Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 January 2014
291. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department, including payments from ministerial allowances, broken down by report; if he will provide the details of any consultants employed; the names of each report and their status as published or ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2366/14]
View answerIn response to the Deputy's question the following table outlines the total amount spent on external reports commissioned by my Department since its inception in 2011:
|
Name of External Report |
Costs |
Date of Commission |
Date or Expected Date of Publication |
Name of External Consultant |
|
Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement |
€35,819.80 |
16 May 2011 |
June 2011 |
MKO Partners Ltd |
|
Report on Reasons Behind Voter Behaviour in the Oireachtas Inquiry Referendum 2011 |
€41,043.20 |
23 November 2011 |
January 2012 |
Red C Research and Marketing Ltd. |
|
Options for the next National Lottery licence |
€615 (including VAT) |
7th February 2012 |
N/A(The final Report was completed and submitted to the Department in March 2012) |
Davy Corporate Finance |
|
Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement |
€31,586.40 |
23 March 2012 |
13 June 2012 |
Grant Thornton |
|
Capacity and Capability Review of Central Procurement Function |
€30,750.00 |
May 2012 |
6 September 2012 |
Accenture |
|
ICT-MF Executive Assessment |
€30,750.00 |
August 2012 |
November 2012 |
Innovation Value Institute, NUIM |
|
Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement |
€24,206.40 |
4 February 2013 |
3 July 2013 |
Grant Thornton |
|
Debt Management Final Report |
€110,000 plus VAT |
Q2 - 2013 |
Awaiting Government Decision |
BearingPoint |
|
Report of a Consultation with Civil Society Representatives and Citizens on Ireland's Participation in the Open Government Partnership |
Funding of €25,735.25 was provided to Transparency International Ireland in 2013 following a competitive tender process to support a public consultation with civil society and the preparation of a report of their recommendations and proposals for potential inclusion in Ireland's Open Government Partnership National Action. Plan. |
10 June 2013 |
Published on 2 October 2013 |
Transparency International, Ireland |
In the course of its normal business activity, the Office of Public Works engages external technical consultants on many of its projects, primarily architectural and engineering. The costs of these consultants would be included in the overall project costs. The Office of Public Works has not engaged any external consultants for the purposes of producing external reports for publication.
