My Department was established on 19 July 2017. I have listed in the table below the external consultants commissioned to undertake work on behalf of my Department from that date, to-date.
In each case the reports/material produced were for internal or stakeholder use only, and not for external publication with the exception of the report on a review of the Community Services Programme due to be published by the end of this year and the Local Digital Strategies which will be published by each individual Local Authority.
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Title
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Company
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Cost €
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Date Published
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1
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Provision of Technical Support for the development of Shared Telecoms Infrastructure by Local Authorities
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4SITE
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€19,767.00 (Incl. VAT)
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Final technical drawings were received 9 November 2018. 4Site documents were for internal use only and were not published externally.
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2
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Provision of Cost Analysis Report for the development of Shared Telecoms Infrastructure by Local Authorities
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4SITE
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€4176.00 (Incl. VAT)
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Cost analysis piece was received by the Department in January 2019. Intended for use by Broadband Officers in Local Authorities.
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3
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Provision of Development of Local Digital Strategies for all Local Authorities
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INDECON International Economic Consultants
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€149,246.97 (Incl. VAT)
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Final guidelines for development of strategies issued on 25 September 2018. Local Digital Strategies are being prepared by each individual local authority and will be externally published.
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4
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Provision of Information Sessions for all participating Local Authorities on developing Local Digital Strategies
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INDECON International Economic Consultants
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€37,604.79 (Incl. VAT)
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Sessions are currently being rolled out to participating local authorities with a view to having all sessions delivered before end Q3 2019. Information sessions for Local Authorities and are not published externally.
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5
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Preparation of guidance & delivery of training for local authorities & industry on environmental screening/appropriate assessment of works in relation to rollout of telecommunications infrastructure, primarily related to the rollout the National Broadband Plan. The Environmental screening piece will also be only for internal/local authority use and will not be published externally.
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RPS Group
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€79, 089 (Incl. VAT)
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Due Q3 2019
Will not be published externally
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6
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Internal report to assist in developing our HR strategy
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Athrú Consulting
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€9,840 (Incl. VAT)
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An internal report to assist in developing our HR strategy at an estimated cost of €15,000 work completed January 2019. Report not published externally.
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7
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Project Management Assistance KOSI Corporation Ltd
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KOSI Corporation
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€12,822.75 (Incl. vat)
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Project Management Assistance, a report was not published externally.
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8
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Review of the Community Services Programme
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Indecon International Economic Consultants
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€112,422 (Incl. vat)
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The report on the review will help inform decisions on the future shape and structure of the programme. This report will not be published. The Department will publish a consultation report on the review separately by end 2019.
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