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Consultancy Contracts.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 June 2004

Thursday, 24 June 2004

Questions (123)

Bernard J. Durkan

Question:

123 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 17 February 2004, if he will give names of the consultants, PR agencies, groups or individuals referred to in his report received in this Deputy’s office in June 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18955/04]

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Written answers

The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following tabular statement.

Department of Education and Science — Consultancy Projects 1999-2004

Consultants

Project

Cost

Year 1999

£

S. Ó hUallacháin

Interim Review of Institutes of Technology

4,935

ARCLINE

Archival Records — EDP & An Gúm

70,210

Ernst & Young

Review of Structures in the Building Unit

10,605

Sunglen

YEAR 2000

8,783

Sequel

Conversion — Year 2000

3,087

Wellington

Post-Primary Payroll

847

Core Computers

Primary/Post-Primary Payroll

14,098

Excelsan Computers

LOTUS Notes

1,759

Quest Computers

Post-Primary Database

46,222

Gartner Group

Web Research

331

Software Paths

Schools Database.

2,723

Oliver Freaney & Co.

Accountancy Services

54,599

Hay Management

Interview — Psychologists.

2,904

Maria Curley

Computer Aptitude Tests.

159

Sean Nolan

Review of Funding of Second-Level Schools.

2,400

Prospectus

Business Planning Review of Special Education Unit

69,824

WRC Social and Economic Consultants

Review of VTOS

17,480

WRC Social & Economic Consultants

Women’s Education Initiative

20,100

Noel Lindsay

Savings and Loan Fund for Adult and Continuing Education

3,000

Deloitte & Touche

Organisational Review of the Department

25,477

Economics Dept — UCD.

To assess both quantitatively and qualitatively the social and economic contribution of the proposals contained in the Department’s initial outline of priority needs for the forthcoming National Development Plan and Community Support Framework, for the period 2000-2006

4,750

Year 2000

£

Prospectus

Business Planning & Partnerships

17,949

Prospectus

Review of Special Education

26,645

Prospectus

Staff Survey on Internal Communications

23,262

Deloitte & Touche

Organisational Review

35,214

Ernst & Young

Review of Work in Building Unit

15,137

Oliver Freaney & Co.

Third Level Finance Accountancy

19,950

S. O’hUallacháin

Interim Review of Institutes of Technology

1,100

Gartner Group

Research Advisory Services (I.T.)

34,878

Quest Computing

PPP UPD 2 Programme Change

207

ICON Systems

Special Educ. Document Management Systems

20,766

Software Paths

Further Development Schools Extract Data

3,376

Core Computers

Post-Primary Payroll

2,744

Core Computers

Primary Payroll

4,068

Wellington Computers

Primary Payroll

14,208

EPS Software

Lotus Notes Development

18,377

LAN Communications

E-Mail Messaging MS

4,828

Mail for NEPS

7,110

CARA

Infrastructure Wiring Course

1,688.00

Version 1 Software

Primary Statistics

21,598.00

Your Questions Answered (C. Sheffield)

Employee Assistance Service Review

4,090.00

Dermot Rochford

Review of Employee Assistance Scheme

8,894.00

Lesley Dee

Orchard Cope Foundation

5,075.00

Micheál Ó Flannagáin

Review of Special Educational Provisions for Students with Disabilities.

8,684.00

P. Ó Ríordáin

Superannuation Code Training

1,003.00

Dennehy Associates

PR Consultancy

19,360.00

Crowleys — DFK

ESF Verification Report

69,088.00

Price Waterhouse

Evaluation of the Department’s Schools IT 2000 Programme

24,200.00

Inishowen Technology

School Information and Communication Technology

16,800.00

NUI — Maynooth

Adult Education Green & White Papers

35,000.00

WRC Social and Economic Consultants

Review of VTOS

11,654.00

WRC Social and Economic consultants

Women’s Education Initiative

20,100.00

Noel Lindsay

Savings and Loan Fund for Adult and Continuing Education

2,000.00

Dermot Rochford

Staffing resource and organizational needs for the NQAI, FETAC and HETAC

14,336.08

Eustace Patterson Ltd

Review of Gaisce

15,157.00

The Children Research Centre, Trinity College

Preparation of the National Youth Work Development Plan

54,300.00

Farrell Grant Sparks

Schools Bundle/CSM PPP projects

113,426.47

Dr. Peter Renshaw

Irish Academy for the Performing Arts.

4,115.00

Farrell Grant Sparks

To report under Section 20 of RTC Act 1992

32,017.18

IPA (Dermot Rochford)

The Staffing needs of Administration office in Tourism College Killybegs

4089.90

Tony Bromwell

Review of safety Procedures in Lisnagry, Co. Limerick

3,534.00

WRC Consultants

Improving effectiveness of VTOS

29,140.00

Year 2001

£

EPS Software

Lotus Notes Development

1,361.25

Core Computers

Corepay 2000

7,475.50

Version 1 Software

Software Development

62,203.96

ICON Systems

Document Management System

19,924.00

Connect Business Solutions

Lotus Notes

15,471.00

Wellington Computer Systems

Capitation System for Primary Schools

57,164.00

Gartner Ireland Ltd

Research Advisory Services

20,509.19

Dennehy Associates

Public Relations

78,630.00

Sean Cromien

Review of the Department’s Operations, systems and staffing needs.

16,500.00

Prospectus

Internal Customer Service Action Plan and Business Planning

4,848.00

Micheál Ó Flannagáin

Task Force on Autism

35,827.29

Eamon McGuinness

Task Force on Dyslexia

14,134.90

Coras Info Consulting Ltd

Software Payments Database

18,937.50

Mary Browne

Preparation of Asset Register

300.00

Mazars Consulting

Implementation of Corepay for Department

103,604.85

Peggy O’Riordan

Training on Superannuation Scheme

5,032.32

Jack O’Brien

Review of Music Provisions in VECs

2,500.00

P.O’Sionnaigh

Technical Assistance to Post-Primary Building Unit

17,000.00

Dermot Rochford

VEC Staffing Study

53,331.47

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Review of Financial Guidelines

7,440.00

Jonathan Williams

Editing of Reports

550.00

Michael Collins

Architectural Advice

20,400.00

Eddie Leane

Training of Staff on Financial System in PPBU.

569.00

Sean Ó Fiachra

OECD INES Network C. Development of a new Governing Structure for the Education Research Centre in Drumcondra

8,321.00

Dominic McCanny

Investigation for Personnel

2,062.43

National Women’s Council of Ireland

Technical Support for Education Equality Initiative

65,792.00

AV Edge

TV Adult Literacy series

380,086.00

McIvor Consulting

Review of PLC sector

69,985.00

WRC Social and Economic Consultants

Women’s Education Initiative

6,700.00

PricewaterhouseCooper

Evaluation of Department’s Schools IT 2000 programme

24,000.00

Work Research Co-operative, Social and Economic Consultants Ltd

Independent assessment of the young People’s Facilities and Services Fund

22,848.00

Connect Business Systems

Engineering Services

10,251.00

The Children Research Centre, Trinity College

Preparation of the National Youth Work Development Plan

32,605.00

PricewaterhouseCooper

The impact of Schools IT2000

77,768.00

Farrell Grant Sparks

Schools Bundle/CSM PPP projects

224,583.50

Deloitte and Touche

National Maritime College of Ireland PPP

265,000.00

Jordan Akustik

Cork School of Music

4,405.63

Mr. Seán Nolan

Legal basis for the establishment of the Irish Academy for the Performing Arts

2,499.73

Educational Research Centre

Evaluation of the sole use of the — answer questions in Apprentice Tests

29,766.00

Anne Colgan

Task Force on Autism

10,000.00

Tony Bromwell

Review of safety Procedures in Lisnagry, Co. Limerick

1,923.00

McIver Consulting

Review of PLC sector

88,722.00

Options Consulting

Further Education consultancy

4,571.00

Eustace Patterson

Contribution to study of FIT

7,618.00

Year 2002

Dennehy Associates

Public Relations

8,443.65

Connect Business Solutions

Development Work on Lotus Notes

5,130.07

Dermot Rochford

Study of VEC Staffing Structure and Job Evaluation of Librarian (St. Catherine’s)

25,606.50

Micheál Ó Flannagáin

Task Force on Autism

32,549.17

Version 1 Software

Software Development and Feasibility Study

16,087.07

Wellington Computer Systems

Euro Conversion for Primary Grants

6,766.19

Jack O’Brien

Report on the Composition and Structure of the NCCA and Future of St. Catherine’s College

9,500.00

Declan Brennan

Qualification Allowance Appeals Committee

1,038.29

Icon Systems

Document Management Systems for Special Education

14,297.25

Eamonn McGuinness

Task Force on Dyslexia

3,740.00

Dominic McCanny

Investigation for Personnel

523.75

Tony O’Gorman

Managing Suicide Prevention in Schools

659.12

Sean Glennane

OECD Ines Network C Contract

3,561.67

Core Computer Consultants

Core pay for Primary/Post Primary payroll

64,009.32

System Dynamics Solutions Ltd

Development + Support with Lotus Notes applications

58,310.03

Helen Leonard

Survey to evaluate pay of Library staff in St. Catherine’s

3807.36

IPA

Providing Quality Service

1,000.00

Mazars Consulting

Corepay Support

22,997.18

A& L Goodbody

PPP Projects

3,840.79

Gartner Ireland

Overview Assessment of draft IT Strategy

6,050.00

Occupational Health Consultants

Asbestos Lecture

751.73

National Women’s Council of Ireland

Technical Support for Education Equality Initiative

87,000.00

AV Edge

TV Adult Literacy Series

469,201.00

McIvor Consulting

Review of PLC Sector

48,164.96

Mazars and McIvor

Staffing and Structure Review of National Adult Learning Council

49,948.00

AHEAD

Review of Disability Needs in Further Education

38,000.00

Deloitte and Touche

National Maritime College of Ireland PPP

119,185.00

Cynthia Deane

Educational Disadvantage Forum

6,050.00

McIver Consulting

Review of PLC sector

48,164.00

Vision One Software Ltd

Feasibility study of adult education database

66,631.00

Eustace Patterson

Contribution to study of FIT

7,682.00

Mazars McIver

Assessment of staffing requirements of National Adult Learning Council

4,695.00

Year 2003

Declan Brennan

Qualification Allowance Appeal Committee

2,431.20

Core Computer Consultants

Corepay — Primary

8,861.74

Systems Dynamics Solutions

PQ System Development and Lotus Notes Support

6,685.25

JJ O’Dwyer + Associates

Review of Partnership in Department

9,740.50

Sean Glennane

OECD Ines Network C Contract

12,666.53

Icon Systems

Special Education Document Management

13,310.00

Giant Accountancy Services

Reading Recovery Study

850.00

Eamonn McGuinness

Advisory Committee of the deaf and hard of hearing

32,836.14

Micheal Ó Flanagáin

Applications for students with disabilities for equipment/ Steering Group for Autism at Middletown Centre, Armagh

16,911.02

Michael Collins Associates

Architectural Advice

28,059.97

IPA

Providing Quality Service/Implementation of Devolved Control

13,705.00

Client Solutions Ltd

Web Development

7,970.88

Dr Maeve Martin

Desk Study on Montessori Teachers Qualifications

6,300.00

Ashby Food Safety Associates Ltd

Tendering process for light equipment

1,452.00

Dr. Jane Pillinger

For work on Equality/Diversity Booklet

Jack O’Brien

State Financial Support for and Recognition of Parental Representation at Second Level

4,000.00

Datanet Ltd

Feasibilty Study on Providing Broadband Connectivity to Schools

78,974.74

John Coolahan

Writing of Eurydice Dossier

6,866.40

Indecon Consultants

Report of the Socrates and Leonardo daVinci programmes

97,000.00

Dr. Tom Mitchell

Irish Academy of Performing Arts

3,900.00

Accenture

Consultancy on FMS project

87,429.89

Talbot Associates Ltd..

Review of Supply Teacher Scheme

114,300.00

Audit of Enrolments & Use of Release Time Scheme in Primary Schools

PricewaterhouseCooper Ltd.

57,000.00

Deloitte and Touche

National Maritime College of Ireland PPP

72,863.78

Mazars McIver

Assessment of staffing requirements of National Adult Learning Council

42,253.00

Cooney Carey

Study on transitional difficulties experienced by schools following the phasing out of Community Employment schemes

37,401.00

Year 2004 (to May 2004)

Market Research Bureau of Ireland

Qualitative Depths

8,712.00

Icon Systems

Special Education Management System

1,331.00

Mazars

Professional fees for Finance Unit Support

7,461.40

Carr Communications

Facilitation at official function

1,900.00

Butler Group UK

Ptinum Subscription Service

11,676.56

Sean Glennane

Review of Post Primary Special Needs Application

12,386.32

Michael Ó Flannagáin

Review of Post Primary Special Needs Application

10,932.90

Softex

Consultancy on QSC targets

2,420.00

Market Research Bureau of Ireland

Customer Service Survey

10,073.25

Carr Communications

Advice, support and assistance for YES process

14,74.31

Fiona Looney

Consultancy for YES process

750.00

Liam Cahill

Consultancy for YES process

250.00

Cahill’s Sport Emporium

Speech for Minister

900.00

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