Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 November 2012
66. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the costs of consultants hired by the Revenue Commissioners in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and up to the end of October 2012; the name of the consultancy firms hired by Revenue; the Departments to which they were assigned; and the total cost per year of each of these consultancy firms. [53565/12]
View answerI am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the costs of consultants hired by the Revenue Commissioners in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to the end of October 2012 along with the reason hired and the total cost are set out in the table below.
The need for consultancy varies from time to time depending on business projects and priorities. As can be seen from the table below Revenue’s expenditure on consultancy is now at a significantly reduced level. It has decreased from €422,282 in 2008 down to €32,163 in 2011, which is low especially when viewed against a total administrative expenditure in 2011 of €391.9m. (The expenditure to the end of October 2012 is €32,371).
|
Year |
Count |
Company |
Reason |
Cost |
|
2008 |
1 |
Achilles Procurement |
Legal Service Consultancy |
€5,329 |
|
2 |
Alchemy Films |
Technical Advice on Film Relief |
€11,616 |
|
|
3 |
Arekibo Communications |
Website Development and Design |
€45,024 |
|
|
4 |
Arthur Nowlan |
Valuations |
€4,497 |
|
|
5 |
Ballycotton Marine Services |
Maritime feasibility study/ Inspection of Cutter |
€2,510 |
|
|
6 |
Bennis Design |
Design Production |
€23,821 |
|
|
7 |
Bull Inform. Systems Irl |
IT related |
€6,921 |
|
|
8 |
C. Moore and Associates |
Value for Money and Policy Review of IT External Resources Expenditure in 2006 |
€4,283 |
|
|
9 |
Catalysto Ltd |
IT Design |
€8,609 |
|
|
10 |
Costello Commercial |
Property Valuations |
€78,583 |
|
|
11 |
Cruickshank |
Technical Advice |
€2,370 |
|
|
12 |
Darlington Consulting |
Ergonomic Assessment |
€436 |
|
|
13 |
De Veeres |
Valuations |
€8,658 |
|
|
14 |
Dermot Geraghty |
Technical Advice |
€2,500 |
|
|
15 |
Dr Joseph Kiniry |
R&D Tax Credit |
€9,103 |
|
|
16 |
Geraldine Garland |
Design work |
€24,332 |
|
|
17 |
Gerard O Leary |
Valuation |
€21,589 |
|
|
18 |
Gerry McMahon |
Consultancy on tariff classification |
€1,365 |
|
|
19 |
Hanna Moore Curley |
Technical Advice |
€5,717 |
|
|
20 |
Humphrey A Moynihan |
Technical Advice on R&D Tax Credit |
€2,043 |
|
|
21 |
James Adam |
Valuations |
€4,210 |
|
|
22 |
Mark Attabury |
Technical Advice |
€3,000 |
|
|
23 |
Market Research Bureau Ltd |
Research Project |
€24,845 |
|
|
24 |
McMahon and Williams |
Legal Affidavits |
€830 |
|
|
25 |
Ms Marie Armah Kwantreng |
Typesetting and editing service |
€5,000 |
|
|
26 |
Niamh Brodie |
Valuations |
€25,500 |
|
|
27 |
O Herlihy Access Consult. |
Design |
€450 |
|
|
28 |
Outsource Services Group |
Technical Advice on Procurement |
€4,236 |
|
|
29 |
Performance Partnership |
Strategic Exercise for HR. |
€28,701 |
|
|
30 |
Peter I Mitchell PhD |
Radiation Protection Advisor |
€12,000 |
|
|
31 |
Philip and Clare Perry |
R&D technical evaluation |
€2,250 |
|
|
32 |
Polaris HR Ltd |
HR Consultancy |
€2,763 |
|
|
33 |
Prof J.C. Dainty |
Technical Advice on R&D Tax Credit |
€4,312 |
|
|
34 |
Prof. Tim McGloughlin |
R&D Tax Credit |
€7,966 |
|
|
35 |
Professor Thomas Brazil |
R&D Tax Credit |
€3,000 |
|
|
36 |
Renaissance Servs Ltd |
Business Continuity |
€21,043 |
|
|
37 |
Whyte and Sons Auctioneers |
Valuations |
€1,500 |
|
|
38 |
Miscellaneous |
A number of small HR related payments |
€1,370 |
|
|
Total |
€422,282 |
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|
2009 |
1 |
Achilles Procurement Services |
Legal Service Consultancy |
€1,592 |
|
2 |
Ballycotton Marine Services |
Maritime feasibility study/Inspection of cutter |
€2,614 |
|
|
3 |
De Veres |
Valuation of paintings |
€2,430 |
|
|
4 |
FAS |
Excellence through people assessment |
€1,000 |
|
|
5 |
Hanna Moore Curley EU Patent and Trade Mark Attorney |
Technical Patent Advice |
€5,212 |
|
|
6 |
Peter I. Mitchell Phd |
Radiation Consultancy Services |
€11,920 |
|
|
7 |
Polaris (HR) Ltd |
Professional HR Consultancy |
€3,041 |
|
|
8 |
Vector Workplace and Facilities Management |
Energy Review Project |
€1,452 |
|
|
Total |
€29,261 |
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|
2010 |
1 |
Achilles Procurement Services |
Procurement and Consultancy in relation to New State Warehouse |
€5,142 |
|
2 |
Doran Cray Architectural Services |
Refurbishment |
€3,525 |
|
|
3 |
DZMG — Archives Consulting Services |
Records management and recommendations |
€8,712 |
|
|
4 |
Elevator Consulting Ltd |
Consultancy / feasibility study |
€871 |
|
|
5 |
Innovative Food Solutions |
Technical advice |
€545 |
|
|
6 |
James Adams |
Valuation advice |
€2,178 |
|
|
7 |
Philip Lee |
Procurement and contract for the provision of security services |
€2,100 |
|
|
8 |
Philip Lee |
Contracts relating to ICT procurement |
€15,447 |
|
|
9 |
Polaris HR Consultants |
Advice — Employment law. |
€21,980 |
|
|
10 |
Professor Sean Doyle |
Consultancy / legislative |
€3,003 |
|
|
11 |
Vector Workplace and Facilities Mgt Ltd. |
Energy Review Project |
€7,278 |
|
|
Total |
€ 70,781 |
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|
2011 |
1 |
Baker Ryan Tilly Glennon |
Advice — Employment law |
€6,993 |
|
2 |
Darlington Consulting |
VDU Ergonomic Assessment |
€229 |
|
|
3 |
Doran Cray Architectural Services |
Refurbishment |
€12,857 |
|
|
4 |
Driver Focus |
Advice on development of safe driving for the work place |
€10,690 |
|
|
5 |
Murray McCarter |
Valuation Assistance |
€300 |
|
|
6 |
Riverside Medical Centre |
Medical Report |
€150 |
|
|
7 |
Vector Workplace and Facilities Mgt Ltd. |
Tender evaluation and development |
€944 |
|
|
Total |
€32,163 |
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|
2012 |
1 |
Bowe Systec (Ire) Ltd |
Report commissioned on facilities for Print & mail centre |
€7,260 |
|
2 |
Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon |
Advice on Employment Law |
€12,374 |
|
|
3 |
Catalyst Consultants |
Advice on Employment Law |
€4,800 |
|
|
4 |
Achilles Procurement |
Technical Advice on Procurement |
€5,243 |
|
|
5 |
OHSS |
Health & Safety – Air quality control |
€1,919 |
|
|
6 |
Authentic |
Technical Advice on Procurement |
€775 |
|
|
Total |
€32,371 |
