The table below provides details of consultancy services engaged by my Department in 2021; the reason for each consultancy, the name of the provider of the consultancy service and the cost incurred.
Provider of Consultancy Service
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Purpose of Consultancy
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Amount
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Marman & Associates Ltd
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Watercraft Safety Consultancy in relation to Passenger Boat Licences in Civil Defence Units in 13 Local Authorities across the country.
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€14,400
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Survey Drones Ireland
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UAS (Drones) Consultancy: Advice on the implications of EU/EASA Regulations (EU) 2019/945 and (EU) 2019/947 and how these regulations may impact the responsibilities of Civil Defence at a national and local authority level.
|
€3,198
|
Padraig Love
|
Review of recruitment practices and processes in the PDF: project arising out of the 2019 Report of the Public Service Pay Commission on Recruitment and Retention in the Permanent Defence Force
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€25,200
|
John O'Hehir Consultancy Ltd
|
Embedding Workforce Planning in the PDF: project arising out of the 2019 Report of the Public Service Pay Commission on Recruitment and Retention in the Permanent Defence Force
|
€34,629.97
|
The Circa Group
|
Feasibility Study regarding proposed Institute for Peace Support & Leadership: project arising out of the 2015 White Paper on Defence
|
€7,405.20
|
Col EV Campion
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To provide expert advice to the Army Equitation School’s Horse Purchase Board
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€5,000
|
Quadra Ltd
|
Covid-19 risk assessments for Department offices in 2020 and 2021 and the provision of online ergonomic assessments home workstations.
|
€26,783.09
|
Storm Technology Ltd
|
IT consultancy services
|
€79,886.04
|
Iron Mountain
|
File decant project carried out in late 2020
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€50,825.47
|
Info Security Assur Services Ltd T/A Isas
|
ICT SECURITY
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€78,540.60
|
KPMG
|
ICT TARGET STATE ARCHITECTURE REPORTING
|
€69,187.50
|
Dr Aoife Hunt T/A IUSMEDICUS LTD
|
Medical
|
€800
|
Dr Mike Scully
|
Medical
|
€3,520
|
Dr Patricia Walsh
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Medical
|
€2,400
|
Michael P Colreavy
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Medical
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€5,184
|
Anthony Kerr SC
|
Professional legal opinion under direct access.
|
€8,241
|
The following revised reply was received on 10 May 2022.
It has come to my attention that the answer contained an incorrect figure, which I wish to correct. The answer stated that the cost incurred in respect of Iron Mountain was €50,825.47. It was in fact €18,810.29. The figure for 2020 was erroneously provided instead of the 2021 figure.