Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 December 2014
100. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, per annum all external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date. [49259/14]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table:
|
Company |
External Consultant Report |
Cost |
Year |
Published |
|
Indecon |
Cost benefit analysis of Irish Agri-taxation measures and international benchmark against other Agri-taxation incentives |
€103,689.00 |
2014 |
Published - October 2014 |
|
Seamus Coffey |
Effective rates of corporation tax in Ireland |
€4,900.00 |
2014 |
Published - April 2014 |
|
ESRI |
Importance of tax policy in the location choices of multinationals |
€30,750.00 |
2014 |
Published - October 2014 |
|
ESRI |
Research Programme on funding for Small, Medium Enterprises |
€122,833.96 |
2014 |
Published - October 2014 |
|
Ernst & Young |
The historical development and international context of the Irish corporate tax system |
€6,150.00 |
2014 |
Published - October 2014 |
|
IBFD |
Spillover analysis of the effects of the Irish tax system on the economies of developing countries. |
€91,328 (estimate) |
2014 |
Ongoing - publication due early 2015 |
|
Red C Research & Marketing Limited |
SME Lending Survey April-October 2014 |
€58,978.50 |
2014 |
Published - November 2014** |
|
Red C Research & Marketing Limited |
SME Lending Survey October-March 2014 |
€58,978.50 |
2014 |
Published - June 2014** |
|
MKF Property Services |
Review of existing facilities management processes |
€28,720.50 |
2014 |
Published - June 2014 |
|
PMCA Economic Consulting |
Assistance and Analysis in the Preparation of the Medium-Term Economic Strategy 2014-2020 |
€49,043.00 |
2013 |
Final report submitted to the Department of Finance on 6 December 2013. It was not published because it was commissioned to provide evidence-based economic analysis as an input to the MTES. This analysis is reflected in the text of the MTES. |
|
Crowe Horwath |
Report to Department in respect of a survey of R&D Active Companies 2013 |
€36,850.80 |
2013 |
Published |
|
Indecon |
Ex ante cost benefit analysis of proposed Living City Initiative |
€28,290.00 |
2013 |
Published |
|
Red C Research & Marketing Limited |
SME Lending Survey October-March 2013 |
€59,593.50 |
2013 |
Published** |
|
Red C Research & Marketing Limited |
SME Lending Survey April-September 2013 |
€58,978.50 |
2013 |
Published** |
|
Mercer (Ireland) Limited |
Remuneration Review of Covered Institutions |
€146,370.00 |
2013 |
Published |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
External Review of the Compilation of General Government Debt Statistics |
€ 61,553.00 |
2012 |
Published |
|
BDO and Amarach |
(a) Survey of audio-visual producers (b) Review on international review of audio-visual state supports |
€64,575.00 |
2012 |
Published |
|
Grant Thornton |
Assessment of Credit Review Office |
€31,807.80 |
2012 |
Published |
|
Mazars |
SME Lending Survey October-March 2012 |
€60,885.00 |
2012 |
Published** |
|
Mazars |
SME Lending Survey April-September 2011 |
€52,453.50 |
2011 |
Published** |
|
Red C Research & Marketing Limited |
SME Lending Survey April-September 2012 |
€61,438.50 |
2012 |
Published** |
|
Charles River Associates |
Acquisition by AIB of EBS Building Society |
€50,000.00 |
2011 |
Published |
**Reimbursed by AIB & Bank of Ireland
