Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 May 2010
193 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of funding granted to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; if, as a major funding contributor to this organisation he will intervene to resolve an ongoing dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19475/10]
View answerAs part of the Government's support for Irish communities abroad, funding has been provided, under the Emigrant Support Programme, for a number of Comhaltas led projects in Britain and the United States. The following table summarises the funding over the past five years.
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
|
Britain (£) |
55,000 |
99,500 |
134,518 |
172,201 |
157,501 |
|
USA ($) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
20,000 |
As no Emigrant Support Programme funding is provided to Comhaltas projects in Ireland, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on the matter referred to by the Deputy.
194 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount paid in each of the past five years in respect of IT Services supplied to his Department, in tabular form; the nature of the service provided; if there were tenders sought for each such contract; the successful company or person; the number of staff employed in his Department’s IT sections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19521/10]
View answerThe table below sets out details of expenditure on IT services supplied to my Department over the period requested by the Deputy. In the time available it is not possible to break this down by year between companies. However, also included below is a table of the main companies who have provided the Department with IT services from 2006 to date.
|
Year |
Amount Spent on IT Services |
No of Staff Employed in the Department’s ICT Unit (includes technical and administrative support staff) |
|
€ |
||
|
2006 |
11,564,979 |
25.0 |
|
2007 |
11,750,508 |
26.0 |
|
2008 |
10,390,477 |
24.5 |
|
2009 |
8,087,074 |
17.5 |
|
2010 to date |
1,293,577 |
17.75 |
The IT Services included in the above relate to new systems and application development projects, website related services, systems support and maintenance, consultancy services, outsourcing, and, managed and external service provision. In the case of some of the services provided, expenditure will also have related to additional items, such as software licensing, which it is not possible to separate from the overall total. My Department complies with appropriate national and EU procurement regulations and requirements for the provision of such services.
|
Company |
Nature of Service(s) Provided |
|
Arekibo |
Website development, support & maintenance |
|
Bianconi Research Limited (trading as RITS) |
ICT security advice and technical services |
|
Cara/B T Ireland |
Help Desk managed service & on-site skilled resources |
|
Bearing Point Consulting Ltd |
Automated Passport System development, support and maintenance |
|
BlueWave Technology |
ICT application support (Lotus Notes) |
|
Brandon Consulting |
Database infrastructure development and support |
|
Calyx Ireland Ltd |
Security systems support & maintenance |
|
Central Solutions Ltd |
Intranet development & support |
|
Clear Ocean Internet Solutions |
Website support |
|
Core Financial Systems Ltd |
Support, maintenance & development of Financial Management System |
|
Core International |
Support, maintenance & development of Payroll System |
|
Cornwell Management Consultants Ireland Limited |
Procurement & technical advice relating to Automated Passport System |
|
Deft Technologies Ltd |
ICT application support (Wansync) |
|
Dell |
ICT infrastructure support, maintenance & development |
|
DSS |
Skilled on-site resources |
|
Entropy Ltd |
Security systems support & maintenance |
|
Equiniti ICS Limited |
Implementation, support & maintenance Civil Society Grant Application Management system |
|
Fujitsu Ireland |
Help Desk Customer Service Agent Resources |
|
Hewlett Packard |
Skilled on-site resources |
|
IT Alliance Outsourcing Ltd |
Skilled on-site resources |
|
JK Network Architecture Design Ltd |
Telecommunications infrastructure support and development resources |
|
LAN Communications Ltd |
Telecommunications equipment support & maintenance |
|
Local Government Computer Services Board |
Hosting services supporting websites & remote access |
|
Maxima Managed Services Ireland |
ICT application support (Citrix) |
|
Microsoft |
Systems & applications support |
|
Network Recovery |
ICT application support (Wansync) |
|
PA Consulting Group |
Procurement advice for Civil Society Grant Application Management System |
|
Sagem Identification |
Support & maintenance Automated Passport System production infrastructure |
|
Softworks Computing Ltd |
Implementation, support & maintenance Time & Attendance system |
|
Sysnet ltd |
ICT Security review & testing |
|
System Video |
Support & maintenance video conferencing infrastructure |
|
TOPSEC Technology |
Support & maintenance for anti-virus solutions |
|
Unit 4 Agresso |
Support & maintenance for anti-virus solutions |
|
Version 1 Software Limited |
ICT application support & maintenance (Travel & Subsistence); skilled on-site resources |
|
Worldreach Software Corporation |
Implementation, support & maintenance Consular case management system |
|
Zero Downtime Ltd |
ICT architecture development & support |
195 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount of funding granted to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19476/10]
View answerThe table below sets out the grants paid by my Department on each project under the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Capital Development Programme in each of the last five years.
|
Project |
County |
Paid in 2005 |
Paid in 2006 |
Paid in 2007 |
Paid in 2008 |
Paid in 2009 |
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
||
|
Cois na hAbhna, Ennis |
Clare |
86,701 |
509,167 |
1,140,440 |
162,588 |
|
|
St Senan’s, Kilrush |
Clare |
34,248 |
156,673 |
578,951 |
46,332 |
|
|
Ennistymon |
Clare |
18,494 |
||||
|
Brú na Sí, Youghal |
Cork |
28,772 |
||||
|
Clasac, Clontarf |
Dublin |
1,922,382 |
4,385,238 |
2,951,559 |
||
|
Cultúrlann, Monkstown |
Dublin |
265,631 |
2,031 |
|||
|
Ceolann, Lixnaw |
Kerry |
8,600 |
||||
|
Dundalk Gaol |
Louth |
65,737 |
195,111 |
406,239 |
691,255 |
|
|
Coleman Centre, Gurteen |
Sligo |
45,089 |
304,940 |
588,800 |
274,325 |
|
|
Morrison Cottage |
Sligo |
75,000 |
65,000 |
7,500 |
||
|
Brú Ború, Cashel |
Tipperary |
2,595 |
289,224 |
80,193 |
||
|
Dún Uladh, Omagh |
Tyrone |
99,155 |
253,849 |
|||
|
Dun na Sí, Moate |
Westmeath |
8,800 |
||||
|
Total |
500,001 |
3,300,000 |
7,099,668 |
4,744,763 |
106,187 |
196 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the amount paid in each of the past five years in respect of IT Services supplied to her Department, in tabular form; the nature of the service provided; if there were tenders sought for each such contract; the successful company or person; the number of staff employed in her Department’s IT sections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19527/10]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is as follows:
|
Year |
Nature of service |
Cost (ex VAT) |
Tenders sought |
Company contracted |
NA Staff IT numbers |
|
€ |
|||||
|
2007 |
Census Project — Search application development |
12,500.00 |
Yes |
AIS.PL, Torun, Poland |
2 |
|
2007 |
Census Project — Web application server hosting |
24,000.00 |
Yes |
Eircom |
2 |
|
2008 |
Census Project — Web application server hosting |
24,000.00 |
Yes |
Eircom |
2 |
|
2009 |
Census Project — Web application server hosting |
24,000.00 |
Yes |
Eircom |
2 |
|
Year |
Nature of service |
Cost (ex VAT) |
Tenders sought |
Company contracted |
Dept Staff IT numbers |
|
€ |
|||||
|
2006 |
Set up and delivery of Culture Ireland website |
18,700.00 |
Yes |
TPG (Europe ltd) |
4 |
|
2006 |
Health Check & Lotus Notes 7 Project |
15,350.00 |
Yes |
System Dynamics |
4 |
|
2007/2008 |
Church Records Project- Service contract for 35 Family History/Genealogy Centre |
37,112.40 |
No |
Tierney’s Office Automation Ltd |
7/5 |
|
2008 |
Hardware Maintenance |
10,000.00 |
Yes |
Calyx |
5 |
|
2008 |
Windows Upgrade Project |
23,450.00 |
Yes |
System Dynamics |
5 |
|
2009 |
Hardware Maintenance |
10,000.00 |
Yes |
Calyx |
4 |
|
2009 |
Finance Unit — Reporting, Monitoring & Capital Inspections |
10,285.92 |
Yes |
Accountant Dept. of Justice |
4 |
|
2009 |
Church Records Project-Development of website |
17,676.10 |
Yes |
TPG (Europe Ltd) |
4 |
|
2009 |
Church Records Project-Development of search facility |
10,450.75 |
No |
AIS |
4 |
|
2009/2010 |
Church Records Project-Imaging and Computerisation of Church Genealogy records |
177,921.00 |
Yes |
Eneclann Ltd. |
4/3.5 |
197 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, as a major funding contributor to an organisation (details supplied) he will intervene to resolve an ongoing dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19476/10]
View answer198 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding granted to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; if, as a major funding contributor to this organisation he will intervene to resolve an ongoing dispute which was the subject of a review by his Department in 2009; the progress that has been made by him in resolving this serious issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19474/10]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos 197 and 198 together.
The following table outlines the payments made by my Department to the organisation referred to by the Deputy in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, as well as the approved allocation for 2010.
|
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
|
|
Core funding |
575,000 |
600,000 |
630,000 |
607,200* |
596,000** |
|
Regional Development Programme |
865,000 |
950,000 |
1,249,928 |
1,343,200 |
1,500,000 |
|
A regional centre |
30,000 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
— |
— |
|
Another regional centre |
— |
— |
— |
55,200 |
— |
|
Total |
1,470,000 |
1,580,000 |
1,909,928 |
2,180,000 |
2,096,000 |
*This figure includes an additional €27,600 in respect of the first regional centre.
**This figure includes funding in respect of the two regional centres, which was subsumed into the core funding in 2010.
With regard to the dispute referred to, the Deputy will be aware that my Department has been engaged in discussions with those involved in this issue to explore the scope for engagement by them, under the auspices of an agreed independent person, in relation to the matters involved, with a view to resolution of the dispute. These discussions are continuing but remain at a sensitive stage.
199 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount paid in each of the past five years in respect of IT services supplied to his Department, in tabular form; the nature of the service provided; if there were tenders sought for each such contract; the successful company or person; the number of staff employed in his Department’s IT sections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19515/10]
View answerMy Department's records indicate that the amounts paid for IT services in each of the past five years are as shown in the table below. These relate to IT maintenance, support, development and associated services. My Department follows the normal public procurement procedures in all such cases, including the seeking of tenders where applicable.
There are currently 10 staff employed in the IT section of my Department across 3 locations — Tubbercurry, Dublin and na Forbacha.
|
Company |
Payment to date in 2010 |
Payment in 2009 |
Payment in 2008 |
Payment in 2007 |
Payment in 2006 |
|
System Dynamics |
4,537.50 |
58,112.42 |
78,159.47 |
37,643.10 |
104,144.22 |
|
System Dynamics / Oracle |
0 |
0 |
53,139.25 |
51,378.97 |
49,882.49 |
|
Core Computers Ltd |
0 |
92,939.57 |
75,477.68 |
45,972.58 |
63,868.02 |
|
Insight Software |
54,840.00 |
36,173.11 |
101,228.00 |
24,623.26 |
7,320.00 |
|
Terminal 4 Site Manager |
4,029.30 |
11,568.47 |
13,456.41 |
14,065.82 |
8,830.58 |
|
pTools Software |
0 |
12,146.96 |
12,096.98 |
34,179.48 |
15,121.22 |
|
Sureskills Ltd |
6,897.00 |
81,485.41 |
31,131.93 |
24,543.50 |
10,890.00 |
|
Flextime Ltd |
0 |
6,543.28 |
11,928.86 |
2,279.08 |
8,733.30 |
|
Bearing Point |
3,244.09 |
6,275.66 |
7,437.36 |
10,149.48 |
9,978.88 |
|
Oracle (via CMOD) |
0 |
56,018.25 |
3,848.49 |
3,914.75 |
0 |
|
Version1 |
19,239.00 |
125,411.72 |
548,143.25 |
34,624.15 |
25,954.50 |
|
Dell |
0 |
22,003.65 |
55,509.96 |
36,300.00 |
53,298.08 |
|
Quest |
26,493.12 |
0 |
105,972.50 |
0 |
35,251.23 |
|
Euro Software Conversions |
0 |
0 |
423.50 |
493.05 |
955.90 |
|
Cable & Wireless |
9,735.38 |
29,382.19 |
46,382.98 |
23,262.13 |
30,122.46 |
|
Maxima Ireland |
0 |
19,391.40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
LGCSB |
0 |
12,508.00 |
16,674.00 |
12,943.70 |
10,042.88 |
|
BT |
15,246.00 |
81,317.67 |
76,464.48 |
63,604.91 |
11,522.88 |
|
Bakers |
7,865.00 |
39,187.07 |
6,568.81 |
10,238.72 |
2,825.16 |
|
Camara |
1,152.50 |
500.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CDC |
209.98 |
1,583.32 |
727.00 |
867.06 |
204.30 |
|
Certification Europe |
0 |
0 |
4,235.00 |
4,500.00 |
0 |
|
DQ Networks |
0 |
789.75 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Eircom |
0 |
73,663.94 |
63,814.00 |
0 |
59,295.00 |
|
IT Force |
0 |
23,297.52 |
59,918.15 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kerry Broadband |
74.97 |
249.97 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Morrisons |
0 |
0 |
37,260.30 |
0 |
0 |
|
OKI |
4,256.25 |
12,768.75 |
18,443.75 |
17,025.00 |
17,025.00 |
|
Sigma |
0 |
1,585.50 |
1,585.00 |
0 |
0 |
|
Smart Telecom |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60,920.27 |
|
Supernet Software Solutions Ltd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
51,388.82 |
109,860.50 |
|
UPC |
17,242.50 |
85,961.25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
