Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 December 2016
286. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011 per annum, in tabular form; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date. [39492/16]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
Reports commissioned by Department of Social Protection since March 2011 (PQ 39492/16)
|
Report |
Name of Consultants |
Commissioned |
Publication Date |
Cost € |
|
2011 |
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Social Welfare Appeals Office – Research on Insurability Issues & Access to Legal Resources |
Mel Cousins & Associates |
2011 |
2011 |
€7,744 |
|
Report on electronic access to GRO Records for genealogy research |
John Grenham |
Apr-2011 |
Internal Management Report |
€3,557 |
|
Investigation of odour/smells, Belmullet Local Office |
Wright Environmental Services |
Apr-2011 |
Internal Management Report |
€1,699 |
|
Investigation of odour/smells, DSP Cobh |
Employment Health Advisors Ltd |
May-2011 |
Internal Management Report |
€2,023 |
|
Development & implementation of the National Employment & Entitlements Service |
Accenture |
June-2011 |
Aug-2011 |
€186,563 |
|
Report on Pension Charges in Ireland |
PWC |
Oct-2011 |
Oct-2012 |
€61,500 |
|
Social Inclusion Forum – Conference Report |
Aidan Lloyd |
Nov-2011 |
Aug-2012 |
€1,500 |
|
2012 |
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|
FÁS IS Applications Systems Review |
Accenture |
Jan-2012 |
Internal Management Report |
€44,772 |
|
Analysis & Measurement of Poverty & Deprivation 2012: 1.Work & Poverty in Ireland: An Analysis of CSO Survey on Income & Living Conditions 2004-2010 (2012 annual report) 2. Technical Paper on Poverty Indicators – [Appendix C of Report of the Review of the National Poverty Target] 3. Implications of Income Pooling & Household Decision-Making for Poverty & Deprivation (2012 technical paper) |
ESRI |
Jan-2012 |
1. Dec-2012 2. Oct-2012 3. Oct- 2013 |
€81,230 |
|
Review of Irish Pensions Policy |
OECD |
Jan-2012 |
Apr-2013 |
€130,000 |
|
Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund |
KPMG |
Feb-2012 |
Jun-2012 |
€153,750 |
|
Evaluation of JobBridge (National Internship Scheme) |
Indecon International Economic Consultants |
Apr-2012 |
Apr-2013 |
€59,555 |
|
Developing system architecture for the National Employment & Entitlements Service |
Compass Point |
June-2012 |
Internal Management Report |
€4,600 |
|
Risk assessments regarding reception areas [Arklow, Tallaght, & Kings Inn, Dublin Local Offices] |
Nifast |
June-2012 |
Internal Management Report |
€1,845 |
|
Air Quality Investigation, Ballymun Local Office |
Wright Environmental Services |
Aug-2012 |
Internal Management Report |
€3,644 |
|
Air Quality Investigation, Áras Mhic Dhiarmada |
Wright Environmental Services |
Aug-2012 |
Internal Management Report |
€3,383 |
|
Report on Pension Priority Order |
Mercer |
Sep-2012 |
Feb-2013 |
€18,450 |
|
Contracted Employment Service Model |
Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion |
Nov-2012 |
Internal Management Report |
€140,989 |
|
2013 |
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|
Mobile ApplicationsOpportunity Exploration |
Accenture |
Feb-2013 |
Internal Management Report |
€33,388 |
|
Social Inclusion Forum – Conference Report |
Aidan Lloyd |
Mar-2013 |
Sep-2013 |
€1,500 |
|
Health & Safety Review of DSP premises, Upper Gardiner St, Dublin 1 |
CPL Training Ltd, trading as Nifast Health & Safety Training |
Apr-2013 |
Internal Management Report |
€1,100 |
|
Diet Supplement Diet Costings Update |
Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute |
Apr-2013 |
Sep-2013 |
€4,000 |
|
Analysis & Measurement of Poverty & Social Exclusion (AMPSE) 2013 programme: 1. Social Transfers & Poverty in Boom & Recession (for 2013 annual report) 2. Indicators of Economic Strain in the Great Recession (for 2013 technical paper) |
ESRI
|
June-2013 |
1. Dec-2013 2. Apr-2014 |
€67,979 |
|
Auto Enrolment & Applicability to Ireland (Pensions) |
TOR Financial Consulting Ltd. |
Mid-2013 |
Internal Management Report |
€9,900 |
|
A Review of In-work Supports for the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare |
Mel Cousins & Associates |
July-2013 |
€10,000 |
|
|
Delivery of Administrative Profiling Models to Identify those at Risk of Labour Market Disadvantage |
ESRI |
July-2013 |
June-2014 |
€33,745 |
|
Report on Organisation Development |
Axiom Consultants |
Sept- 2013 |
Internal Management Report |
€122,692 |
|
Advisory report on implementation of European Youth Guarantee in Irish circumstances |
Organisation for Economic co-operation & Development (OECD) |
Sept- 2013 |
Jan-2014 |
€50,000 |
|
Evaluation of the Youth Guarantee Pilot |
Franklin Research Ltd |
Oct- 2013 |
Jan 2015 |
€20,000* |
|
Evaluation Research (Back to Education Allowance) |
ESRI |
Nov-2013 |
Internal Management Report |
€24,809 |
|
Survey Air quality in Nutgrove Local Office |
Wright Environmental Services |
Nov-2013 |
Internal Management Report |
€2,900 |
|
Social Welfare Appeals Office – Research into Revising Decisions |
Mel Cousins & Associates |
Dec -2013 |
Internal Management Report |
€2,400 |
|
2014 |
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|
Social Inclusion Forum – Conference Report |
Aidan Lloyd |
Mar-2014 |
Dec-2014 |
€1,650 |
|
Analysis & Measurement of Poverty & Social Exclusion 2014 programme: 1. Transitions into and out of household joblessness using CSO SILC data 2. Measuring Irish joblessness: The SILC and LFS data sources |
ESRI |
Q1-2014 |
1. Sept-2015 2. May-2015 |
€80,000 |
|
Security Partner Services - IT Forensics |
Deloitte |
Mar-2014 |
Internal Management Report |
€2,398 |
|
Forensic Services |
Rits |
Apr-2014 |
Internal Management Report |
€2,340 |
|
Forensic Services |
Rits |
Apr-2014 |
Internal Management Report |
€4,201 |
|
Identification & containment of malicious software |
Deloitte |
Apr-2014 |
Internal Management Report |
€15,699 |
|
Assessment for Application Lifecycle Management |
Microsoft Ireland |
May-2014 |
Internal Management Report |
€22,586 |
|
Ex-ante Evaluation to support the preparation of the Operational Programme for the European Fund for the Most Deprived 2014-2020 |
Mel Cousins & Associates |
July-2014 |
Internal report required by EU Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 |
€16,000 |
|
Microfilm Condition Report |
Martin Bradley, Archives and Records Management Consultant |
Nov -2014 |
Internal Management Report |
€1,691 |
|
Report on the effectiveness & efficiency of the guidance model used during Youth Guarantee Pilot |
NUI Maynooth |
Nov-2014 |
Internal Management Report |
€14,145* |
|
Survey Air quality in Waterford Intreo |
Wright Environmental Services |
Dec- 2014 |
Internal Management Report |
€6,863 |
|
2015 |
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|
Review of the EmployAbility (Supported Employment) Service |
Indecon International Economic Consultants |
Jan-2015 |
Review complete December; Publication date to be decided |
€59,280 |
|
Policy and practice report: Key lessons learned from the Ballymun Youth Guarantee Project |
NUI Maynooth |
Jan-2015 |
March 2015 |
€11,135* |
|
Evaluation of the Disability Activation Project |
Indecon International Economic Consultants |
Feb-2015 |
November 2015 |
€29,520 |
|
Forensic Services |
Rits |
Mar-2015 |
Internal Management Report |
€11,480 |
|
Windows Tablet PC Hardening Review (Limited Scope) Windows Laptop PC Hardening Review (Limited Scope) Windows Phone Device Hardening Review (Limited Scope) |
Deloitte |
Mar-2015 |
Internal Management Report |
€4,151 |
|
Project coordination of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Work Positive Framework |
Sharon Gallagher |
Mar- 2015 |
To be determined following completion of the review |
€3,000 |
|
Social Inclusion Forum – Conference Report |
Aidan Lloyd |
Mar-2015 |
Q3 2016 |
€1,650 |
|
Confidential Information Security Report |
Deloitte |
July-2015 |
Internal Management Report |
€7,749 |
|
Technical review of rent supplement under the Equal Status Acts. |
Mel Cousins & Associates |
July -2015 |
Internal Management Report |
€18,000 |
|
Jobseeker Customer Satisfaction Survey |
W5 Marketing Intelligence Ltd |
Aug-2015 |
Q1 2016 |
€71,463 |
|
Analysis & Measurement of Poverty & Social Exclusion 2015 Programme: 1. Changes in social risks by life-cycle group 2. Developing a multi-dimensional quality of life indicator |
ESRI |
Q3 2015 Q3 2015 |
Q3 2016 Q4 2016 |
€80,000 |
|
Evaluation of the Suitability, Effectiveness and Relevance of the JobBridge Activation Programme |
Indecon International Economic Consultants |
Sept - 2015 |
Published October 2016 |
€134,895 |
|
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Activation Reforms |
ESRI |
Oct - 2015 |
Q1 2017 |
€118,315 |
|
External quality assessment of DSP Internal Audit under the D/PER Internal Audit standards 2012 |
EisnerAmper Ireland |
Nov-2015 |
Internal Management Report |
€5,535 |
|
Information Security Reports |
Grant Thornton |
Dec- 2015 |
Internal Management Report |
€10,332 |
|
2016 |
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|
Review of the Local Employment Services and Job Club services |
Indecon International Economic Consultants |
Nov-2016 |
To be determined following completion of the review. |
Est. €87,232 |
|
Review of the Predictive Analytic Modelling Solutions for the Dept. of Social Protection. |
The Analytics Store Ltd. |
Jul-2016 |
Internal Management Report |
€9,471 |
|
Back to Education Allowance Qualitative Study |
BMG Research |
Oct-2016 |
Q1 2017 |
€50,670 |
|
Jobseeker and JobPath Customer Satisfaction Survey 2016 – (this is the next annual round of Jobseeker Customer Satisfaction Survey which was originally commissioned in Aug 2015.) |
W5 Marketing Intelligence Ltd |
Jun-2016 |
Q1 2017 |
€124,549.80 (includes €71,463 expenditure on report commissioned Aug 2015 and published Q1 2016) |
* EU Funded Reports
