Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 March 2022
226. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of external consultant's reports commissioned by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date of the report in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13562/22]
View answerThe Department of Foreign Affairs commissions external expertise where highly specialised skills are not available internally and in particular where ongoing independent evaluation of programmes and projects is required. During the course of their engagement these consultants and experts may prepare reports and other documentation for the Department.
In-depth analysis of issues by external experts has informed, and continues to inform, the Department’s policies, allowing for a more targeted use of resources and greater accountability in the allocation of budgets.
These services are procured by open competitive tendering processes in accordance with EU and national rules and comply with the overall value for money objectives.
A small number of consultancies are engaged directly by our Missions abroad from time to time and in some instances they prepare technical reports relating to Ireland’s overseas development aid programme.
The following reports were commissioned by my Department from 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022:
|
Year |
Name of Company |
Title of Report |
Publication Date |
Cost |
|
2019 |
Brian Casey |
Review of the Emergency Response Fund |
June 2019 |
€13,320 |
|
2019 |
Mike Williams |
Strategic Partner Monitoring Visit India |
* |
€19,332 |
|
2019
|
KOSI |
Review of a Strategic Partner grants 2017-2018 |
* |
€28,125 |
|
2019 |
Claire Dijoux |
Programme Grant monitoring visit Zimbabwe |
* |
€12,456 |
|
2019 |
Brian Casey |
Programme Grant monitoring visit Central African Republic |
* |
€10,025 |
|
2019 |
Gumfoot Consultancy |
Programme Grant monitoring visit Ethiopia |
* |
€14,080 |
|
2019 |
Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd. |
Programme Grant partner review |
* |
€24,473 |
|
2019 |
Tara Shine and Martin LeTisser |
Ireland’s Strategy for Partnership with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) |
June 2019 |
€23,739 |
|
2019 |
*Enabling Outcomes |
Review of Private Sector Engagement Institutions |
June 2019 |
€38,250 |
|
2019 |
*Enabling Outcomes |
Evolving Ireland’s Private Sector Engagement for Sustainable Development Programme |
November 2019 |
€45,000 |
|
2019 |
Deirdre Clancy |
Ireland's engagement in Somalia |
* |
€450 |
|
2019
|
University of Otago, New Zealand |
“Irish in Aotearoa: Mapping the Irish Community and People of Irish Heritage in New Zealand” |
First Instalment |
€6,906.62 |
|
2020
|
John O’ Regan |
Programme Grant monitoring visit Nepal (preparation) |
* |
€1,814 |
|
2020 |
Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd. |
Programme Grant partner Follow-Up Review |
* |
€4,552 |
|
2020 |
Fergal Ryan |
Programme Grant monitoring visit Honduras |
* |
€11,964 |
|
2020 |
Fergal Ryan |
Programme Grant monitoring visit Sierra Leone |
* |
€11,347 |
|
2020 |
Fergal Ryan |
Programme Grant monitoring visit Tanzania prep |
* |
€3,000 |
|
2020 |
Morina O’Neill |
Monitoring of public engagement and development education under Irish Aid Programme Grant |
* |
€15,000 |
|
2020 |
John Moody Risk Management |
Strategic Partner Systems Review |
* |
€24,539 |
|
2020 |
Rowan Engineering |
Development of Resource Efficiency Action Plans for the Department’s headquarters buildings |
May 2020 |
€13,222.50 |
|
2020 |
**Ernst & Young |
Ireland’s Climate and Environmental Finance Report 2019 |
* |
**€39,761 |
|
2020
|
Stewart Gee Consultancy |
Agriculture Research Partnership Review |
April 2020 |
€26,953 |
|
2020 |
Michael J. Barry Consulting Ltd. |
National Task Team on Rural Africa Report |
October 2020 |
€60,594 |
|
2020
|
Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd |
Process review of Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) systems. |
* |
€16,335 |
|
2020 |
Southern Cross Consulting |
IDEAS Programme Review (Vietnam) |
* |
€11,150 |
|
2020
|
IOD Parc |
Formative Evaluation of the Programme Grant II (2017-2021) & Humanitarian Programme Plan (2019-2021) |
23rd August 2021 |
€136,925.51
|
|
2020 |
Deirdre Clancy |
Ireland's engagement in Somalia |
* |
€6075 |
|
2020
|
Karl Royce |
Mapping Ireland-Chile economic links and areas of post-pandemic potential focus |
* |
€4,340.03 |
|
2020
|
University of Otago, New Zealand |
“Irish in Aotearoa: Mapping the Irish Community and People of Irish Heritage in New Zealand” |
December 2020 |
€7,206.06 |
|
2021 |
Morina O’Neill |
Monitoring of public engagement and development education under Irish Aid Programme Grant |
*. |
€37,500 |
|
2021 |
Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd. |
Programme Grant Monitoring |
* |
€44,128 |
|
2021 |
Claire Dijoux |
Programme Grant Monitoring |
|
€23,991 |
|
2021 |
Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd. |
Review of the Civil Society Fund |
* |
€28,413 |
|
2021 |
KOSI |
Volunteering partner systems review |
* |
€15,625 |
|
2021 |
Public Good |
Review of Volunteering Initiative |
* |
€15,950 |
|
2021 |
Changes by Degrees |
Climate Finance Roadmap |
Due to be published before end Q2 2022 |
€68,880 €23,650.44 paid in 2021 outstanding balance to be paid in 2022 |
|
2021 |
Dr.Rachel Widdes |
Review of Access to Remedy in Ireland |
July 2021 |
€17,000 |
|
2021
|
Arab World for Research and Development |
Gender Equality Review of the Palestine Programme |
* Ongoing |
€11,800 |
|
2021
|
Pham Thai Hung |
Mission Strategy (2017-2020) Results Review Report |
* |
€3,375 |
|
2021
|
William Langslet |
Independent review of Ireland’s support to Mine Action in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam 2017-2020 |
* |
€7,500 |
|
2021
|
Pham Thai Hung |
Review of the Ethnic Minority Partnership for Resilience and Development (EMPRO) |
* |
€1,315 |
|
2021
|
Pham Thai Hung |
Programme Approach to Reach the Furthest Behind in Vietnam |
* |
€4,760 |
|
2021
|
Deirdre Farrell |
Appraisal of Youth 2030 Strategic Partnership Proposal under the Global Citizenship Education Strategy |
* |
€750 |
|
2021
|
Deirdre Farrell |
Review and Appraisal of Consortia Proposals for new Primary Sector Education programme under the Global Citizenship Education Strategy |
* |
€1,750 |
|
2022
|
Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd. |
Review of the Civil Society Fund |
* |
€1,722 |
|
2022 |
Dr. Richard Collins |
Consultancy Services to Support an Assessment of the Antarctic Treaty System |
Due end of March 2022 |
€11,250 |
|
2022
|
Boyle and Associates |
Review of the ‘Saolta’ programme in the Adult and Community Sector under the Global Citizenship Education Strategy |
* |
€7,875 |
|
2022 |
Barbara Wilson |
Review of the ‘Saolta’ programme in the Adult and Community Sector under the Global Citizenship Education Strategy |
* |
€6,750 |
|
2022
|
Irish Centre for Diversity |
Department of Foreign Affairs – Investors in Diversity (Silver) Report |
21 January 2022 |
€4,495 |
*Reports published for internal use. Certain reports commissioned by the Department are for internal management usage and not for publication. However, many Departmental reports are published on www.irishaid.ie and www.dfa.ie.
**The consultancy was also involved in compilation and QA of DAC returns on gender and climate. Specific cost breakdown for the report not available.
