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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2004

Tuesday, 17 February 2004

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Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

350 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number and nature of the reports, consultancies or other advisory or public relations commissions awarded by his Department in the past five years to those other than established civil servants; the total cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4562/04]

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The number and nature of the reports, consultancies or other advisory or public relations commissions awarded or paid by my Department since its establishment in June 2002 to those other than established civil servants and the total cost to date involved is set out in the following table:

Consultants/ Report

Service Provided

Year

Payment €

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Review of Arts Legislation

2002

2,666

Theo Dorgan

Survey of potential Workshops for Artists.

2002

6,000

Richard Wakeley

Commissioner for the Irish Festival of Arts and Culture in China 2004 Contract 18 months €77,000 per annum

2002-2004

115,500

Gearóid Ó Briain

Compliance of projects under Section 481 tax incentive scheme for film production

2002/3

10,000

Eugene Downes

Irish Festival in China Advice on framing of new Internal Arts and Cultural Policy

2003/4

18,000

Donal Shiels

Irish Festival in China Festival Manager Contract Term 15 months Fee €50,000 per annum

2003/4

62,500

Red Dog

Irish Festival in China Provision of Graphic Design Services

2003/4

7,560

Kate Bowe

Irish Festival in China Provision of Public Relations Management Services Contract term 15 months Fee €48,000 per annum

2003/4

60,000

Eamon Fox

Irish Festival in China Provision of Production and Technical Services Contract term 15 months Fee €40,000 per annum

2003/4

50,000

Fiach MacConghail

EU Presidency Cultural Programme Commissioner for the EU Cultural Programme Contract term 11 months

2002-2004

31,200

Fiach MacConghail

Arts Adviser to the Department

2002-2004

54,610

Janice Mc Adam

EU Presidency Cultural Programme Manager Contract term 9 months

2003/4

37,500

Siobhán Colgan

EU Presidency Cultural Programme Public Relations Management Services Contract term 7 months

2003/4

24,400

Peter Sirr

EU Presidency Cultural Programme Curator of Irish literature exhibition in Brussels

2003/4

10,000

Event Ireland Ltd.

EU Presidency Cultural Programme Provision of Exhibition Design and Management Services

2003/4

73,200

Féilte Dhuibh Linne Teo.

EU Presidency Cultural Programme Development and organisation of Presidency Events

2003/4

82,000

Kern European Affairs

To assist in staging the Creative Financing and Music Seminar — 19/20 April 2004

2004

59,760

Deloitte and Touche

Verification checks on projects under the Cultural Development Incentive Scheme

2004

55,128

Raymond Burke Consulting

External Evaluation of Sports Capital Programme Expenditure Review Report

2003

4,864

Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (ILAM)

List all public and private sector swimming pool facilities in Ireland

2004

5,000

Capita

Financial Management System V3 Assessment

2003

5,748

Deloitte and Touche

Financial Management System Specification & selection

2003

18,150Refunded by CMF*

Murray Consultants

PR Consultants

2003

54,634

Tourism Policy Review Group

Report of the Tourism Policy Review Group

2003

129,440

Morton Stadium Report

Assessment of the feasibility and cost, including the ongoing running costs, of the Morton Athletic Stadium

2003

10,100

Newmarket Solutions

Provision of advice and assistance in implementing FMS Financial Management System in the National Museum

2002/3

168,063

Drury Communications

Market Research, National Museum

2002/3

76,182

Alf Longhurst

Security assessment and recommendations in relation to the National Museum's collections

2002

1,810

James Kavanagh

Fire safety inspections, advice and training in the National Museum

2002/3

5,173

Achilles Procurement Services

Advice on procurement of security services in the National Museum

2002/3

4,663

Elaine Shields

Report and advice on access by disabled to National Museum

2003

4,250

Aidan Walsh

National Museum Business Planning advice and assistance

2002

10,783

Sutton Vane

Survey and recommendations on light levels in Natural History Museum

2003

11,732

Compas Informatics Limited

Report with recommendations on the generation and storage of both graphical and digital data for the Irish Antiquities Division

2003

5,000

Marketing Edge

Evaluation of service offered to public by National Archives (survey)

2002

2,219

Ergo Consulting Ltd.

Compilation of Safety Statement and production of report for National Archives

2003

2,380

Colman McLaughlin

Enhancement of National Archives Website

2003

7,700

Mahon O'Neill

Media relations to support launch of “Counties in Time” CD

2003

6,331

Mr G. D. Bye

Review of National Library's Newsplan Microfilming Unit

2002-2004

3,929

Higher Education Digitisation Service, University of Hertfordshire

Review of Digitisation in the National Library

2002-2004

10,430

*Change Management Fund

Expenditure on reports, consultancies and other advisory or public relations commissions is monitored closely in my Department. Such services are only engaged where the required expertise is not available within the Department.

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