I am advised that my Department has not engaged the services of either legal or project management firms. Details of the consultancy, accountancy and IT firms engaged by my Department, the type of work they were engaged in, and the total cost of engagement for the period 2018 to date in 2020 are set out in the tables below.
I am advised that no dispute over costs arose in respect to any of the contracts listed.
Consultancy and Accountancy Firms
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Nature of Service/Title of Project
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Name of Firm
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Year
|
Project Cost (Including VAT)
|
|
Review and report on governance structures and arrangements at St Patrick’s Festival.
|
Institute of Public Administration
|
2020
|
€22,140
|
|
Research and analysis services to assist the Tourism Recovery Taskforce in the preparation of a Tourism Recovery Plan.
|
Indecon Economic Consultants
|
2020
|
€92,543
|
|
Provision of Expert Economist Report in the context of State Aid Complaint against Ireland
|
PMCA Economic Consulting
|
2020
|
€9,225 (See Note 1 Below)
|
|
To conduct a review and prepare a follow-up report on the Internal Audit function of the Department
|
Crowe Ireland Chartered Accountants
|
2019
|
€3,063
|
|
Review and report on the annual St Patrick's Festival – including evaluation of its benefits and assessment of models for delivery of the festival – to ensure the sustainable delivery of an efficient, effective and impactful annual festival.
|
Ernst and Young
|
2019
|
€40,994
|
|
Review of International Sustainable Tourism Policy and recommendations on Policy, Guiding Principles & Implementation for Sustainable Tourism Development in Ireland.
|
Earthcheck PTY Limited
|
2019
|
€75,096 (See Note 2 Below)
|
|
Review of Ireland's bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup
|
Aidan Pender Consulting
|
2018
|
€18,007
|
|
Assessment of Candidates for Position of Chair of Horse Sport Ireland
|
Attentius Associates Ltd t/a Osborne Recruitment
|
2018
|
€4,858
|
IT Firms
|
Nature of Service/Title of Project
|
Name of Firm
|
Year
|
Project Cost (Including VAT)
|
|
Hardware/Software Configuration
|
Arkphire
|
2020
|
€4,403
|
|
Network Configuration
|
DQ Networks
|
2020
|
€4,489
|
|
Hardware/Software Configuration
|
eCOM
|
2020
|
€19,363
|
|
Software Support
|
Inpute Technologies Ltd
|
2020
|
€99,359
|
|
Migration of Systems
|
Kainos
|
2020
|
€811
|
|
Systems Review
|
MJ Flood
|
2020
|
€8,349
|
|
Systems Support
|
Unity
|
2020
|
€23,180
|
|
Software Support
|
Waterford Technology
|
2020
|
€22,164
|
|
Systems Support
|
Cannon
|
2019
|
€7,687
|
|
Network Configuration
|
DQ Networks
|
2019
|
€6,457
|
|
Network Configuration works
|
Eamonn O’Connor
|
2019
|
€1,447
|
|
Systems Support
|
ESRI
|
2019
|
€16,331
|
|
Systems Support
|
Inpute
|
2019
|
€116,188
|
|
Systems Migration
|
Kainos
|
2019
|
€39,192
|
|
Systems Support
|
Sureskills
|
2019
|
€31,777
|
|
Systems Support
|
Threatscape
|
2019
|
€7,387
|
|
Systems Support
|
Unity
|
2019
|
€118,516
|
|
Software Support
|
Waterford Technology
|
2019
|
€39,083
|
|
Systems Configuration
|
Zinopy
|
2019
|
€25,798
|
|
Systems Migration
|
Cannon (Irl) Business Equipment Ltd
|
2018
|
€2,447
|
|
Systems Migration
|
Compass Informatics
|
2018
|
€799
|
|
Network Support
|
DQ Networks
|
2018
|
€3,321
|
|
Systems Support
|
eCom
|
2018
|
€58,150
|
|
Software Support
|
Iconic Translation Machines
|
2018
|
€17,220
|
|
Systems Migration
|
Kainos
|
2018
|
€10,243
|
|
Systems Implementation and Support
|
Sureskills
|
2018
|
€15,416
|
|
Software Support
|
Threatscape
|
2018
|
€738
|
|
Hardware Support
|
Total Power Solutions
|
2018
|
€14,270
|
|
Software Support
|
Waterford Technology
|
2018
|
€43,324
|
|
Systems Support
|
Unity
|
2018
|
€52,678
|
|
Systems Support
|
Zinopy
|
2018
|
€61,196
|
Note 1. PMCA Economic Consulting - In February 2020 the Chief State Solicitors Office engaged a consultant to prepare an economic report as part of the Department's response to additional questions which were forwarded by the Commission. It was agreed that the cost of the report would be shared between the then Department of Transport Tourism and Sport and the Department of Housing.
Note 2. Earthcheck PTY Limited - Consultancy services procured by Fáilte Ireland on behalf of the Sustainable Tourism Working Group. This group consisted of Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS). While the total cost for this consultancy was split between the group (with DTTAS contributing €26,174.81), Fáilte Ireland was the sole client for this contractor.
Note 3. Systems Support & Migration of Systems – The expenditure in relation to the majority of the Systems Support and all of the Systems migration spend relates to a project undertaken to consolidate all IT support within the Department’s IT service provision.
In addition to the above, my Department commissions other experts from time to time to provide technical reports or advice on specific issues. Such work is not classified as consultancy services and is not funded from my Department's Administrative Budget.
