The consultant reports commissioned by my Department since March 2011 are set out in the table below:
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 | 24July 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 |
Baseline Report Single Pension Scheme | Mr Seamus O’Dwyer | 9 December 2014 | €24,900 |
OGP Development of Training and Organisation Development | Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon | Internal Report | €22,900 |
Irish Security Services Market Report | OVE Arup & Partners Ireland t/a ARUP | Internal Report | €16,304 |
Cleaning Services Market Report | OVE Arup & Partners Ireland t/a ARUP | Internal Report | €22,866 |
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 of time.lex 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 | PWC | Internal Report | €148,781 |
Service delivery model for Government ICT Shared Services | Accenture | Internal Report | €339,188 |
Laundry Services Research Report | OVE Arup & Partners Ireland t/a ARUP | Internal Report | €22,866 |
Document Management Services Research Report | OVE Arup & Partners Ireland t/a ARUP | Internal Report | €22,866 |
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 | 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) | 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 of the ICT Service Delivery Unit | BearingPoint | Internal Report | €89,037 |
Provision of Internal & External Market Research – Break Fix services | Clearview Group Procurement Solutions | Internal Report | €30,443 |
Market Research: ICT Peripherals and Scanners Research Report | Business Change Management Limited | Internal Report | €25,343 |
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 |
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform 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 |
Strategic Review of the HCM and Payroll technologies for the Irish Civil Service | Bearing Point | Internal Report | €44,773 |
Workforce Planning and training review | CMC Business | Internal Report | £18,850* |
OECD Report on Financial Reporting in Ireland (2019) | OECD | 12 June 2019 | Funded by EU Structural Reform Support Programme |
Review of eCohesion IT System, final report on Designation Assessment | Astron Consulting | 21 September 2018 | €33,210 |
Enabling Digital Ireland research exploring citizens’ use of, appetite for and access to online Government services | IPSOS MRBI | Internal Report | €113,250 |
Public Service Innovation Network (Research and Implementation Option) Report | Deloitte | Internal Report | €30,135 |
Review of Data for Non-Profit Sector | Indecon | Internal Report | €43,812.60 |
2019 | | | |
Review of Structures for Management of European Regional Development Fun (ERDF) Programmes in Ireland | Crowe Ireland | Reporting currently being drafted | €86,100 |
Review of International Practices in Government Communications | Edelman | June 2019 | €28,500 |