Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 July 2014
113. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form per annum all external consultant reports commissioned by her Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report and the publication date. [28850/14]
View answerThe procurement of services is essential to support the Department in providing a 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 information requested by the Deputy is set out in the below table. I am satisfied that the engagement of consultants provides valuable support to the Department and that the reports, studies, assessments, recommendations and proposals produced contribute to decision making and policy making and is compliant with best practice in realising value for money.
|
Report |
Name of Consultants |
Commissioned |
Publication Date |
Cost - € |
|
Investigation of odour/smells, Belmullet Local Office |
Wright Environmental Services |
Apr-2011 |
Internal Management Report |
€1,699 |
|
Report on electronic access to GRO Records for genealogy research |
John Grenham |
Apr-2011 |
Internal Management Report |
€3,557 |
|
Investigation of odour/smells, DSP Cobh |
Employment Health Advisors Ltd |
May-2011 |
Internal Management Report |
€2,023 |
|
Development and implementation of the National Employment and Entitlements Service |
Accenture |
June-2011 |
Aug-2011 |
€186,563 |
|
Report on Pension Charges in Ireland |
PWC |
Oct-2011 |
Oct-2012 |
€61,500 |
|
Social Inclusion Forum – Conference Report |
Aidan Lloyd |
Nov-2011 |
Aug-2012 |
€1,500 |
|
Social Welfare Appeals Office – Research on Insurability Issues and Access to Legal Resources |
Mel Cousins and Associates |
2011 |
2011 |
€7,744 |
|
Review of Irish Pensions Policy |
OECD |
Jan-2012 |
Apr-2013 |
€130,000 |
|
Analysis and Measurement of Poverty and Deprivation 2012: 1.Work and Poverty in Ireland: An Analysis of CSO Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2004-2010 (2012 annual report) 2. Technical Paper on Poverty Indicators – [Appendix C of Report of the Review of the National Poverty Target] 3. Implications of Income Pooling and Household Decision-Making for Poverty and Deprivation (2012 technical paper) |
ESRI |
Jan-2012 |
Dec-2012 and Nov-2012 |
€81,230 |
|
FÁS IS Applications Systems Review |
Accenture |
Jan-2012 |
Internal Management Report |
€44,772 |
|
Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund |
KPMG |
Feb-2012 |
Jun-2012 |
€153,750 |
|
Evaluation of JobBridge (National Internship Scheme) |
Indecon International Economic Consultants |
Apr-2012 |
Apr-2013 |
€59,555 |
|
Developing system architecture for the National Employment and Entitlements Service |
Compass Point |
June-2012 |
Internal Management Report |
€4,600 |
|
Risk assessments regarding reception areas [Arklow, Tallaght, and Kings Inn, Dublin Local Offices] |
Nifast |
June-2012 |
Internal Management Report |
€1,845 |
|
Air Quality Investigation, Áras Mhic Dhiarmada |
Wright Environmental Services |
Aug-2012 |
Internal Management Report |
€3,383 |
|
Air Quality Investigation, Ballymun Local Office |
Wright Environmental Services |
Aug-2012 |
Internal Management Report |
€3,644 |
|
Report on Pension Priority Order |
Mercer |
Sep-2012 |
Feb-2013 |
€18,450 |
|
Contracted Employment Service Model |
Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion |
Nov-2012 |
Internal Management Report |
€140,989 |
|
Mobile Applications Opportunity Exploration |
Accenture |
Feb-2013 |
Internal Management Report |
€33,388 |
|
Social Inclusion Forum – Conference Report |
Aidan Lloyd |
Mar-2013 |
Sep-2013 |
€1,500 |
|
Diet Supplement Diet Costing’s Update |
Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute |
Apr-2013 |
Sep-2013 |
€4,000 |
|
Health and Safety Review of DSP premises, Upper Gardiner St, Dublin 1 |
CPL Training Ltd, trading as Nifast Health and Safety Training |
Apr-2013 |
Internal Management Report |
€1,100 |
|
Analysis and Measurement of Poverty and Social Exclusion (AMPSE) 2013 programme: 1. Social Transfers and Poverty in Boom and Recession (for 2013 annual report) 2. Indicators of Economic Strain in the Great Recession (for 2013 technical paper) |
ESRI |
June-2013 |
1. Dec-2013 2. Q2-2014 |
€67,979 |
|
Delivery of Administrative Profiling Models to Identify those at Risk of Labour Market Disadvantage |
ESRI |
July-2013 |
June-2014 |
€33,745 |
|
A Review of In-work Supports for the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare |
Mel Cousins |
July-2013 |
Q4- 2014 |
€10,000 |
|
Advisory report on implementation of European Youth Guarantee in Irish circumstances |
Organisation for Economic co-operation and Development (OECD) |
Sept- 2013 |
Jan-2014 |
€50,000 |
|
Auto Enrolment and Applicability to Ireland (Pensions) |
TOR Financial Consulting Ltd. |
Mid-2013 |
Internal Management Report |
€9,900 |
|
Report on Organisation Development |
Axiom Consultants |
Sept- 2013 |
Internal Management Report |
€122,692 |
|
Survey Air quality in Nutgrove LO |
Wright Environmental Services |
Nov-2013 |
Internal Management Report |
€2,900 |
|
Social Welfare Appeals Office – Research into Revising Decisions |
Mel Cousins and Associates |
Dec -2013 |
Internal Management Report |
€2,400 |
|
Evaluation Research (Back to Education Allowance) |
ESRI |
Nov-2013 |
Internal Management Report |
€24,809 |
|
Analysis and Measurement of Poverty and 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 |
ESRI |
Q1-2014 |
Q4-2014 |
€80,000 |
|
Social Inclusion Forum – Conference Report |
Aiden Lloyd |
Mar-2014 |
Q3-2014 |
€1,650 |
|
Identification and containment of malicious software |
Deloitte |
Apr-2014 |
Internal Management Report |
€15,699 |
|
Confidential Forensic Services |
Deloitte |
Mar-2014 |
Internal Management Report |
€2,398 |
|
Confidential Forensic Services |
Rits |
Apr-2014 |
Internal Management Report |
€2,340 |
|
Confidential Forensic Services |
Rits |
Apr-2014 |
Internal Management Report |
€4,201 |
