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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 July 2016

Thursday, 7 July 2016

Questions (167)

Robert Troy

Question:

167. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide in tabular form and 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. [20347/16]

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This Department is responsible for two votes - Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation).

My Department commissions external expertise where highly specialised skills are not available within the Department and in particular where ongoing independent evaluation of programmes and projects is required. During the course of their engagements, these consultants/experts may prepare reports and other documentation for the Department.

In-depth analysis of issues by external experts has informed - and continues to inform - my Department’s policies, allowing for a more targeted use of resources and greater accountability in the allocation of budgets.

These services are procured by open competitive tendering processes in accordance with EU and national rules and comply with the overall value for money objective of the Department.

Separately, a low number of consultancies are occasionally engaged directly by our Missions abroad from time to time.

The following tables set out the request details of external reports commissioned by the Department since March 2011.

Commission

Experts/Consultants

Report/Subject

Cost (€)

Date of Publication

2011

Kevin Moore

Support to the Governments of Zambia and South Africa to develop Special Economic Zones for the promotion of inward investment and employment

        

17,861

Not Applicable – see footnote*

2011

Paul Sheane

Support to the Governments of Zambia and South Africa to develop Special Economic Zones for the promotion of inward investment and employment

9,965

*

2011

Stefanie Meredith

Review of Irish Aid Support for Product Development Partnerships in developing countries

10,100

*

2011

Samia Saad

Review of Irish Aid Support for Product Development Partnerships in developing countries

9,198

*

2011

Paud Murphy

Development Education Reviews - to examine the current funding support and engagement in each of the priority areas identified in the Development Education strategy (primary, post primary, third level, adult, community and youth work)

9,064

Not Applicable – see footnote*

2011

80:20

Development Education Reviews - to examine the current funding support and engagement in each of the priority areas identified in the Development Education strategy (primary, post primary, third level, adult, community and youth work)

9,870

*

2011

Eilis Murray

Development Education Reviews - to examine the current funding support and engagement in each of the priority areas identified in the Development Education strategy (primary, post primary, third level, adult, community and youth work)

6,068

*

2011

ISOS

Development Education Reviews - to examine the current funding support and engagement in each of the priority areas identified in the Development Education strategy (primary, post primary, third level, adult, community and youth work)

42,247

*

2011

Bernard McLoughlin

Review of the Irish Aid Centre, Dublin

6,143

*

2011

Cathal Higgins

Preparation of a report on the programme of  education sector budget support towards school infrastructural development in Karamoja region and skills development in the oil sector (Uganda)

5,000

2011

Mike Williams

Review of Humanitarian Programme Plan for Irish Aid

18,742

*

2011

Humanitarian Policy Ltd

Review of Security Policy & Practice among Irish Aid Humanitarian Partners

33,930

*

Commission

Expert/Consultants

Report/Subject

Cost (€)

Date of Publication

Not Applicable – see footnote*

2012

Mike Williams

Evaluation of the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation

12,247

July 2013

2012

PA Consulting Group

Evaluating the value of the economic relationship between the United Kingdom and Ireland

73,083

July 2013

2012

Cathy Roche

Review of the Our World Awards 2005-2011

6,300

*

2012

Everywhere Consulting

Feasibility Study on the Establishment of a Humanitarian Hub at Shannon Airport

40,584

*

2012

Fintan Farrelly

Review of the Irish Aid Strategic Environmental Partnership Programme

6,000

*

2012

Mike Williams

Review of Misean Cara

15,099

*

2012

Pham Quang Hoa

Local consultancy contract 'Review of P135 infrastructure projects funded by Irish Aid'

5,453

*

2012

IOD Parc

South Africa Country Strategy Programme 2008-2012 Final Report

73,256

January 2013

2012

Itad

Evaluation of the Irish Aid Ethiopia  Country Strategy Programme 2008-2012

143,886

May 2013

Commission

Expert/Consultants

Report/Subject

Cost (€)

Date of Publication

Not Applicable – see footnote*

2013

Peter McEvoy

Evaluation of a number of Organisations funded by the Emigrant Support Programme(ESP)

13,075

July 2013

2013

Wright Consultancy Ltd

Gender Equality Audit

14,000

*

2013

Mary Jennings

Review of HRD (Human Rights and Democratisation) Scheme Irish Aid Palestine

15,500

*

2013

Bronagh Hinds & Karen McMinn Consultants

Report on the implementation of Ireland's National Action Plan on UNSCR (United Nations Security Council Resolution) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

20,811

June 2013

2013

ASTEC Global Consultancy Ltd

Review of Irish Aid Financial Policies and Procedures

44,493

*

2013

Gareth Williams

Review of Financial and Programme of the Camara Education Programme

20,000

*

2013

John Geraghty

Review of University College Cork’s Programme of Technical Support Internships for Food Security

7,568

*

2013

Natural Research Institute

Review of Irish Aid Support to Fair and Ethical Trade Initiatives 

19,292

*

2013

Pham Quang Hoa

Review Programme 135 (for Ethnic Minorities) of Irish Aid funded infrastructure projects

5,588

*

2013

IOD Parc

Evaluation of Irish Aid's Sierra Leone Strategy Paper, 2011-2013

77,907

August 2014

2013

Mokoro

Evaluation of Ireland's Support to Timor Leste, 2001-2014

85,203

August 2014

Commission

Expert/Consultants

Report/Subject

Cost (€)

Date of Publication

Not Applicable – see footnote*

2014

Hogan Lovells, Washington

Review of tax, social insurance and health obligations and other conditions of service in respect of locally-recruited staff members at our missions in the United States

57,756

*

2014

Gallup Korea (Korea Gallup Poll Co. LTD)

Working Holiday Agreement Report

7,217

March 2015

2014

Andy Pollak

Review of Irish Aid support for Initial Teacher Education

11,564

*

2014

ADETEF

OECD DAC EVALNET Study on Collaborative Partner- Donor Evaluation Work

25,000

*

2014

Tran i Ngoc Diep

Local input into Review of Irish Aid scholarship programmes

1,502

*

2014

Tom Collins

Feasibility Study - Celebrating and Sustaining Ireland’s relationship with Africa

5,000

*

2014

ITAD Limited

Mid Term Review of the Civil Society Support Programme

68,135

*

2014

David Goodman Payne

Review of Irish Aid Civil Society Facility in Vietnam

8,589

On-going

2014

Cathy Gaynor/Niamh O’Grady/Gill Roe

Evaluability Assessment of the Programme of Strategic Cooperation

43,200

*

2014

Willis Risk Services (Ireland) Limited

Consultancy for insurance policy report and tender documentation for the Rapid Response Corps

5,000

*

2014

Mekong Dev Research Institute

Impact assessment of Irish Aid funded infrastructure projects under P135 in 2011 & 2012

43,912

*

2014

Karen McMinn

Report and final review on the implementation of Ireland's National Action Plan on UNSCR (United Nations Security Council Resolution) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

9,750

2015

2014

Mokoro

Evaluation of Irish Aid’s Uganda Country Strategy Paper 2010-2014

113,739

*

2014

ASM (B) Ltd

Payroll System Audit

11,636

*

2015

ASM

Audit of grants awarded under Emigrant Support Programme

€9,800

*

2015

Peter McEvoy

Professional Services for the appraisal of Irish Aid fellowship Training Programme

16,560

*

2015

Coffey International Development Ltd

Review of the Irish Aid Programme Grant Mechanism

23,588

*

2015

Tran i Ngoc Diep

Local input into scoping study to explore Ireland’s cooperation in the agriculture & agribusiness sector under the IDEAS programme

4,442

*

2015

Johnny O ‘Regan

Organisational Assessment of Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice

4,400

*

2015

ASM

The provision of audit services to examine grants awarded under the ESP

14,700

*

2015

Mazars

ICT Audit

27,552

*

2015

Crowleys DFK

Payment System Audit

19,004

*

2015

Saferworld

Conflict Analysis input to the Embassy of Ireland Country Strategy Paper(CSP) development process - Uganda

15,450

*

2015

Dr Cornelius Chipoma

Review of the education Sector programme in the context of Irish Aid Zambia 2013-2017 CSP - Zambia

3,738

*

2015

Charles Abola

Review of Irish Aid support to Acholi Education initiative (AEI) - Zambia

12,000

*

2015

Firetail Ltd

Evaluation of the MVIWATA Strategic Plan 2010-2014 - Tanzania

21,450

*

2015

Centre for Social Research

Review of Irish Aid’s support of the Forum from Women’s Educationalist – Uganda Chapter(FAWEU)

18,942

*

2015

Wilberforce MUHWANA

Design of the Quality Education Component for the Development of the Country Strategy Paper 2016 - 2020

14,400

*

2015

Transparency international

Consultancy to assess the current Governance and Management status of institutions in Education Sector to appraise Performance, and propose Recommendations to improve Accountability and Transparency

15,362

*

2015

Stephens Moore

Audit and Verification of Grants awarded to the Platform for Social Protection Zambia for 2013 and 2014

31,550

*

2015

Ann Nolan

Review of the Irish Aid – HSE collaboration - 2015

6,300

October 2015

2015

Sebastian Kevany

Review of Irish Aid-CHAI (Clinton Health Access Initiative) Partnership 2011-2015

9,000

November 2015

2015

Ms Mpala Nkonkomalimba

Mid Term Review Process Irish Aid Zambia Country Strategy 2013-17

6,300

*

2015

Kate Bridges

Review of Partners Logic Models/ theories of change- Zambia

6,680

November 2015

2015

Mr Isaac Ngoma

Mid Term Review Public Financial Management (PFM) Assessment - Zambia

5,000

November 2015

2015

Lahluva Consultores

Annual Planning Report of G19 and Government of Mozambique and Assessment of Irish Aid Annual Comm to GBS - Mozambique

24,000

March 2016

2015

OPTIMOZ

Facilitation & Capability Strengthening for Niassa Provincial Leadership Team re Design of Niassa Provincial Strategic Framework for the PEN – 2027 - Mozambique

25,000

November 2015

2015

OPTIMOZ

Capability Assessment and Initial Facilitation of Planning Exercise for Niassa Provincial Leadership Team 2017-27 - Mozambique

4,900

October 2015

2015

Option Consultancy Services Ltd

Review of Social Accountability Approaches in Health

12,872

January 2016

2016

Right to Change

Planning of Irish Aid Country Strategy Programme Tanzania 2017-2022

13,974

*

2016

Grant Thornton

Audit Services

100,000

*

2016

REEV Consult International

Evaluation of the CSF and the Partnership Fund

25,000

*

2016

Kevin Carroll

Irish Aid Tanzania end of CSP Review

17,250

*

2016

Muriel Visser

Phase III Evaluation of Ireland’s Development Cooperation Programme - Vietnam 2011-2015

17,500

*

2016

Emmanuel Sulle

Land Rights Scoping Study / Consultancy

7,500

*

2016

Ishihaka Mwandalima

Gender Based Violence scoping study

3,750

*

2016

McQuillans

Accounting, Audit and Financial Services

6,240

*

2016

PWC

Internal audit of Embassy, and external audit of selected projects/programmes

75,000

*

2016

Dr Cornelius Chipoma

Review of the Irish Aid Zambia Education programme

9,000

*

2016

Luiz Genedio Mendes Jorge

Review of the Supreme Audit Institution’s report and opinion on the State Accounts 2014

4,800

*

2016

Southern Cross Consulting

Review of Embassy of Ireland’s approach to Fellowship in Tanzania

11,430

*

2016

Byrne Wallace

Professional Health service advice

3,500

*

2016

Willis Towers Watson

Study of Compensation Levels - Locally engaged staff in diplomatic missions (USA)

3,150

*

2016

Mercer International

Study of Compensation Levels - Locally engaged staff in diplomatic missions (Irish Aid)

13,200

*

2016

Eamon Brehony, Alais Nakuyukuyo Morindat

Review of Irish Aid support to Pastoralism in Tanzania

10,450

*

2016

Centre for Law and Democracy

Analysis of anti corruption legislation in Tanzania

2,670

*

2016

ASM

Accounting, audit and financial services

40,000

*

2016

CASE International

Consultancy to evaluate the Civil Society Fund

49,800

*

2016

Ingrid Obery

Review of partner results and internal capacity building on results based Management

25,000

*

2016

Caoimhe Hughes

Review of Annual Reports of Programme Grant Partners

4,000

*

*This report commissioned by the Department is an internal management report and not for publication.

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