Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 January 2014
48. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of consultants or consultancy firms employed by his Department during each of the past five years; the purpose and duration of each of these consultancies or consultancy contracts; the names of the consultants or firms. [1818/14]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
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Name of Consultant/Consultancy Firm |
Year |
Purpose |
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Stratathree |
2013-2014 |
Website development for Medium Term Economic Strategy (MTES) |
|
A & L Goodbody Solicitors |
2013 |
Company secretarial work for Sealúchais Árachais Teoranta (SAT) |
|
Arthur Cox |
2013 |
Legal advice on restructuring of Irish Banking System, related litigation, further emerging issues |
|
Creative A.D. Ltd |
2013 |
Graphic design for Budget Day publications: Report of the Review of the R&D Tax Credit and the International Tax Strategy |
|
Crowe Horwath |
2013 |
Independent survey of R&D Active firms for the 2013 Review of the R&D Tax Credit |
|
Dr. Anil Shivdasani |
2013 |
Expert Witness for High Court case |
|
Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI) |
2013 |
Modelling Support - MTES |
|
Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI) |
2013 |
MTES - Spatial development principles |
|
Indecon |
2013 |
Independent cost benefit analysis of Living City Initiative |
|
Matheson |
2013 |
Legal advice regarding the acquisition and sale of Irish Life and related matters |
|
Mercer (Ireland) Ltd |
2013 |
Review of Remuneration Practices & Frameworks at the Covered Institutions . This was a once off consultancy. |
|
National Asset Management Agency |
2013 |
National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) Ministerial Advisory Group |
|
PMCA Economic Consulting |
2013 |
Modelling Support - MTES |
|
RED C Research & Marketing Lim |
2013 |
Professional services in relation to the SME Lending Survey |
|
Arthur Cox |
2012 |
Ongoing legal advice on restructuring of Irish Banking System, related litigation, further emerging issues and issues related to development of proposals with Troika |
|
A & L Goodbody Solicitors |
2012 |
Company secretarial work for SAT |
|
BDO and Amarach |
2012 |
Reports on film industry (a) Survey of audio-visual producers (b) Review on international review of audio-visual state supports |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
2012 |
External Review of General Government Debt (GGD) error |
|
Mazars |
2012 |
Professional services in relation to the SME Lending Survey |
|
Matheson Orsmby Solicitors |
2012 |
Legal advice regarding the acquisition and sale of Irish Life and related matters. |
|
McCann Fitzgerald |
2012 |
Bankruptcy/Personal Insolvency Reform |
|
Thomas J. Foley |
2012 |
Consultancy Services (Mortgage Arrears/Personal Insolvency Project) |
|
Aram International Partners LL |
2011 |
Advices in relation to Framework Development - Mortgage Arrears |
|
Arthur Cox |
2011 |
Legal advice in relation to the Bank Guarantee Scheme; redundancies and remuneration issues and general banking advice. |
|
Charles River Associates |
2011 |
Advice on competitions and mergers |
|
David Barneville |
2011 |
Competition and State aid advisors |
|
Mazars |
2011 |
Professional advice in relation to SME lending surveys |
|
McCann Fitzgerald |
2011 |
Bankruptcy/Personal Insolvency Reform |
|
Niamh Hyland |
2011 |
Competition and State aid advisors |
|
Arthur Cox |
2010 |
Legal advice in relation to the Bank Guarantee Scheme; Eligible Liabilities Guarantee (ELG), recapitalisation and restructuring issues; general banking advice. |
|
Paul O'Higgins SC |
2010 |
Independently appointed by the Banking Inquiry |
|
Price Waterhouse Coopers |
2010 |
Accounting advice on promissory notes to Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society |
|
Arthur Cox |
2009 |
Legal advice in relation to the Bank Guarantee Scheme; ELG, recapitalisation and restructuring issues; general banking advice |
|
Carr Communication Ltd. |
2009 |
Editorial and design service in preparation of the Report of the Commission on Taxation |
|
Economic and Social Research Institute (ERSI) |
2009 |
Economic and social policy on various proposals considered by the Commission on Taxation and on the overall economic impact of the Report s approach. In addition, some detailed advice received on technical issues, including SWITCH amd Hermes model analysis |
|
Hay Group Consulting |
2009 |
Advice to Covered Institutions Remuneration Oversight Committee ( CIROC) in relation to Banking Remuneration |
|
Life Strategies Limited |
2009 |
Parallel Benchmarking of Pensions |
|
Mercer (Ireland) Ltd |
2009 |
Advice to CIROC in relation to Human Capital. |
|
Watson Wyatt (Ireland) Limited |
2009 |
Advice to CIROC in relation to the Executive Compensation market |
|
Total number of consultancy projects |
39 |
|
|
Total number of consultancy firms |
30 |
