Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2014
303. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 20% reduction in all professional fees for his Department, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT-related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; and the company name and the amount invoiced between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. [30062/14]
View answer304. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form a list of all professional fees for his Department, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT-related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; and the company name and amount invoiced between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. [30077/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 303 and 304 together.
The table below outlines details of fees paid for professional services as defined by the deduction of withholding tax by my Department between 1st June 2013 and 31st May 2014.
My Department administers a very diverse, complex and extremely technical brief. It has a total complement of around 250 full time equivalent staff of whom a limited number are technical personnel. This reality necessarily requires my Department to procure specialist external professional advice notably in legal, financial and technical areas to assist in discharging its functions. In procuring these specialised services, my Department always seeks to ensure value for money and that these professional services contribute to project delivery and informed, robust and evidence based policy making. Furthermore, in relation to the competitive tendering for contracts, my Department adheres to the relevant EU Regulations and Department of Finance Guidelines on the procurement of goods and services.
Applying a unilateral 20% reduction in professional fees would reduce the amount paid by approximately €1m. This figure is however a mathematical exercise, as the competitive tendering process ensures a market rate is obtained for the professional services being delivered.
Professional fees paid by the Department of Communications Energy and Natural Resources
|
Name |
Description of Service |
Amount (€) |
|
Mason Communications (Irl) Ltd |
Communications Consultancy on digital projects |
6,679 |
|
David Fox Associates |
Petroleum Engineering |
172,559 |
|
Ernst & Young |
Audit Services |
14,791 |
|
ESRI Ireland |
Software Licensing and Maintenance |
261,719 |
|
Norcontel (Ireland) Ltd |
Galway/Mayo pipeline Consultancy |
12,915 |
|
Version 1 Software |
Software Licensing |
601 |
|
Morgan Geophysics |
Geophysicist Consultancy |
117,474 |
|
Dr. Robert Meehan |
National Quaternary Mapping |
57,098 |
|
Prof MARK O'MALLEY |
East-West Interconnector Consultancy |
6,000 |
|
PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS |
Financial Advisory Service |
170,205 |
|
Compass Informatics Ltd |
Software Maintenance |
105,708 |
|
Compass Informatics Ltd |
Marine Data Management Services |
27,479 |
|
Murphy Surveys Ltd |
INFOMAR Vessel Maintenance |
2,398 |
|
Dr. Vincent Gallagher |
Geochemistry Consultancy |
31,936 |
|
Keane Offshore Integrity Ltd |
Corrib Gas Consultancy |
178,596 |
|
John Deasy |
Marine Mapping and Hydrographic Services |
35,916 |
|
Maria Judge |
Marine Mapping and Hydrographic Services |
54,929 |
|
Larry Staines |
National Postcode System Consultancy |
39,216 |
|
Niall Finn |
Marine Mapping and Hydrographic Services |
41,769 |
|
Mairead Glennon |
Geological Project Management Consultancy, TELLUS Border Project, GSI |
60,209 |
|
Indecon |
Economic Analysis |
53,616 |
|
Tobin Consulting Engineers |
Groundwater VulnerabilityMapping |
169,891 |
|
On Site Vaccination |
Health Screening |
1,566 |
|
Grainne O'Shea |
Geographic Information Systems Services |
72,843 |
|
Phelim Lally |
Aggregate Resource mapping |
50,498 |
|
Client Solutions Limited |
Software Maintenance |
113,698 |
|
Aurum Exploration Ltd |
Geological map data compilation |
10,107 |
|
CDM Ireland Ltd |
Mine safety and environmental monitoring of Avoca and Silvermines, EMD |
170,559 |
|
Ronan O'Toole |
Marine Mapping and Hydrographic Services |
82,120 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Power Boat School Ltd |
INFOMAR GSI Consultancy |
12,330 |
|
W1 Design |
Information Society and eInclusion |
20,156 |
|
PA Consulting Group |
National Postcode System Consultancy |
216,779 |
|
Medmark Ltd |
HR - Medical Examinations |
300 |
|
Sean Brophy Associates |
Training - Course/Conference Fees |
1,260 |
|
Mouchel Parkman Ireland Ltd |
Landslide Susceptibility mapping services |
7,493 |
|
VBF Technologies |
Information Society and eInclusion |
38,619 |
|
Wellington T/A Construction Consultancy Svs |
Geotechnical data entry services |
24,677 |
|
SLR Consulting ( Ireland Ltd) |
Geothermal consultancy services |
61,500 |
|
Jenny Deakin |
Groundwater training consultancy |
1,750 |
|
Janine Guinan |
Marine Mapping and Hydrographic Services |
24,654 |
|
Reidy Brophy Limited |
Emergency Exercise on Oil Supply Disruption |
5,700 |
|
Parkmore Environmental Services |
Groundwater Consultancy |
25,425 |
|
O'Callaghan Moran Ltd |
Groundwater Consultancy |
12,000 |
|
Peter Conroy |
Groundwater Consultancy |
18,000 |
|
Tom Browne |
Survey Vessel Master Services, INFOMAR |
53,921 |
|
Shane Carey |
Geographic data management services |
64,707 |
|
Environ UK Ltd |
Monitoring of Corrib Gas Pipeline |
247,212 |
|
Dúlra Iorrais Teoranta |
Marine Geoscience Services, INFOMAR |
58,508 |
|
Eoin Mc Craith |
Marine mapping and hydrographic services |
55,506 |
|
Brian Smith |
Marine mapping and hydrographic services |
2,029 |
|
John Travers |
National Postcode System |
38,130 |
|
Doyle Kent Planning Partnership Ltd |
Renewable Energy Export Project |
32,786 |
|
Atlas Services Group |
Hydrographic Data Processing Services |
128,807 |
|
Waterwise Environmental |
Geophysical consultancy services |
92,812 |
|
Katherine Knights |
Geochemical Consultancy, TELLUS Border Project |
61,478 |
|
Morrow Communications |
Community and Landowner Outreach Consultancy, TELLUS Border Project |
18,242 |
|
Gill Scott |
Marine Mapping and Hydrographic Services |
18,302 |
|
Philip O'Reilly |
National Postcode System |
45,350 |
|
Peter Cooney |
Geographic Information Systems Services, National Groundwater Vulnerability Mapping |
58,333 |
|
Ronan Tierney (Tierney & Associates ) |
Internal Audit Consultancy |
52,118 |
|
Neary Marketing + Communications |
Geoscience Ireland business cluster assessment services |
5,845 |
|
Irish Observer Network Ltd |
Survey Vessel Master Services, INFOMAR |
39,923 |
|
Mostop Ltd |
Geoscience Ireland business development services |
83,831 |
|
LHM Casey McGrath |
Groundwater services |
4,347 |
|
Capita Business Svs Ltd T/A Capita Consulting |
Internal audit services |
9,790 |
|
Dr. Harry Comber |
East-West Interconnector Consultancy |
6,000 |
|
Botanical Environmental Consultants ( BEC ) |
Environmental Impacts Assessments |
28,004 |
|
AMEC Earth & Environmental (UK) Limited |
Mine Safety Works & Monitoring |
48,085 |
|
Bythymetry Consultancy |
Marine Mapping and Hydrographic Services |
18,997 |
|
PRISA Technologies Ltd T/A Prisa Consulting |
National Broadband Plan |
561,647 |
|
Robert Dully |
Marine Mapping and Hydrographic Services |
21,940 |
|
Geo-Spatial Survey Solutions |
Marine Mapping and Hydrographic Services |
4,788 |
|
Det Norske Veritas |
Dunquin Assessment Report |
42,734 |
|
Cullen Kelly Surveyors Ltd T/A Thornton Chartered Surveyors |
Silvermines Rehabilitation Programme |
3,690 |
|
Sarah Kate McHugh |
Marine Mapping and Hydrographic Services |
22,075 |
|
Selgovia Ltd |
Dunquin Assessment Report (non IT) |
5,420 |
|
Dublin Business Innovation Centre ( Dublin BIC ) |
INFOMAR Consultancy |
36,090 |
|
Kevin Gaughan |
East-West Interconnector Consultancy |
5,000 |
|
Byrne O'Cleirigh Ltd |
Audit of Oil Consumers |
49,523 |
|
Turnstone Consultants Ltd |
Groundwater services |
3,998 |
|
JRP Integrated Engineering Ltd T/A IE Consulting |
Groundwater services |
14,575 |
|
Suzanne Tynan |
Groundwater services |
21,000 |
|
OVE ARUP T/A ARUP Consulting Engineers |
Groundwater services |
10,402 |
|
BH Consulting |
Information Society and eInclusion |
9,840 |
|
Fehily, Timoney & Company Ltd |
EU Legal Obligations |
40,650 |
|
M E Philcox |
GSI Corestore evaluation services |
6,150 |
|
AECOM |
Renewable Energy Export Project |
52,988 |
|
Salamanca Risk Management Ltd |
Public Sector Energy Efficiency Support |
11,301 |
|
Funka NU AB |
Information Society and eInclusion |
24,908 |
|
David Ball |
Groundwater services |
6,150 |
|
AGB Nielsen Media Research Ireland Ltd |
Broadcasting Consultancy |
6,949 |
|
Kiltealy Associates LTD |
PMDS Calibration |
4,514 |
|
MBRI Market Research Ltd T/A IPSOS MRBI |
Broadcasting (Market Research) |
3,321 |
|
William Fry |
Legal expenses |
9,225 |
|
Benjamin Thebaudeau |
Marine data processing services |
2,878 |
|
Total |
4,848,557 |
