Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 April 2012
73 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of contracts that were issued to consultancy firms by his Department in 2011; the number that were issued in the first quarter in 2012; the cost of each contract and to whom they were issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19173/12]
View answerMy Department is responsible for two Votes: Vote 27, International Cooperation and Vote 28, Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Department is very conscious of the need the achieve value for money and is in full compliance with national and EU procurement regulations. A table outlining the contracts to consultancy firms for 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 is provided below. The vast majority of the contracts are consultancy services for Irish Aid. Given the overall scale, range and diversity of the Irish Aid programme, as well as the firm commitment to the highest quality, accountability and evaluation, it is necessary to complement the in-house capacity with specialised skills and advice. External consultants are engaged only where specialised knowledge and skills are not available within the Department and where independent appraisal, audit, monitoring and evaluation of programmes and projects is required. A key criterion in the selection of professional service providers is the extent to which they can provide value for money for the taxpayer. The level of expenditure on consultancy services is constantly monitored to ensure that it does not exceed the level required for the proper management, oversight, monitoring, evaluation and audit of the aid programme.
|
Consultant |
Consultancy Title |
Contract Value |
|
Delap and Waller |
Professional services rendered regarding installation of passport machines in the Passport Office, Molesworth Street, Dublin. |
€5,651 |
|
Fitzpatrick Associates |
Development of a DFAT Evaluation Plan |
€21,275 |
|
Cathy Gaynor |
Provision of Technical Assistance in the Development of new Evaluation Guidelines for the Evaluation Section in DFAT |
€15,700 |
|
Bernie Crawford |
External Consultant for Fellowship Selection Committee Meetings |
€3,500 |
|
Deirdre Farrell |
External Consultant for the Development Education Grants Committee Meetings |
€4,600 |
|
Ruth O Doherty |
External Consultant for the Development Education Grants Committee Meetings |
€6,210 |
|
MB Consulting |
Assessment of Public Expenditure Frameworks — Mozambique |
€11,000 |
|
Prof James Phelan |
Consultancy to Lead Implementation of an Independent Evaluation of the Agricultural Sector Development Programme Tanzania |
€18,000 |
|
Mary Corbett |
Technical Support for Food Security and Nutrition |
€45,000 |
|
Marcel Grogan |
Audit NGO Partners in MAPS 2009 |
€22,500 |
|
Ivan Crowley |
Short Term Support for Country Strategy Paper Development Process in Tanzania |
€7,875 |
|
Kevin Moore |
Special Economic Zones Consultancy |
€8,500 |
|
Paul Sheane |
Special Economic Zones Consultancy |
€4,000 |
|
Stefanie Meredith |
Review of IA Support for Product Development Partnerships |
€7,125 |
|
Samia Saad |
Review of IA Support for Product Development Partnerships |
€7,125 |
|
Paud Murphy |
Development Education Reviews |
€7,800 |
|
80:20:00 |
Development Education Reviews |
€8,450 |
|
Eilis Murray |
Development Education Reviews |
€5,850 |
|
ISOS |
Development Education Reviews |
€31,010 |
|
Mores Stephens |
Review Ministry of Education National Implementation Framework III 2011-15 |
€15,000 |
|
Pat McMullin |
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
€33,250 |
|
John Geraghty |
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
€7,500 |
|
Marie-Katherine Waller |
Mainstreaming, Negotiation and Advocacy: Capacity Building within Irish Aid |
€4,200 |
|
MB Consulting |
Revise and Consolidate the PFM Action Plan — Mozambique |
€5,000 |
|
Bernard McLoughlin |
Review of the Irish Aid Centre |
€6,000 |
|
Cathal Higgins |
Preparation of draft document that will govern the programme of the education sector budget support towards school infrastructural development — Karamoja. Uganda |
€5,000 |
|
Peter Michael Oumo |
Assessing Additionality of Central Government Transfers to PRPD Districts — Uganda |
€8,000 |
|
Una Murray |
Consultancy to Prepare an Operational Research Manual — Ethiopia |
€14,850 |
|
Mike Williams |
Evaluation of Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence |
€16,800 |
|
CPW Consulting |
Consultancy to Develop a Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy |
€16,250 |
|
SM Cathan Property Consultants |
Needs Assessment Study for Improvement in Education Provision in Karamoja Region Uganda |
€24,810 |
|
Mike Williams |
Review of Humanitarian Programme Plan for Irish Aid |
€15,000 |
|
Marie Therese Fanning |
Provision of specialist input into the recruitment of a panel of Irish Aid funded UNV interns for the 2012 programme |
€19,400 |
|
Humanitarian Policy Ltd |
Review of Security Policy and Practice among Irish Aid Humanitarian Partners |
€19,250 |
|
Marcel Grogan |
Audit of the Award of Grants to NGO Partners in 2009 (MAPS II and Emergency Recovery Funding Schemes)-Christian Aid |
€22,500 |
|
Safe World |
Strengthen Irish Aids Approach to conflict Sensitivity in Karamoja Program — Uganda |
€20,000 |
|
Fred Tottingham |
UNV Internship Interview Board — Technical Input |
€3,000 |
|
Milton Ayoka |
Study Documenting Uganda Emerging Middle Class and Potential Economic Opportunities |
€13,000 |
|
Ms Miniva Chibuye |
Poverty Analysis in Districts of Northern Province, Zambia |
€46,000 |
|
Rodney Rice |
Media Scoping Follow Up |
€2,700 |
|
Fitzpatrick Associates |
Provision of Technical management Support to the Irish Development Experience Sharing (IDEAS) Programme Vietnam |
€60,000 |
|
Francesca Stuerand Dr Erssido Lendebo |
Midterm Review of Partnership between Irish Aid and the SNNPR, 2009-2012 — Ethiopia |
€20,000 |
|
TraceSoft Uganda Limited |
Interim Quality Assurance Agent (IQAA) — Uganda |
€24,400 |
|
Ato Nuri Kedir/Ato Assen Ahmed |
Impact assessment of scaling up and consolidating the development of Community based tourism as a mechanism for developing sustainable livelihoods and conserving threatened environments — Ethiopia. |
€6,041 |
|
SM Cathan |
Determination of infrastructural requirement for 21 Primary Schools in Karamoja Region Uganda |
€24,000 |
|
Consultant |
Consultancy Title |
Contract Fee |
|
Mary Brady |
Study on Environmental Elements of Aid Programme and Examining Capabilities in the Sector |
€16,000 |
|
Sherry McLean |
Irish Aid CSP Evaluation Planning Support, Irish Aid — South Africa |
€4,000 |
|
IOD PARC |
South Africa Country Programme Evaluation |
€51,860 |
|
Mr. Rueben Lifuka |
Final review of the Parliamentary Reform Programme III (Capacity Building Component) — Zambia |
€14,000 |
|
Bernie Crawford |
Professional Services for the Irish Aid Fellowship programme |
€9,660 |
|
Fitzpatrick Associates |
Scoping Exercise to inform Irish Aid Support in South Africa |
€23,450 |
|
Shannon International Development |
Provision of Technical Expertise to theGovernment of South Africa -Special Economic Zones Strategy |
€203,000 |
|
ITAD |
Evaluation of the Ethiopia Country strategy 2008-2011 |
€82,285 |
|
Montrose International |
Design a new joint funding arrangement that responds to the need for vocational training in the oil sector — Uganda |
€68,293 |
|
Humphrey Elekani |
Assessment of Northern Province Programme, Zambia. |
€10,000 |
|
Cathy Roche |
Review of the Our World Awards |
€6,300 |
|
Sherry McLean |
Country Strategy Development: Irish Aid Ethiopia |
€24,675 |
|
Deirdre Farrell |
Technical Consultant to the Development Education Unit |
€17,480 |
|
Mr.Johnson Wenzi Kimuyu |
Organisational Assessments — Mozambique |
€4.700 |
|
Mike Mispelaar |
Programme Management Reorganisation- Mozambique |
€3.000 |
|
Ruth O Doherty |
Technical Consultant to the Development Education Unit |
€15,200 |
|
Mella Cusack |
Technical Consultant to the Development Education Unit |
€14,250 |
|
Mary Corbett |
Emergency Nutrition and Public Health Consultant to Support Monitoring of Medecin sans Frontiers in South Sudan |
€4,750 |
|
Cathy Gaynor |
Technical Expertise-support the assessment and the approval of results frameworks as part of the CSF programme round |
€2,355 |
|
DHR |
Consultancy Support for the Simon Cumbers media Challenge 2012-2014 |
€79,500 |
