My Department is responsible for two Votes – Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation).
The Department commissions external expertise where highly specialised skills are not available within the Department. Independent evaluation of programmes and analysis of issues by external experts has informed - and continues to inform - my Department’s policies, allowing for more targeted use of resources and greater accountability in the allocation of budgets. From time to time a number of consultancies are occasionally engaged directly by our Missions abroad. During the course of their engagements, these consultants/experts may prepare reports as internal management tools for my Department.
Where appropriate, my Department publishes information on www.dfa.ie and www.irishaid.ie in an open and accessible manner on a routine basis having regard to the principles of openness, transparency and accountability.
It was not possible in the time available to set out the numbers of reports commissioned by my Department since 2006 which were not published. The tables set out the details of unpublished reports commissioned since 2011.
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Commission
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Experts/Consultants
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Report/Subject
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Cost (€)
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Date of publication
|
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2011
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Kevin Moore
|
Support to the Governments of Zambia and South Africa to develop Special Economic Zones for the promotion of inward investment and employment
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17,861
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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
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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
|
*
|
|
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)
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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
|
*
|
|
2012
|
Cathy Roche
|
Review of the Our World Awards 2005-2011
|
6,300
|
*
|
|
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
|
*
|
|
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
|
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
|
Gareth Singleton
|
Review of Irish Forum for Global Health
|
8,395.27
|
*
|
|
2014
|
Gareth Singleton
|
Review of Royal College of Surgeons
|
25,756
|
*
|
|
2014
|
Tierney & Associates, Risk & Governance Consultants
|
Audit of grants awarded under Emigrant Support Programme
|
19,934
|
*
|
|
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
|
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 Thi 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
|
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
|
6,150
|
*
|
|
2014
|
Mekong Dev Research Institute
|
Impact assessment of Irish Aid funded infrastructure projects under P135 in 2011 & 2012
|
43,912
|
*
|
|
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 Thi 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
|
Gemma O Reilly
|
UNFCCC Reporting and Climate Finance Mapping 2015-2016
|
27,041.42
|
*
|
|
2015
|
Anne Nolan
|
Review of HSE MOU
|
8,100
|
*
|
|
2015
|
Alasdair Collins
DP Evaluation
|
Evaluation of IDEA’s (Irish Development Education Association) Capacity Development Programme 2013-2015
|
5,212
|
*
|
|
2015
|
Dr Mary Gannon
|
Evaluation of Worldwise Global Schools Programme 2013-2016
|
17,060
|
Publication expected in the coming weeks
|
|
2015
|
Cathal Reidy
|
A review of Ireland’s Humanitarian Emergency Relief Supplies
|
36,290
|
*
|
|
2016
|
Sebastian Kevany
|
Review of Irish Aid-Clinton Health Access Initiative Partnership 2011-2015
|
21,368
|
*
|
|
2016
|
Emily Mates
|
Stock take of nutrition engagement
|
13,612.50
|
*
|
|
2016
|
Noel Casserly
|
UNFCCC reporting and Climate Finance Mapping 2015-2016
|
25,370.10
|
*
|
|
2016
|
Alasdair Collins
DP Evaluation
|
Evaluation of SUAS Global Citizenship Programme 2012-2015
|
10,879
|
01/12/2016
|
|
2016
|
Aine Fortune
|
Evaluation of the 80:20 programme
|
3,000- Irish Aid funded 1,200
|
15/12/2016
|
|
2017
|
Anne Nolan/Janet Gruber
|
Review of Global Health and HIV Review
|
42,000
|
*
|
|
2017
|
Technopolis
|
Review of Product Development Partners
|
19,000
|
*
|
*An internal management report and not for publication.
