In response to the Deputy's question, the consultant reports commissioned by my Department since March 2011 are listed in the following table.
Report Title
|
Company
|
Publication Date
|
Cost
|
2011
|
|
|
|
Banking services for central government – review of market
|
PwC
|
Internal Report
|
€44,526
|
Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement
|
MKO Partners
|
June 2011
|
€35,819
|
2012
|
|
|
|
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
|
2013
|
|
|
|
Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement
|
Grant Thornton
|
3 July 2013
|
€24,206
|
Report of a Consultation with Civil Society Representatives and Citizens on Ireland's Participation in the Open Government Partnership
|
Transparency International, Ireland
|
2 October 2013
|
€25,735
|
2014
|
|
|
|
Debt Management – Final Report
|
BearingPoint
|
24 July 2014
|
€135,514
|
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
|
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
|
Single Public Service Pension Scheme Baseline Report
|
Mr. Séamus O'Dwyer
|
9 December 2014
|
€24,900
|
OGP Development of Training & Organisation Development
|
Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon
|
Internal Report
|
€22,900
|
2015
|
|
|
|
Civil Service Disciplinary Code Review
|
Byrne Wallace
|
March 2015
|
€30,750
|
Civil Service Disciplinary Code Review
|
Clarion Consulting
|
May 2015
|
€23,985
|
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
|
Comparative Report on European National Identification Numbers
|
Hans Graux, Timelex, CVBA
|
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
|
Options for the next National Lottery licence
|
Davy Corporate Finance
|
Internal Report
|
€615
|
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
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers
|
Internal Report
|
€148,781
|
Develop and agree a service delivery model for Government ICT Shared Services
|
Accenture
|
Internal Report
|
€339,188
|
2016
|
|
|
|
River Ilen (Skibbereen) drainage scheme: environmental impact statement recommendations to DPER
|
Ryan Hanley Consulting Engineers
|
January 2016
|
€12,417
|
Analysis of Business Processes for European Structural and Investment Funds and Development of a Detailed Specification for EU Structural Funds 2014-20
|
Dovetail
|
4 March 2016
|
€46,371
|
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
|
Public Service Spend and Tendering Analysis for 2014
|
Accenture
|
September 2016
|
€98,400
|
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
|
OGP ICT Category Strategies (8 in total)nm
|
Accenture
|
Internal Report
|
€153,000
|
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
|
Internal Report
|
€160,327
|
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 Report
|
€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 Report
|
€13,550
|
eCatalogue Readiness Assessment Report
|
Science Warehouse
|
Internal Report
|
€17,454
|
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
|
2017
|
|
|
|
National Data Infrastructure - A Comparative Analysis
|
Accenture
|
Q1 2017
|
€106,925
|
Public Service Pay Commission - Review of Actuarial Submissions
|
Milliman
|
8 May 2017
|
€22,755
|
River Feagle (Clonakilty) Drainage Scheme: environmental impact statement review recommendations to DPER
|
Ryan Hanley Consulting Engineers
|
August 2017
|
€6,285
|
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
|
Sourcing Strategy for Mobile Voice and Data Services
|
Analysis Mason
|
Internal Report
|
€25,323
|
Business Process Automation Process scoping report
|
Accenture
|
Internal Report
|
€13,214
|
2018
|
|
|
|
Analysis, options and recommendations on implementing a Unique Business Identifier
|
Accenture
|
Q1 2018
|
€51,660
|
DPER Diversity and Inclusion Diagnostic Report
|
EY
|
Internal Report
|
€28,905
|
Reports of Review of Flood Risk Management Plan; Environmental Reports; Strategic Environmental Assessment Statement and; Natura Impact Statement
|
Fehily, Timoney & Co.
|
April 2018
|
€58,850
|
Data Protection Audit Report for BTS Applications
|
Cygnus Consulting
|
1 June 2018
|
€5,707.20
|
Pay and Benefits for Nurses, Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors and Consultants -
International Data
|
Treacy Consulting/Willis Towers Watson
|
4 September 2018
|
€75,786
|
Engage to Change - A Collaborative Study on Recruitment and Retention of Nurses, Midwives and Doctors
|
Research Matters
|
4 September 2018
|
€113,482
|
Independent Review of the Tender Advisory Service
|
Research Matters
|
November 2018
|
€23,979
|
Research into Experience of Engagement with the OGP among client Public Sector Bodies
|
Coyne Research Associations Ltd.
|
Internal Report
|
€36,300
|
Tender Submission Financial Analysis Report
|
Anne Brady McQuillans DFK
|
Internal Report
|
€1,722
|
Civil Service Renewal
|
Deloitte
|
Internal Report
|
€17,958
|