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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 13 Nov 2002

Vol. 557 No. 2

Written Answers. - Consultancy Contracts.

Bernard Allen

Question:

277 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount paid since July 2002 to date in fees, salary and allowances, including delegates' allowances, expenses and other payments, to any person, including a body corporate or an unincorporated body of persons, in or under the aegis of her 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 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; if she will provide a breakdown as between salary, allowances, expenses or other payments; the date on which each person was appointed; the date on which the appointment ceased in the case of persons no longer holding such position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21716/02]

From time to time external consultants may be commissioned to carry out specific assignments in relation to policy issues or to aspects of the administration of the Department's schemes and services. These consultancies are arranged at official level under standard procurement procedures. Other than consultancies of this kind, no payments of the sort referred in the question have been made by my Department.

Details of the names of the persons or organisations, in alphabetical order, who received payment for consultancy services supplied since 1 July 2002 and the amounts paid to them during this period are as follows:

Consultancy Expenditure 1 July 2002-11 November 2002

Company

Amount Paid

AccentureModernising Civil Registration (GRO Project)

539,110.87

CAP Gemini Ireland LtdREACH Initiative

1,365,514.35

Capita Business Services LtdManagement Information Framework

27,104.00

Company

Amount Paid

Cara Data Processing LtdModernising Civil Registration (GRO Project)

30,738.75

Carr Communications LtdREACH Initiative

30,738.75

Compaq Ireland LtdService Delivery Model

2,153.80

Deloitte & ToucheAppeals Office Review

103,409.64

Economic and Social Research InstituteMonitoring trends in Poverty

31,128.74

Mr. John EdmondsonPensions Bill Consultancy

7,350.75

Enterprise IG LtdREACH Initiative

13,479.73

Eustace Patterson LtdEvaluation of Money Advice and Budgeting Service

9,559.00

Mary FinlayPensions Bill Consultancy

1,573.00

F.R. Kelly & Co.REACH Initiative

5,042.90

Fujitsu ConsultingService Delivery Model

79,999.61

Gartner Ireland LtdREACH Initiative

82,278.80

Goodbody Economic Consultants LtdReview of Statutory Funding of the Community and Voluntary Sector

22,990.00

Government Actuary's Dept.Review of Social Insurance Fund

38,092.00

Insight MultimediaWebsite Design

3,604.59

Kadius Systems LimitedConsultancy on information sharing

5,808.00

Declan KellyPensions Bill Consultancy

6,137.12

KPMG ConsultingProject Management Consultancy

18,744.65

Mazars ConsultingCOREPAY Project

11,749.95

Matheson Ormsby PrenticePensions Bill Consultancy

30,342.68

Nexus Research Co-OperativeCommunity Development Programme Evaluation Studies

58,788.55

NGM LtdReport for Family Conference

2,060.63

Price WaterhouseService Delivery Model, Financial System Upgrade

344,790.42

PropylonREACH Initiative

968.00

Sean Quinn, Barrister-At-LawYouth Work Scheme

1,200.00

Rational Software Ireland LtdService Delivery Model

11,628.00

Scan Images Services Ireland LtdScanning Charges

341,978.41

Sills Group Contract ServicesIT Re-organisation

6,947.52

Sftware PathsCustomer Services Consultancy

3,993.00

Sureskills.ComService Delivery Model

46,917.75

Technical Guidance LtdPensions Bill Consultancy

1,512.50

The Ceifin InstituteFamilies Research Programme

19,500.00

University College DublinFamilies Research Programme

7,799.00

Watson Wyatt PartnersPensions Bill Consultancy

46,343.00

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