breakdown as between salary, allowances, expenses and other payments; the date on which each person was appointed; if, in the case of persons no longer holding such position, the date on which the appointment ceased. [17272/02]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell):

The following table sets out the details required by the Deputy of any person appointed in or under the aegis of my Department who is or was a special adviser within the meaning of the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995.

Name	DateAppointed	Date Appointment Ceased	Salary paid sinceJuly 1997	Expenses paid since July 1997	Other Payments i.e. Severance Pay incl. minimum notice and Redundancy
			€	€	€
Caitríona Mullaney	26/07/97	02/07/99	101,611.36	Nil	Nil
Nicholas Killian	26/12/97	06/06/02	175,046.85	25,674.35	18,939.29
Noel Waters	19/07/99	16/07/00	56,746.09(Including 10% attraction allowance)	6,554.88	Nil
Michael Walsh	03/10/00	06/06/02	119,232.73(Including 10% attraction allowance)	5,747.54	Nil
Sinead McSweeney	07/06/02	N/A	23,896.01	206.22	Nil

Bernard Allen

Question:

1426 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount paid since July 1997 to date in 2002 in fees, salary, allowances including delegates' allowances, expenses and other payments to any person including a body corporate or an un-incorporated body of persons in or under the aegis of his Department who is or was a consultant or was a person performing functions normally performed or capable of being performed by permanent civil servants or special advisers, but who was neither a permanent civil servant nor a special adviser with the meaning of the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995; the name of the person in each case; the amount paid to each person; the breakdown as between salary, allowances, expenses or other payments; the date on which each person was appointed; if, in the case of persons no longer holding such position, the date on which the appointment ceased. [17287/02]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell):

I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 585 for answer on 20 March 2002 which outlined details of consultants engaged by my Department from 1996 to the end of 2001. In addition to that, the following tabular statement lists details of consultants engaged by my Department in 2002 to date.

The tabular statement does not include consultants employed in the Courts Service during the year 2002 as it has not been possible to compile the detailed information requested by the Deputy in relation to the Courts Service in the time provided for answering parliamentary questions. However, the information is being compiled at present and it will be forwarded to the Deputy under separate cover.

In relation to prisons, as the Deputy will be aware, in the interest of the security of the prisons, it is not considered appropriate to identify consultancy firms or individual consultants in relation to certain prison works or prison building projects.

In relation to the Garda area, the information sought by the Deputy is not readily available and could be obtained only with the expenditure of an inordinate amount of staff time and resources which in the circumstances could not be justified.

In addition to the above the following persons were also employed in my Department.

Name	DateAppointed	Date Appointment ceased	Salary paid sinceJuly 1997	Allowances	Other expenses
			€	€	€
Kevin O'Grady	13/09/94	04/03/01	107,792.41	Nil	Nil
Michael Madden	28/11/98	31/12/00	131,023.51	Nil	22,939.37
Patrick O'Brien	01/09/00	31/08/01	168,438.54	Nil	Nil
Martin Tansey	01/01/02	30/06/02	52,481.05	Nil	10,667.29
Dominic Ó Súilleabháin	02/01/02	26/03/02	5,733.00	Nil	Nil

Consultants

Company	Nature of Work	Value
		€
Economic & Social Research Institute	Research in relation to disability issues and services and a scoping study on statistical needs under a PPF commitment	43,560
Goodbody Economic Consultants	Work carried out in relation to the consultation process regarding disability legislation	7,260
Price Waterhouse Cooper	Consultancy work in respect of a Value-for-Money audit conducted into Vantastic Dial-a-Ride, a demonstration scheme for transport service for people with disabilities	61,660.30
Corporate Graphics	Design of Strategy Statement 2001-2004	26,810
Hay Management Consultants	Performance Management and Development System	51,994
Nexus Research Co-Operative	Research project – Non payments of Fines and Civil Debts	24,083
Francesca Lundstrom	New Multi-Disciplinary Sex Offenders Programme	31,318
Tom Martin & Associates	A Review of Equality Initiatives within the Justice and Equality Sector	12,879
Johnny Connolly	Monitoring Quality of Life in Urban Areas	4,317
Farrell Grant Sparks	Policy Research relating to Victim Support	34,303
Marc McDonald, BarristerRapporteur/Consultant	Consultant to the Commission on Liquor Licensing	8,030
Terminal Four Solutions Ltd	Upgrade and develop the website of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal	6,594.50
Mr. Gerry Gardner, IT Consultant	To carry out a study on the Irish Asylum Automated Fingerprint System and analyse options in order to meet EURODAC requirements	£6,169(sterli.64ng)
3G Identification Ltd	Consultancy re installation, testing and acceptance of the EURODAC interim solution	10,126.39
HELM Corporation	Consultancy to assist with the establishment of a Shared Service Centre	48,257.83
Accenture	New Financial Management System Implementation	1,126,438.51
RES Consulting	Provide IT network support and associated services	1,001,000
PricewaterhouseCoopers	Supply of IT consultancy, systems and services to the Department and agencies	399,174

Company	Nature of Work	Value
		€
Gartner Group	IT Advice and research consultancy	20,328
Terry Lawlor Consultant	DataEase consultancy for Departmental systems	15,122
Systems Dynamics	Lotus Notes Systems development	15,657
Siemens	Wide Area Network development	347,977
Genesis Europe Ltd	Consultation process for National Plan for Women	59,675.49
Event Management	Consultancy expertise to assist in organisation of ten regional fora	24,950
Principle Concepts	Publication Designs	14,701.50
Geoffrey Corry	Mediation Training (Equality Tribunal)	1,369
Tom Martin & Associates	A Review of Equality Initiatives within the Justice and Equality Sector	12,879
Raxen II	European Information Network on Racism and Xenophobia	27,500
M. Doyle	Background materials on equality research	3,000
Tamarron Ltd	National Action Plan for Women	1,530
Fitzpatrick Associates	Equality data collection and indicators	73,794
Pearn Kandola	Labour market experience of travellers	19,291
Central Services Agency	Labour market experience of older people	6,158
Michael McLoughlin	Equality practice in three EHRDOP measures	10,249
Goodbody Economic Consultants	Review of labour market data on four grounds	7,878
Universal Learning Systems	Labour market experience of people with disabilities	7,788
WERRC	Labour market experience of minority ethnic groups	10,595
Raymond Burke Consulting	Labour market equality indicators in other jurisdictions	8,035
Brian Harvey	Briefing Service on European Union Matters	8,355
S. Flannery	Guidelines on Equality and Diversity Training in Enterprises	13,640
P.A. Consulting	Strategic Plan Review	72,600
Helm Corporation	Financial Procedures Review	17,141
Goodbody Economic Consultants	Customer Service Action Plan	28,859
Brown Atlantic	Ireland's National Action Plan to Combat Racism	6,270
Dr. Jane Pillinger	Background paper to support the Development of a new insert for the Equality/Diversity Support Pack	3,181
Maria Pierce	Research on issues of Multiple Identity for Minority ethnic people with Disabilities	6,465
L. Fingleton	Review of County Development Board Strategy Plans	4,800
Maureen Gilbert	European Year for People with a Disability Project	4,064
Ralaheen Ltd.	Briefing Paper for Equality Authority	6,141
Millward Brown IMS	Anti-Racist Workplace Week – Survey Project	11,514
Ralaheen Ltd.	Anti-Racist Workplace Week – Research Project	15,932
Language Design	Publications Design	66,215

Bernard Allen

Question:

1427 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount paid in legal fees by his Department in 1999, 2000, 2001 and to date in 2002; the persons to whom payment was made; and the amount of payment in each case. [17302/02]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell):

I can inform the Deputy that the bulk of expenditure in respect of legal expenses paid by my Department falls under the criminal and civil legal aid schemes, details of which are provided to the Deputy on foot of Parliamentary Questions Nos. 957 on 30 January and 1360 today. By comparison, all other legal fees are not significant and, indeed, are not recorded by my Department in the format requested by the Deputy. In the circumstances, I am sure that the Deputy will appreciate that the additional information could only be compiled by diverting staff resources from other important work which, in my view, would not be justified in the circumstances.