Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 January 2014
578. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by her Department including payments from Ministerial allowances, broken down by report; if she will provide the details of any consultants employed; the names of each report and their status as published or ongoing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2356/14]
View answerIn order to deliver key commitments in relation to children and young people and to put in place a unified framework of policy, legislation and provision across Government in respect of children and young people, it is at times necessary to commission reports and utilise expertise from a range of expert individuals and bodies. My Department ensures that all reports commissioned are of direct relevance to the operational and policy commitments of my Department.
I have set out below the full range of reports commissioned by my Department. Table 1 is in respect of reports produced by external consultants. Table 2 covers reports authored by individuals or groups not acting as consultants. Separate material is provided in respect of the Growing Up in Ireland study
TABLE 1
|
Name of External Report |
Date of Commission |
Date/expected date of Publication |
Name of External Consultant |
Cost of Report |
|
Audit of Children and Young people’s Participation in decision making in Ireland |
November 2009 |
November 2011 |
Cnag ar an Doras and Sandra Roe (joint contract) |
€19,890.42 |
|
National Consultation with Children Living in the Care of the State |
November 2010 |
July 2011 |
Cnag ar an Doras |
€25,610.00 |
|
Body Image Survey Report |
March 2011 |
October 2011 |
Anam Cara |
€6,800.00 |
|
Youth Work: A Systematic Map of the Research Literature |
September 2011 |
June 2013 |
Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of (EPPI-Centre) London. |
€67,000 |
|
Valuation report |
November 2011 |
Internal use only |
Elliott Fitzgerald Ltd. |
€1,230.00 |
|
Needs Assessment for the Redevelopment of www.childrensdatabase.ie |
December 2011 |
Internal use only |
Centre for Effective Services |
€18,400 |
|
Every Child a Home: A Review of the Implementation of the Youth Homelessness Strategy |
December 2011 |
July 2013 |
Centre for Effective Services |
€6,000 |
|
Penhouse Design |
€11,589.62 |
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Total |
€17,360 |
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|
Comhairle na nÓg and Garda Síochána survey on the Attitudes of Gardaí to Young People. Questionnaire for Gardaí and Young People |
July 2012 |
Publication date to be finalised |
Anam Cara |
€7,650 |
|
Public Knowledge and Attitudes Relating to Children’s Rights, Welfare, Protection and Services |
July 2012 |
Publication date to be finalised |
Behaviour and Attitudes Qualitative Research – Group Facilitation |
€42,864.98 |
|
Quantitative Research – Interviews |
€59,040.00 |
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Barometer Research |
€1,107.00 |
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Total: |
€103,011.98 |
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|
Ireland’s Consolidated 3rd and 4th Report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child |
July 2012 |
July 2013 |
Ms Carmel Corrigan – Drafting of Report |
€12,600 |
|
Ms Carol Devaney – Editing, Formatting and Indexing |
€4,760 |
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Total: |
€17,360 |
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|
Strategic Human Resources |
December 2012 |
April 2013 |
Mazars |
€20,602.50 |
|
Care Issues Review |
March 2013 |
To be finalised |
Victor McElfatrick |
€3,556.56 |
|
Report on Structural Damage |
March 2013 |
Internal use only |
Frontier Engineering Group Ltd. |
€7,668.74 |
|
Staff Roster Review |
April 2013 |
Internal use only |
McGuinness Killen Partnership |
€6,715.80 |
|
Role Review for Child & Family Agency |
May 2013 |
November 2013 |
Mazars |
€16,512.75 |
|
Care Issues Review |
September 2013 |
Internal use only |
Conal Devine & Associates |
€13,636.21 |
TABLE 2
|
Name of Report |
Date of Commission |
Date/expected date of Publication |
Name of Author of Report |
Cost of Report |
|
Report of the Task Force for the Child and Family Support Agency |
July 2010 |
June 2012 |
Task Force |
€36,400 |
|
Report of the Independent Child Death Review Group |
2010 |
2012 |
Dr Geoffrey Shannon |
€ 74,133.58 |
|
Annual Reports of Dr Geoffrey Shannon – Special Rapporteur on Child Protection (State Appointment) |
2011 |
Dr Geoffrey Shannon |
€24,417.80 |
|
|
2012 |
€19,987.50 |
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2013 |
€19,987.50 |
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|
Total |
€46,392.80 |
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|
Improving the Lives of Children & Young People : Public Consultation |
January 2013 |
Publication date to be finalised |
UNESCO, Child & Family Research Centre (NUI Galway) |
€30,750 |
|
Right from the Start - Report of Expert Advisory Group on recommendations in the development of new Early Years Strategy |
June 2012 |
Autumn 2013 |
Expert Advisory Group chaired by Dr Eilis Hennessy UCD. |
€14,994 |
Growing Up in Ireland In 2006 a Contract to carry out the National Longitudinal Study of Children in Ireland was awarded by the Department of Health and Children (through the Office of the Minister For Children & Youth Affairs) to a consortium comprising of the ESRI and the Children’s Research Centre at TCD. Since then the Study has adopted the working title of 'Growing Up in Ireland'. As part of this overall contract the ESRI/TCD are required to prepare and publish reports from time to time. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs meets the costs of printing these reports and since this Department was established in June 2011 the total cost of printing was €20,926.45.
