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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 December 2020

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

Questions (824)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

824. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms her Department has engaged to carry out work its behalf in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; if she 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 and or financial penalties and or withholding of funds; and if contracts are subject to legal challenge or mediation. [40217/20]

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The table here provides the information requested by the Deputy; a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms my Department has engaged to carry out work its behalf in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; no disputes over costs ensued. There have been no legal challenges in relation to the contracts and no mediation applied.

Schedule

Legal/IT firms

Consultancy Firm

Detail the work firm/company were engaged to do

Detail of full costs of the engagementsand timeline

Timeline 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020.

Social Justice Ireland

User Handbook for Public Participation Networks

€12,000

2020

Social Justice Ireland

Public Participation Networks Community Wellbeing Statements – development and delivery of training workshops and facilitation of community consultations

€45,000

Current 2020Ongoing

Social Justice Ireland

Training and supporting Public Participation Networks: research and data analysis, development of Second Annual Report of PPNs Organising Regional Meetings for PPNs, Development and Support programme for PPNs Mentoring with PPNs and Local Authorities

€9,600

2019–2020

Social Justice Ireland

Development and delivery of online training programme for 31 Public Participation Networks

€90,000

Over 2020-2021

Social Justice Ireland

Development of 2019 Annual Report of PPNs

€10,000

2019

Stephen Rourke

Public Participation Networks’ Secretariat Network – facilitation

€27,090

2019–2021

Harriet Emerson

Cork County PPN - facilitation

€13,500

2020-2021

Indecon International Economic Consultants

Review of the Community Services Programme

€112,422

March 2019 to February 2020

Indecon

Review of Philanthropy in Ireland

€78,450

Current2020 on-going in 2021.

The Reputations Agency

Marketing/Branding for the Big Hello / National Community Weekend 2019

€62,249.63

2019

Indecon

Design and undertake a digital readiness index for each of the 31 Local Authorities to produce a roadmap and other supports for the development of 31 local digital strategies with unique characteristics that capture the potential growth areas for each local authority area

€24,546.80

2018

RPS

Development of guidance document and related training programme for local authorities and industry relating to appropriate environmental assessment of telecommunications infrastructure primarily relating to the rollout of the National Broadband Plan.

€83,536.78

2019-2020

Future Analytics

Carry out a feasibility study to determine the benefits of further expansion of the Digiwest network of rural digital working hubs to include a number of Digilabs throughout the AEC region for the advancement of targeted research and development, commercial innovation and enterprise development.

€19,918.50

2020

Doonane Construction Services Ltd

Cost report on works completed on LEADER Project Claim.

€1,476.00

2020

Acrux Consulting

HR external investigation

€8435.42

2020

Acrux Consulting

HR external investigation

€3404.13

2019

DELOITTE IRELAND LLP

Dormant accounts fund review

€119,457.6

2019

Space Engagers

Services to Design, management, facilitation and record of Workshop for the Pilot Residential Occupancy Scheme

€4,110.47

2019

Space Engagers

Services to deliver a Wrap-up Report for the Town Centre Living Initiative

€12,880

2019?

Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland

Services to Conduct a Review of the Walks Scheme and role of the RRO.

€66,545

(Review ongoing and due to conclude end Dec 2020/early Jan 2021)

Venture International Limited

Services to Conduct a Review of the Rural Economic Development Zone (REDZ) Scheme (Review is ongoing)

€41,350

2020 Current

Legal Firms

Byrne Wallace

Legal Advice

€2,796.51

2020

Byrne Wallace

Legal Advice

€1,854.84

2019

IT Firms

Flextime IT

Flexitime

€799.5

2020

Flextime IT

Flexitime

€5543.18

2019

Flextime IT

Flexitime

€15874.9

2018

Comm-IT company (South Dublin Volunteer Centre)

Public Participation Network database infrastructure (setup, training and technical support services)

2018: €30,000 2019: €30,000 2020: €30,000

2018 to 2020

Version 1

Version 1 designed and developed an IT system for the administration of the LEADER Rural Development Programme 2007 – 2013. The 07/13 LEADER RDP IT system supports the obligations of the Department and the Local Action Groups (LAGs) in relation to the administration, monitoring and reporting on all RDP activity in accordance with detailed EU regulatory requirements.

Version 1 costs – 2018 –€38,007.00 2019 –€76,794.10 2020 (to date)- €42,175.71

2018 to 2020

Oracle EMA Ltd

Oracle EMA Ltd provide LEADER Oracle Licences & Support which are required for the 07/13 LEADER RDP IT system.

Oracle EMA costs – 2018 –€11,467.60 2019 –€11,926.30 2020 (to date)- €12,403.36

2018 to 2020

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