Fergus O'Dowd
Question:481 Mr. O'Dowd asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of consultants employed by his Department; the services provided by them; and the cost of each consultancy. [22721/02]
Written Answers. - Consultancy Contracts.
The Deputy will be aware that the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs is a new Department established in June of this year to carry out functions previously held by five different Departments. Listed below is the requested information for consultants engaged by my Department since its establishment and also for previously initiated consultancies which are being continued by my Department or for which payments have been made by my Department:
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1. Consultant(s): |
NIRSA (National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis), NUI, Maynooth. |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
Preparation of revised set of maps of areas eligible for CLÁR programme |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€4,000 |
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Start Date: |
1 October 2002 |
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End Date: |
29 November 2002 |
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Expenditure to date: |
Nil |
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2. Consultant(s): |
Systems Dynamic, 14 Fitzwilliam Quay, Ringsend, Dublin 4 |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
The development of a computer system to support the administration of the Leader+ programme and the National Rural Development Programme by the relevant local action groups |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€192,025 |
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Start Date: |
July 2002 |
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End Date: |
January 2003 |
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Expenditure to date: |
€64,008.03 |
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3. Comhlucht-Duine Aonair: |
Gearóid de Faoite |
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Cuspóir na Comhairleorachta: |
Athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar: |
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1. Scéim na gCúntóirí Teanga |
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2. Scéim na gCampaí Samhraidh trí Ghaeilge d'Aos Óg na Gaeltachta |
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3. Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge |
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Luach an chonartha: |
€12,800 (taisteal sa bhreis) |
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Dáta Tosaigh: |
8 Deireadh Fomhair 2002 |
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Dáta Deiridh: |
28 Feabhra 2002 |
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Caiteachas go dáta: |
Nil |
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4. Consultant(s): |
Goldsmith Fitzgerald Partnership Limited |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
Provision of Performance Management and Development System training |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€787.24 per trainer per day |
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Start Date: |
May 2001 (Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands) |
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End Date: |
Estimated December 2002 |
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Expenditure to date:¹ |
€277,535.62 |
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5. Consultant(s): |
John F. Mahony |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
Chairman of Department's Audit Committee |
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Original Contract Amount: |
£258.00 (€327.59) per Audit Committee Meeting |
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Start Date: |
April 2001 (Dept. Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and Islands) |
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End Date: |
March 2004 – Committee appointed for three-year period initially |
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Expenditure to date:² |
€1310 |
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6. Consultant(s): |
IPA |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
To facilitate development of Strategic Audit Plan based on risk analysis approach. Provision of risk management workshops, advice and other services. |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€18,284.23 |
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Start Date: |
October 2001 |
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End Date: |
March 2002 |
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Expenditure to date:³ |
€18,284.23 |
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7. Consultant(s): |
Nexus Research Co-Operative |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
To work with projects in the Western Region on a pilot basis to develop a model that includes a shared data base on key issues and developments that can be used for networking, strategic planning and policy work. |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€60,200 |
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Start Date: |
June 2001(Department of Social and Community Affairs) |
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End Date: |
Ongoing |
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Expenditure to date: |
€48,400. |
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8. Consultant(s): |
Fitzpatrick Associates, Economic Consultants |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
To assess project proposals submitted under the CAIT II initiative |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€375 per project plus VAT at 21% |
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Start Date: |
April 2002 |
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End Date: |
Estimated January 2003 |
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Expenditure to date:4 |
€60,350 |
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9. Consultant(s): |
WRC (Work Research Co-Operative), Social and Economic Consultants. |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
To research the impact of projects commissioned under the CAIT I Initiative |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€88,785 |
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Start Date: |
September 2001 (Department of Public Enterprise) |
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End Date: |
January 203 |
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Expenditure to date:5 |
€50,986 |
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10. Consultant(s): |
Mazars |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
To provide audit services to the CAIT I Initiative |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€83,132.38 |
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Start Date: |
September 2001 (Department of Public Enterprise) |
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End Date: |
January 2003 |
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Expenditure to date:6 |
€83,132.38 |
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11. Consultant(s): |
Farrell Grant Sparks |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
To carry out a consultancy study pertaining to the property and equity portfolio of Údarás na Gaeltachta |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€69,325 |
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Start Date: |
August 2002 |
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End Date: |
December 2002 |
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Expenditure to date: |
Nil |
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12. Consultant(s): |
Montague Communications |
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Purpose of consultancy: |
Public Relations and Communications advice and consultancy services to the NACD. |
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Original Contract Amount: |
Up to €55,660.00 (incl. VAT). (Amounts still to be finalised on basis of volume of service, but will not exceed €55,660). |
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Start Date: |
September 2002. |
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End Date: |
During latter half of 2003. |
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Expenditure to date: |
€11,797.50 (incl. of VAT) |
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13. Consultant(s): |
Mr Kieran McKeown |
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Purpose of consultancy: |
External advice to the Research Advisory Group of the Family Support Study, being carried out under the NACD's prevention pillar. |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€800 per day. |
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Start Date: |
N/A – three separate days during last quarter 2002 – still ongoing. |
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End Date: |
N/A – see above. |
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Expenditure to date: |
Nil (awaiting completion of consultancy work) |
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14. Consultant(s): |
Venture International, Omagh, County Tyrone |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
To identify the priority issues, both economic and social, of concern to rural communities in border areas, North and South.To report the extent of cross-border co-operation to date by the communities concerned in addressing the difficulties associated with these issues or in other matters of mutual concern and the financial or other support, if any, provided by the authorities, national, regional or local, in the two jurisdictions.To recommend models for cross-border action in tackling the identified priorities and the extent, if any, to which such models could be supported by current official (including EU) programmes and initiatives. |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€37,501.71 |
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Start Date: |
June 2001 |
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End Date: |
July 2002 |
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Expenditure to Date:7 |
€20,808.98 |
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15. Consultant(s): |
Venture International, Omagh, Co. Tyrone. |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
Joint cross border education, training and research scoping study to identify the providers, North and South, of rural development research.To describe the current provision of rural development research in Ireland and Northern Ireland and on a cross-border basis;To describe the extent to which the providers tailor their activities to the needs of rural communities in border areas;To co-operate in the provision of rural development research services within Ireland, within Northern Ireland and on a North-South basis;To provide their services to rural communities on a cross border basis.To identify the gaps in the provision of rural development research, particularly with regard to social and economic regeneration partnerships and other rural development organisations operating in rural areas.To recommend how relevant cross border rural development research can be most effectively and efficiently identified, commissioned and delivered. |
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Original Contract Amount: |
£17,513.38 sterling |
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Start Date: |
June 2001 |
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End Date: |
July 2002 |
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8Expenditure to Date: |
£16,488.41stg. |
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16. Consultant(s): |
Deloitte and Touche |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
To provide professional accountant services for the Department's Accounts Branch. |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€761 per day |
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Start Date: |
June 2003 |
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End Date: |
August 2003 |
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Expenditure to date: |
€46,039.90 inc. vat. |
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17. Consultant(s): |
Deloitte and Touche |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
To assist with the specification and selection of a new financial management system for the Department |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€120,000 |
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Start Date: |
February 2002 |
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End Date: |
September 2003 |
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Expenditure to date: |
€58,624.50 |
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18. Consultant(s): |
Arthur Cox, Solicitors, Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2. |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
To review aspects of Irish charity law. |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€76,714 |
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Start Date: |
24 January 2002 |
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End Date: |
22 November 2002. |
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Expenditure to date: |
€76,714 |
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19. Consultant(s): |
Sourcelines |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
To chair and direct workshop examining the role and work of the White Paper Implementation and Advisory Group. |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€900 |
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Start Date: |
2 October 2002 |
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End Date: |
2 October 2002 |
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Expenditure to date: |
€900 |
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20. Consultant(s): |
Goodbody Economic Consultants. |
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Purpose of Consultancy:9 |
Review of statutory funding of the community and voluntary sector. |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€28,738. (Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs) |
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Start Date: |
June 2002 |
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End Date: |
November 2002 |
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Expenditure to date:¹0 |
€22,990 |
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21. Consultant(s): |
PricewaterhouseCoopers. |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
IT consultancy, assistance in the specification and selection of Gaeltacht and Islands client database system |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€112,530 |
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Start Date |
May 2002 |
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End Date |
Ongoing |
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Expenditure to date: |
Nil |
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22. Consultant(s): |
Sureskills.com. |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
IT Consultancy, assistance in the upgrade to Microsoft Exchange 2000 |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€28,737.50 |
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Start Date |
September 2002 |
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End Date |
Ongoing |
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Expenditure to Date |
€28,737.50 |
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23. Consultant(s): |
Achilles Procurement Services |
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Purpose of Consultancy: |
The provision of procurement consultancy services in relation to the award of the ferry contracts for Inishturk, Inishboffin, Clare Island and the Aran Islands |
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Original Contract Amount: |
€756.25 |
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Start Date: |
1 October 2002 |
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End Date: |
31 October 2002 |
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Expenditure to date: |
Nil |
1 All payments to date were made by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands. This consultancy is ongoing.
2 All payments to date were made by the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands. Provision of these services is ongoing.
3 Consultancy commissioned and completed on behalf of the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands. Invoice received and paid by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in October 2002.
4 Includes payments of €35,747.50 made by the Department of Public Enterprise.
5 All payments to date were made by the Department of Public Enterprise.
6 Includes payments of €54,555.57 made by the Department of Public Enterprise in respect of work to May 2002.
7 This study was commissioned by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland, which are sharing costs. All payments to date have been made by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development or the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland.
8 This consultancy was initiated by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland, which are sharing costs. All payments to date have been made by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development or the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland.
9 This consultancy was commissioned by the then Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs in May 2002 to assist the Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board in drawing up a plan for the disbursement of surplus dormant funds for the benefit of communities and society.
10 All payments to date were made by the Department of Department of Social and Family Affairs.