Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 October 2012
122. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide the name, costs, date of commission, date or expected date of publication and name of the external consultant of all external reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011. [47070/12]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, my Department, as currently configured, was established on 2 June 2011 and therefore the available information is being provided from that date. I am advised that €39,628 was spent by my Department on external reports from consultants during this timeframe. The details requested in relation to this expenditure are set out in the table below. It may be noted that contracts for the provision of services are not included.
TABLE: Expenditure on consultancy by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht from 2 nd June 2011 to date
|
Name of company |
Consultancy |
Date report commissioned |
Date report published/ received |
Amount paid since 2 nd June 2011 |
|
University of Birmingham |
Research relating to Bord na Móna Peatlands Survey |
December 2010 |
October 2012 (planned) |
€28,378 |
|
Avia Solutions |
Review of financial submissions relating to Aran Islands PSO contract |
February 2011 |
June 2011 |
€6,300 |
|
Bonnar Keenlyside |
Review of Dublin Contemporary 2011 |
January 2012 |
Publication awaited |
€4,950 |
