My Department considers hiring external consultants in cases where there is not the necessary expertise to deliver the project in-house, in cases where an external assessment is deemed essential, or in cases where a project must be completed within a short time scale, and although the expertise or experience may be available in-house, performing the task would involve a prohibitive opportunity cost.
My Department complies with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's guidelines for engagements of consultants by the civil service, having regard to public procurement guidelines.
Details of external consultant reports commissioned by my Department from March 2011 to date are set out in the following table.
2019
Name of external Consultant/Organisation
|
Report Title
|
Date of Commission
|
Publication Status
|
Cost of Report
€
|
Micromail
|
Cloud Readiness Review
|
March 2019
|
Internal report not intended for publication.
|
€8,179.50
|
Ergo Systems
|
ICT Security Review
|
January 2019
|
Internal report not intended for publication.
|
€28,044
|
Clarion Consulting
|
ICT Strategy Development
|
October 2018
|
Not yet completed. Internal report not intended for publication
|
€66,000
Estimated
|
Ward Solutions
|
ICT Security Review
|
July 2019
|
Not yet completed. Internal report not intended for publication
|
€15,100
Estimated
|
Cruinn Associates
|
Design Skills Report (Working Title)
|
May 2019
|
Expected to be published early 2020.
|
€80,000 estimated
|
Kevin Duffy
|
Employment Law Guide
|
May 2019
|
For inclusion in various WRC publications
|
€12,300
|
Jillian Mahon – Independent Financial Consultant
|
Design and Planning of a Finance Advisory Hub to stimulate
financial skills among entrepreneurs and business owners
|
January 2019
|
Not yet completed. Internal report not intended for publication
|
€19,550 estimated
|
Ernst & Young (EY)
|
Review of Microfinance in Ireland
|
July 2019
|
Not yet completed. Internal report not intended for publication
|
€68,794 estimated
|
European Investment Bank (Innovation Advisory Hub) which commissioned Oliver Wyman Consultants
|
The digitalisation of small and medium enterprises in Ireland – Models for financing digital projects
|
2019
|
Exec Summary of the Report published on 7 March 2019
|
No cost to Department
|