In response to the Deputy's question, the following table outlines the total amount spent on external consultancy reports commissioned by my Department since 2011:
Name of External Report
|
Costs
|
Date or Expected Date of Publication
|
Name of External Consultant
|
Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement
|
€35,819
|
June 2011
|
MKO Partners Ltd
|
Report on Reasons Behind Voter Behaviour in the Oireachtas Inquiry
Referendum 2011
|
€41,043
|
January 2012
|
Red C Research and Marketing Ltd.
|
Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement
|
€31,586
|
13 June 2012
|
Grant Thornton
|
Capacity and Capability Review of Central Procurement Function
|
€30,750
|
6 September 2012
|
Accenture
|
ICT-MF Executive Assessment
|
€30,750
|
November 2012
|
Innovation Value Institute, NUIM
|
Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement
|
€24,206
|
3 July 2013
|
Grant Thornton
|
Debt Management Final Report
|
€135,514
|
Published 24 July 2014
|
BearingPoint
|
Report of a Consultation with Civil Society Representatives and Citizens on Ireland's Participation in the Open Government Partnership
|
Funding of €25,735.25 was provided to Transparency International Ireland in 2013 following a competitive tender process to support a public consultation with civil society and the preparation of a report of their recommendations and proposals for potential inclusion in Ireland's Open Government Partnership National Action Plan.
|
Published on 2 October 2013
|
Transparency International, Ireland
|
Capacity and Capability Review of the Estate Portfolio function of the Office of Public Works (excluding Heritage Services)
|
€130,000
|
Report has been received by the Office of Public Works and circulated to staff
|
Concerto Partners LLP
|
Open Data project:
-Best Practice Handbook
-Data Audit Report
-Roadmap for Open Data
-Evaluation Framework
-Open Data Publication Handbook
|
€19,188
|
July 2014
|
Insight Centre for Data Analytics, NUI Galway
|
Development of Training & Organisation Development
|
€22,900
|
July 2014 (date is approximate, relates to draft Report)
|
Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon.
Trinity House, Charleston Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6
|
Value for Money Report of Dublin Castle's Conference Facilities
|
€4,674
|
Qtr 3, 2014
|
Newmarket Consulting
|
Fund Structuring Services Agreement for Social Housing and Energy Efficiency in Ireland
|
€26,767
|
5 November 2014
|
European Investment Bank
|
Baseline Report Single Pension Scheme
|
€24,900
|
9 December 2014
|
Mr. Séamus O'Dwyer
|
Civil Service Disciplinary Code Review (action identified under Civil Service Renewal Plan)
|
€23,985
|
June 2015
|
Clarion Consulting
|
Comparative Report on European National Identification Numbers
|
€37,500
|
Publication pending the completion of the work of the PPSN review Group
|
Hans Graux of time.lex CVBA, Brussels, Belgium
|
Provision of legal expertise to assist and advise the Department in the preparation of Guidance to Public Bodies under section 21(3) of the protected Disclosures Act 2014
|
€12,500
|
Provision of legal expertise only. Not for publication.
|
Lauren Kierans BL
|
Analysis of Business Processes for European Structural and Investment Funds and Development of a Detailed Specification for EU Structural Funds 2014-2020
|
€46,371
|
Publication pending the completion of the work of the Dovetail Group
|
Dovetail
|
Options for the next National Lottery licence
|
€615
|
Not published (internal report only)
|
Davy Corporate Finance
|
I understand the Office of Public Works will contact the Deputy directly regarding this matter.