Departmental Contracts

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 December 2020

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

Questions (113)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

113. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms his Department has engaged to carry out work on its behalf in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; if he will summarise the work they were engaged to do and the full costs of the engagements; if disputes over costs ensued; if they were resolved with or without sanctions, financial penalties and-or withholding of funds; and if contracts are subject to legal challenge or mediation. [40219/20]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

A schedule of all consultancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms my Department has engaged to carry out work on its behalf in 2018, 2019, and to date in 2020 has been extracted from my Department’s financial management system and is set out in the tables below. My Department has not engaged any accountancy firms in the period in question. No disputes over costs nor contracts subject to legal challenge or mediation pertain to the companies identified.

2018

ANDREW DOYLE SAFETY CONSULTS	Safety consultation on fire safety	€799.50
ACTION POINT TECHNOLOGY LTD	Installation of servers and 3 year warranty	€12,854
CONFERENCE ORGANISERS LTD	Professional Management Services to manage Data Summit 2018, 19th September, Croke Park	€67,909.21
CW SYSTEMS INTEGRATION LTD	4 days Professional services -Windows 10/Android/Test IOS Policy	€4,674
DECLAN CREGAN	AMS software installation, testing, maintenance for May 2017 to May 2018	€4,000
EAMON O'BOYLE & ASSOCIATES	Event Security & Safety Officer for Presidential Inauguration, Dublin Castle, 11 November 2018	€4,575.60
ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD	Installation, Commission and Training for IT Security Appliance	€12,989
MICHAEL COLLINS S.C.	Independent review of response of Department of Justice re Documents from Charleton Tribunal - Tribunal of Inquiry into Protected Disclosures	€19,596.36
MJ FLOOD TECHNOLOGY	Design, implementation and commissioning of Microsoft Exchange environment including migration of data from IBM Lotus Systems	€122,957
PETER SMYTH MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LTD	Independent Review of National Broadband Plan Procurement Process	€36,706.78
WARD SOLUTIONS LTD	IT Security Risk Assessment Review and Support	€6,911
WILLIAM ABRAHAMSON	Assistance to Michael Collins S.C. in carrying out independent review of response of Department of Justice re Documents from Charleton Tribunal- Tribunal of Inquiry into Protected Disclosures	€12,546

2019

BRIAN HUNT	Seanad Reform Implementation Group - Legislative Drafting for Seanad Reform Bill	€25,000
ACTION POINT TECHNOLOGY LTD	Action Point Managed Services - Enterprise Service Desk Advisory Services - 5 Days	€5,004
CW SYSTEMS INTEGRATION LTD	Professional IT services days - Device Enrolment Programme Set up, access to shared calendars, update certs	€4,169
HAKATA HOLDINGS LTD	Expert advisory services to the Implementation Group on Policing Reform	€25,830
KENNETH MCALLISTER	Broadcast planning and Media management services at Dublin Castle for the Presidential Inauguration, 2018	€1,400
MHL EVENT MANAGEMENT LTD	Reception marking the 100th anniversary of the first Dáil, Mansion House, 21 January, 2019	€71,789.79
PTOOLS SOFTWARE	Purchase of professional service days & 1 year SSL Certificate	€492
REIDYBROPHY LTD	Contingency management workshops for Brexit Preparedness	€11,900
WARD SOLUTIONS LTD	Penetration Test – IT Security Risk Assessment Review and Support	€6,911

2020

APOGEE IRELAND LTD	Printer software upgrade and installation	€1,902
BEBHINN MURPHY BL	Record review	€5,078.37
CW SYSTEMS INTEGRATION LTD	Mobileiron Upgrade - 3 days technical support	€3,506
ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD	Delivery and installation of Cisco ESA C190 e-mail security device	€5,502
HAKATA HOLDINGS LTD	Expert advisory services to the Implementation Group on Policing Reform	€10,763
MJ FLOOD TECHNOLOGY	Infrastructure Management Works - Exchange and VmWare health check and patching	€59,000
WARD SOLUTIONS LTD	e-Cabinet Security Risk assessment review and penetration testing.	€7,557