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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2016

Tuesday, 29 November 2016

Questions (759)

Fergus O'Dowd

Question:

759. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reports commissioned by her Department since 2006 which, while completed or are in final draft form, have not been published; the reason they have not been published; the expected publication date; the cost to date of each such report; if tenders were invited; if it is not intended to publish any such report the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37551/16]

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Written answers

With regard to the Deputy’s question, in the time available, it has not been possible for my officials to compile all of the information requested. I will ensure that the requested information is supplied as soon as it is collated.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A

Further to Parliamentary Question 759 of the 29th November 2016, the requested information has now been collated and is set out in the following tables.

2006

Completed/draft report not published

Reason Report has not been published

Expected date of publication

Cost to date

Were tenders invited

Yes/No

Reason report will not be published

Technical audit of Patents Office ICT system for systems migration purposes.

Internal technology review – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€2,420

No. The contract was below the threshold in place at the time.

Internal technology review – not for publication.

Information Security review of Labour Court website.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€3,267

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication.

2007

Completed/draft report not published

Reason Report has not been published

Expected date of publication

Cost to date

Were tenders invited

Yes/No

Reason report will not be published

ICT Security Reviews.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€118,928

Yes

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication.

To carry out a Business Process Review of the Departments Insolvency Payments Section and to make appropriate recommendations.

Internal BPR – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€20,364

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services.

Internal BPR – not for publication.

Forensic Accounting Assignment

Publication was never intended - this assistance with an ODCE investigation

N/A

€258,825

Closed competition between non-conflicted organisations of sufficient size

Operational reasons - ODCE’s investigation and law enforcement remit

Market Research for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

N/A

N/A

€15,898

Yes

The report was not published in full but the results of the research were included in the ODCE Annual Report

2008

Completed/draft report not published

Reason Report has not been published

Expected date of publication

Cost to date

Were tenders invited

Yes/No

Reason report will not be published

Review of ICT Unit Project Management Procedures & Practices.

Internal review - not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€2,995

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services.

Internal review - not for publication.

Review of ICT Backup Systems.

Internal review - not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€13,310

Report was produced under existing contract and then put out to tender for implementation.

Internal review - not for publication.

3 x ICT Technical Reports on laptop encryption, the Departments financials application and scans of on-line systems.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€17,669

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services.

Internal review - not for publication.

Report of the forensics analysis of the ESF website.

Internal ICT security assessment – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€2,580

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services.

Internal review - not for publication.

To prepare a report on the Insolvency Payments Section Business Process Re-engineering (BPR).

Internal review - not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€13,177

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services.

Internal review - not for publication.

List of Information Obligations in Employment Law – (UCD School of Law)

Not Published

This list was compiled to feed into the Administrative Burdens Measurement Project in 2008

N/A

€4,650

Yes

N/A

Three Standard Cost Model Measurements – (Tom Ferris)

Not Published

This paper fed into the HLG Report, which itself was published in 2008.

N/A

€5,707.29

No

N/A

List of Information Obligations in Health & Safety Law – (University of Limerick)

Not Published

This list was compiled to feed into the Administrative Burdens Measurement Project in 2008

N/A

€4,616

Yes

N/A

List of Information Obligations in Company Law – (NUI Galway)

Not Published

This list was compiled to feed into the Administrative Burdens Measurement Project in 2008

N/A

€5,102

Yes

N/A

Prioritised Information Obligations in Company Law Legislation – (Arthur Cox)

Not Published

This list was compiled to feed into the Administrative Burdens Measurement Project in 2008

N/A

€2,226.40

No

N/A

Prioritised Information Obligations in Health & Safety Legislation –

(Scannell Solutions)

Not Published

This list was compiled to feed into the Administrative Burdens Measurement Project in 2008

N/A

€5,142.50

Yes

N/A

2009

Completed/draft report not published

Reason Report has not been published

Expected date of publication

Cost to date

Were tenders invited

Yes/No

Reason report will not be published

Oracle Software Asset Management.

Internal review - not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€7,559.58

Yes

Internal review - not for publication.

Redundancy Insolvency Recoveries ICT System Feasibility Study (Technical Upgrade & Migration to Redundancy Payments System Platform).

Internal review - not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€10,327.50

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services.

Internal review - not for publication.

Tables continuing.

2010

Completed/draft report not published

Reason Report has not been published

Expected date of publication

Cost to date

Were tenders invited

Yes/No

Reason report will not be published

Technical skills gap and training needs analysis.

Internal review – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€9,680

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services.

Internal technology review – not for publication.

Health check of Domino and Lotus Notes technologies.

Internal technology review – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€10,239

No, software manufacturer required to undertake platform health check.

Internal technology review – not for publication.

2011

Completed/draft report not published

Reason Report has not been published

Expected date of publication

Cost to date

Were tenders invited

Yes/No

Reason report will not be published

IT Security assessment of new hosting site in Revenue Hosting Centre.

Internal ICT security assessment – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€7,093

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services.

Internal ICT security assessment – not for publication.

Computer Server Virtualisation Strategy Review.

Internal technology review – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€8,276

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services.

Internal technology review – not for publication.

2012

Completed/draft report not published

Reason Report has not been published

Expected date of publication

Cost to date

Were tenders invited

Yes/No

Reason report will not be published

Security reviews of ICT systems.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication

Publication not planned.

€39,095

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication

ICT systems review – Patents Office.

Internal technology review – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€29,667

Yes.

Internal technology review – not for publication.

Completed

Recommended Procurement Strategy for a Customer Relationship Management System (CRMS) for the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court.

Achilles Procurement Services -

This report was commissioned by the Department’s Workplace Relations Reform Programme Office and was completed in August 2012. The Report was considered by the Programme Office in the context of formulating its strategy in relation to the procurement mechanism (viz. open restricted, competitive dialogue, etc.) to be employed in relation to the acquisition of an ICT solution to support the operations and activities of the State’s Workplace Relations Services. The Report informed the internal deliberative process on the procurement strategy for this solution and was not intended for publication.

Not for publication

€2,560

No

This report was commissioned by the Department’s Workplace Relations Reform Programme Office and was completed in August 2012. The Report was considered by the Programme Office in the context of formulating its strategy in relation to the procurement mechanism (viz. open restricted, competitive dialogue, etc.) to be employed in relation to the acquisition of an ICT solution to support the operations and activities of the State’s Workplace Relations Services. The Report informed the internal deliberative process on the procurement strategy for this solution and was not intended for publication.

Deloitte - Feasibility Study: Making Ireland an International Centre for Intellectual Property

Fed into wider policy developments

n/a

102,872.62

Deloitte - Feasibility Study: Making Ireland an International Centre for Intellectual Property

Fed into wider policy developments

2013

Completed/draft report not published

Reason Report has not been published

Expected date of publication

Cost to date

Were tenders invited

Yes/No

Reason report will not be published

ICT security reviews.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€24,627

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication.

Youth Unemployment

A review of wage costs and other factors which may affect the employment of young people in Ireland.

Not for publication - Presented to the Troika in line with the terms of the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policy which is a component of the Memorandum of Understanding, September 2013, as part of which the Irish Government undertook to present a report in December 2013.

NA

5,547.30

2014

Completed/draft report not published

Reason Report has not been published

Expected date of publication

Cost to date

Were tenders invited

Yes/No

Reason report will not be published

ICT security reviews.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€35,178

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication.

Mobile Device Policy Assessment.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€2,236

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication.

Oracle eBusiness Suite Release 12 Upgrade Assessment.

Internal ICT system assessment – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€12,254.05

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services.

Internal ICT system assessment – not for publication.

Completed

Employment Permits Administration Section Business Process Improvement Project Report

For Internal use – not for publication

Not applicable

52,275.00

Yes

For internal processing purposes not for publication

Result of Forensic Accounting Investigation

The case to which it relates has not finished in the Courts

n/a

€177,545.80

Closed competition between non-conflicted organisations of sufficient size

Result of Forensic Accounting Investigation

2015

Completed/draft report not published

Reason Report has not been published

Expected date of publication

Cost to date

Were tenders invited

Yes/No

Reason report will not be published

Strategic Review of ICT Network.

Internal ICT network assessment – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€9,932.25

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services.

Internal ICT network assessment – not for publication.

ICT security review.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€54,765.75

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication.

Health check on email archive system.

Internal ICT assessment – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€1,750

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services.

Internal ICT assessment – not for publication.

2016

Completed/draft report not published

Reason Report has not been published

Expected date of publication

Cost to date

Were tenders invited

Yes/No

Reason report will not be published

ICT Security Reviews.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€11,500

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT security support services.

Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication.

Patents Office ICT System Architecture Review.

Internal ICT architecture – not for publication.

Publication not planned.

€4,305

Report was produced under an existing contract for ICT support services.

Internal ICT architecture – not for publication.

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