Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
92. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount spent on consultancy services by his Department in 2021; the reason for each consultancy; and the name of the consultancy in tabular form. [1715/22]
View answerMy 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 my Department's expenditure on external consultancy projects in 2021 are set out in the attached table.
|
Consultancy Project |
Company/Researcher |
Expenditure in 2021 € |
|
Legal advice on the drafting of Competition Amendment Bill |
Nathan Dunleavy |
9,255 |
|
Peer review of Ireland’s National Contact Point for OECD guidelines for multinational enterprise |
OECD |
35,000 |
|
Safeguarding of DETE Audit Capacity |
Ernst and Young/Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors |
37,722 |
|
Legal research on EU Directive on Consumers Interests 2020 |
Peter Stafford |
14,600 |
|
Contracting of legal adviser for DETE |
Chris O’Toole |
25,160 |
|
Report on skills needs to enable the carbon economy |
AECOM |
93,661 |
|
Development of an online Climate Action Hub for Business |
Matrix Internet |
81,677 |
|
Examination of the Economic Impact of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement |
Implement Consulting |
61,346 |
|
Review of Remuneration Levels for Employment Permits |
Economic and Social Research Institute |
17,427 |
|
Annual Business Survey of Economic Impact |
Insight Consulting |
49,444 |
|
Annual Employment Survey |
Insight Consulting |
19,161 |
|
Geocoding for Annual Surveys |
Autoaddress |
7,355 |
|
Review of the Grocery Goods Legislation |
Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors |
4,000 |
|
Legal Research to assist in transposition of EU Directive on Consumers Interests |
Caroline McGrath |
12,200 |
|
Legal Research on to inform the development of company law policy and legislation |
Katie Nagle/Chris Mills |
33,131 |
|
National Competitiveness Council productivity and competitiveness research |
Economic and Social Research Institute |
34,553 |
|
Development of a National Clustering Policy |
Grant Thornton |
48,737 |
|
Preparation of Regional Enterprise Plans |
Verve Marketing Performance Solutions Grooveyard Padraic O’Maille |
45,624 |
|
Retail Sector Study |
KPMG |
39,311 |
|
Review of Export Supports and Export Credit Insurance Supports for SMEs |
Melyn Consulting |
21,525 |
|
Review of Long Term Lending needs of Irish businesses |
SQW |
38,111 |
|
Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund Review |
Grant Thornton |
34,120 |
|
Review of Casual Trading Legislation |
Peter Stafford |
2,200 |
|
Economic Impact of Four EU Free Trade Agreements |
Copenhagen Economics |
15,547 |
|
Redrawing of Regional Aid Map |
University of Strathclyde |
5,520 |
|
Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Labour Market |
OECD |
100,000 |
|
Total |
886,387 |
