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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 March 2014

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Questions (106)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

106. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the reports, reviews and studies commissioned by her or her Department or agencies under the aegis of her Department since 9 March 2011; the date on which they were commissioned; the date on which they were completed; the date on which they were published; the cost of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12437/14]

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The procurement of services is essential to support the Department in providing high quality service to the public in a cost effective and efficient manner and is governed by a comprehensive regulatory, legal and procedural framework.

The Department engages consultants (individuals or organisations) to provide intellectual or knowledge based services (e.g. expert analysis and advice) including the delivery of reports, studies, assessments, recommendations and proposals that contribute to decision making or policy making.

The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority (formerly Pensions Board) and Pensions Council, the Pensions Ombudsman and the Social Welfare Tribunal. Other than the Citizens Information Board, the agencies did not commission any reports over the period concerned.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. I am satisfied that the engagement of consultants provides valuable support to the Department, that procurement of consultants is compliant with best practice in realising value for money, and that the reports, studies, assessments, recommendations and proposals produced contribute to decision making and policy making.

Report

Date commissioned

Date completed/

published

Cost €

Investigation of odour/smells, Belmullet Local Office

Apr-11

Internal Management Report

€1,699

Report on electronic access to GRO Records for genealogy research

Apr-11

Internal Management Report

€3,557

Investigation of odour/smells, DSP Cobh

May-11

Internal Management Report

€2,023

Development & implementation of the National Employment & Entitlements Service

June-11

Aug-11

€186,563

Report on Pension Charges in Ireland

Oct-11

Oct-12

€61,500

Social Inclusion Forum – Conference Report

Nov-11

Aug-12

€1,500

Social Welfare Appeals Office – Research on Insurability Issues & Access to Legal Resources

2011

2011

€7,744

Review of Irish Pensions Policy

Jan-12

Apr-13

€130,000

Analysis & Measurement of Poverty & Deprivation 2012:

1.Work & Poverty in Ireland: An Analysis of CSO Survey on Income & Living Conditions 2004-2010

2. Technical Paper on Poverty Indicators – [Appendix C of Report of the Review of the National Poverty Target]

3. Implications of Income Pooling & Household Decision-Making for Poverty & Deprivation

Jan-12

Q4-2012

€81,230

FÁS IS Applications Systems Review

Jan-12

Internal Management Report

€44,772

Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund

Feb-12

Jun-12

€153,750

Evaluation of JobBridge (National Internship Scheme)

Apr-12

Apr-13

€59,557

Developing system architecture for the National Employment & Entitlements Service

June-12

Internal Management Report

€4,600

Risk assessments regarding reception areas [Arklow, Tallaght, & Kings Inn, Dublin Local Offices]

June-12

Internal Management Report

€1,845

Air Quality Investigation, Áras Mhic Dhiarmada

Aug-12

Internal Management Report

€3,383

Air Quality Investigation, Ballymun Local Office

Aug-12

Internal Management Report

€3,644

Report on Pension Priority Order

Sep-12

Feb-13

€18,450

Contracted Employment Service Model

Nov-12

Internal Management Report

€87,402

Mobile ApplicationsOpportunity Exploration

Feb-13

Internal Management Report

€33,388

Social Inclusion Forum – Conference Report

Mar-13

Sep-13

€1,500

Diet Supplement Diet Costing’s Update

Apr-13

Q1-2014

€4,000

Health & Safety Review of DSP premises, Upper Gardiner St, Dublin 1

April-13

Internal Management Report

€1,100

Analysis & Measurement of Poverty & Social Exclusion 2013 programme:

1. Social Transfers & Poverty in Boom & Recession

2. Indicators of Economic Strain in the Great Recession

June-13

1. Dec-13

2. Q2-2014 (expected)

€79,968

Delivery of Administrative Profiling Models to Identify those at Risk of Labour Market Disadvantage

July-13

Q1-2014 (expected)

€33,745

A Review of In-work Supports for the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare

July 2013

Q4-2014

€10,000

Advisory report on implementation of European Youth Guarantee in Irish circumstances

Sept- 2013

Q1-2014

€50,000

Auto Enrolment & Applicability to Ireland (Pensions)

Mid 2013

Internal Management Report

€9,900

Report on Organisation Development

Sept- 2013

Internal Management Report

€122,692

Survey Air quality in Nutgrove LO

Nov-13

Internal Management Report

€2,900

Social Welfare Appeals Office – Research into Revising Decisions

Dec -2013

Internal Management Report

€2,400

Evaluation Research (Back to Education Allowance)

Nov 2013

Internal Management Report

€24,809

Analysis & Measurement of Poverty & Social Exclusion 2014 programme:

1. Transitions into and out of household joblessness using CSO SILC data

2. Measuring Irish joblessness: The SILC and LFS data sources

Q1 2014

Q4-2014

€80,000

Bodies under Aegis of the Department

Citizens Information Board

Reports

Date commissioned

Date completed/

published

Cost €

Independent review on managing client demand within MABS­:

MABS Review - Managing Client Demand

April 2011

September 2011

12,069

CIB Data Strategy

21 June 2012

Dec 2012

Internal Management Report

34,440

Qualitative Study on Client Casework in MABS

October 2012

July 2013

30,135

Limited review of the NAS

3 October 2012

Feb 2013

Internal Management Report

6,150

Review of MABS National Development Limited

21 December 2012

March 2013

Internal Management Report

12,131

The Role and Contribution of Employment Programmes in Service Delivery in Citizens Information Services (CISs)

January 2013

Not yet published

33,742

Thematic Social Policy Reports

June 2013

Not yet completed

36,900

Review of National Traveller MABS

2 Sept 2013

Nov 2013

Internal Management Report

10,000

Feasibility study on the Integration of Services

9 Dec 2013

Not yet completed

95,940

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