The total amount of expenditure on consultancy by my Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 was €112,890.24. The majority of this expenditure related to the EU Presidency in 2012 and 2013.
A table details the number of consultants engaged by my Department from 2011 to the end of 2014.
Year
|
Name
|
Details
|
Amount paid per Year
|
2011
|
QTS LIMITED
|
Health and Safety Consultancy and Safety Statement 2011.
|
€1,270.50
|
|
TOWERS WATSON (IRELAND) LTD
|
Facilitation of ORP Workshops and Report - held end Nov 2011
|
€12,100.00
|
2012
|
QTS LIMITED
|
Annual Safety Review to include Risk Assessment Nov/Dec 2011 and Full Review & Update of Safety Statement 2012
|
€1,270.50
|
|
CAROLINE ERSKINE
|
EU Communication Advisory Service
|
€25,830.00
|
2013
|
CAROLINE ERSKINE
|
EU Communication Advisory Service
|
€30,553.20
|
|
Q4 PUBLIC RELATIONS
|
PR support for the Convention on the Constitution
|
€18,500.95
|
2014
|
Q4 PUBLIC RELATIONS
|
PR support for the Convention on the Constitution Plenary meetings
|
€8,408.29
|
|
QTS LIMITED
|
PEEP Assessment and disabled access review
|
€2,091.00
|
|
RA CONSULTING
|
Design and Implementation of a Staff Consultation Initiative
|
€9,298.80
|
|
University College Dublin
|
Leadership Development Programme
|
€3,567.00
|
My Department has taken steps to reduce expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants. My Department undertakes competitive tendering for contracts in accordance with the Office of Government Procurement.