Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2017
166. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the 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, in tabular form. [54265/17]
View answerIn response to the Deputy’s question the consultant reports commissioned since March 2011 by my Department are listed in the following table:
|
Report Title |
Company |
Publication Date |
Costs |
|
Sourcing Strategy for Mobile Voice and Data Services |
Analysis Mason |
Not for publication – internal report only |
€25,323 |
|
Banking services for central government – review of market |
PWC |
Not for publication – internal report only |
€44,526 |
|
Business Process Automation process scoping reports: HSE and the Passport Office |
Accenture |
Internal Reports |
€13,214 |
|
Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement |
MKO Partners Ltd |
June 2011 |
€35,819 |
|
Report on Reasons Behind Voter Behaviour in the Oireachtas Inquiry Referendum 2011 |
Red C Research and Marketing Ltd. |
January 2012 |
€41,043 |
|
Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement |
Grant Thornton |
13 June 2012 |
€31,586 |
|
Capacity and Capability Review of Central Procurement Function |
Accenture |
6 September 2012 |
€30,750 |
|
IT-Capability Maturity Framework Executive Assessment |
Innovation Value Institute, NUIM |
November 2012 |
€30,750 |
|
Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement |
Grant Thornton |
3 July 2013 |
€24,206 |
|
Debt Management – Final Report |
BearingPoint |
Published 24 July 2014 |
€135,514 |
|
Report of a Consultation with Civil Society Representatives and Citizens on Ireland’s Participation in the Open Government Partnership |
Transparency International, Ireland |
Published on 2 October 2013 |
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. |
|
Open Data project: - Best Practice Handbook - Data Audit Report - Roadmap for Open Data - Evaluation Framework - Open Data Publication Handbook |
Insight Centre for Data Analytics, NUI Galway |
July 2014 |
€19,188 |
|
OGP Development of Training & Organisation Development |
Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon. Trinity House, Charleston Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 |
Internal report |
€22,900 |
|
Value for Money Report of Dublin Castle's Conference Facilities |
Newmarket Consulting |
Qtr 3, 2014 |
€4,674 |
|
Fund Structuring Services Agreement for Social Housing and Energy Efficiency in Ireland |
European Investment Bank |
5 November 2014 |
€26,767 |
|
Baseline Report Single Pension Scheme |
Mr Seamus O’Dwyer |
9 December 2014 |
€24,900 |
|
Civil Service Disciplinary Code Review (action identified under Civil Service Renewal Plan |
Byrne Wallace |
March 2015 |
€30,750 |
|
Civil Service Disciplinary Code Review (action identified under Civil Service Renewal Plan) |
Clarion Consulting |
May 2015 |
€23,985 |
|
Comparative Report on European National Identification Numbers |
Hans Graux of time.lex CVBA, Brussels, Belgium |
Publication pending the completion of the work of the PPSN review Group |
€37,500 |
|
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. |
Lauren Kierans BL |
Provision of legal expertise only. Not for publication. |
€12,500 |
|
Analysis of Business Processes for European Structural and Investment Funds and Development of a Detailed Specification for EU Structural Funds 2014-2020 |
Dovetail |
Internal report which formed the basis of a request for tender published on 4 March 2016 |
€46,371 |
|
Options for the next National Lottery licence |
Davy Corporate Finance |
Internal report |
€615 |
|
Recommendations to DPER for Clare River (Claregalway) Flood Relief Scheme |
JBA Consulting |
November 2015 |
€23,917 |
|
NSSO Continuous Improvement Report |
Ernst & Young |
November 2015 |
€36,900 |
|
Building Strategic HR in the Civil Service |
McGrath Associates |
Internal report |
€8,000 |
|
PeoplePoint: Optimal Resourcing Review reflecting present and future organisational requirements |
Equita Consulting |
Internal report |
€49,200 |
|
Baseline Research 2015 – Usage, Resourcing and costs of ICT across selected Public Service Bodies |
Price Waterhouse Cooper |
Internal report |
€148,781 |
|
Develop and agree a service delivery model for Government ICT Shared Services |
Accenture |
Internal report |
€339,188 |
|
River Ilen (Skibbereen) drainage scheme: environmental impact statement recommendations to DPER |
Ryan Hanley Consulting Engineers |
January 2016 |
€12,417 |
|
OGP ICT Category Strategies (8 in total) |
Accenture |
Internal report |
€153,000 |
|
Public Service Spend & Tendering Analysis for 2014 |
Accenture |
September 2016 |
€98,400 |
|
OGP Strategic Market Assessment – Phase 1 |
Deloitte |
Internal report |
€200,010 |
|
OGP Strategic Market Assessment – Phase 2 |
Deloitte |
Internal report |
€484,450 |
|
OGP Strategic Market Assessment – Phase 3 |
Deloitte |
Internal report |
€196,333 |
|
eInvoicing Recommendation Report |
KPMG |
TBC |
€160,327 |
|
Review of environmental impact statement of the Bandon River (Bandon) drainage scheme – including recommendations |
CAAS Limited |
March 2016 |
€7,196 |
|
Research and recommendation on a fit for purpose HR model/structure for the NSSO |
Sile O’Donnell |
April 2016 |
€21,000 |
|
Payroll Shared Services operational review |
Deloitte |
June 2016 |
€44,280 |
|
A critical review of the applicability of the performance related remuneration approach to the Irish Public Service |
Institute of Public Administration |
July 2016 |
€15,375 |
|
Business case – shared model for Learning and Development in the Irish Civil Service |
Knowledge Pool as part of Capita Consulting |
Internal report |
€106,063 |
|
Appropriate HR model for OGP |
John O’Hehir Consulting Ltd. |
Internal reports |
€17,589 |
|
Economic assessment of issues raised in relation to the tendering process for the supply of printing devices |
Peter Bacon & Associates Economic Consultants |
Internal report |
€37,597 |
|
OGP Audit of Methodologies for 2013 Spend Data Analysis |
KOSI Corporation Ltd. |
Internal reports |
€13,550 |
|
eCatalogue Readiness Assessment Report |
Science Warehouse |
Internal report |
€17,454 |
|
Environmental Impact Statement of the River Mall Templemore Drainage Scheme |
CAAS Limited |
December 2016 |
€7,196 |
|
Gov.ie – The government Digital Services gateway |
Red C Research and Marketing Limited |
December 2016 |
€ 28,290 inclusive of VAT @ 23% |
|
Review to investigate the possible approaches for data centre hosting of Government cloud and other infrastructure |
KPMG |
Internal Report |
€223,632 |
|
Review, redesign and implementation of an organisational restructure if the ICT Service Delivery Unit |
BearingPoint |
Internal Report |
€89,037 |
|
National Data Infrastructure – A Comparative Analysis |
Accenture |
Q1 2017 |
106,925 ex VAT |
|
OGCIO – Government Cloud Platform (Build to Share) – PoC Security Design Review Report |
Ward Solutions |
Internal Report |
€14,944 |
|
OGCIO BTS – Business Case for the delivery of common ICT Services |
BearingPoint |
Internal Report |
€43,050 |
|
Advisory services for the delivery of business cases for the Build to Share applications and the Build to Share infrastructure |
KPMG |
Internal Report |
€92,250 |
|
Analysis, options and recommendations on implementing a Unique Business Identifier |
Accenture |
Q1 2018 |
€42,000 ex VAT |
|
Independent Review of the Tender Advisory Service |
Research Matters Ltd |
To be published in 2018 |
€23,979 |
