Mattie McGrath
Question:543. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18895/22]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 April 2022
543. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18895/22]
View answerThe procurement of external consultancy services is essential to support my Department in providing high quality service to the public in a cost effective and efficient manner. Consultants are engaged for a fixed period following procurement exercises conducted in accordance with Department procedures that are compliant with EU and national legislation and with guidelines set down by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. All consultancy related payments in my Department are made from the consultancy budget (A2(vii) subhead).
A breakdown of annual expenditure on consultancy and IT external service provision, and a list of purchase orders for €20,000 and above, is available on my Department’s website at gov.ie - Department of Social Protection Policy on Procurement (www.gov.ie)
Below are the costs and description for Consultancy in 2020, and the provisional costs for 2021 and 2022 to date.
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2022 |
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BearingPoint Ireland Ltd |
€21,123 |
Consultancy Support in the setting up of PUP Scheme Area and in establishing the Central Jobseeker Processing Unit |
Hyperion Systems Ltd |
€4,732 |
SAFE - Expert Advice |
Crowe Advisory Limited |
€2,706 |
Financial and Economic Services |
2021 |
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BearingPoint Ireland Ltd |
€122,508 |
Consultancy Support in the setting up of PUP Scheme Area and in establishing the Central Jobseeker Processing Unit |
Mazars |
€58,733 |
Government Banking Services implementation |
Institute for Employment Studies |
€57,518 |
Design, development and procurement of future contracted public employment services |
The Economic and Social Research Institute |
€49,315 |
Poverty and Social Inclusion Research Programme 2020-2023 |
BearingPoint Ireland Ltd |
€47,145 |
Customer Contact Strategy Implementation |
Ernst & Young Business Advisory Services |
€42,143 |
Outsourced IS internal audit expertise |
KPMG |
€30,062 |
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) |
Crowe Advisory Limited |
€26,445 |
Financial and Economic Services |
Project Botticelli Limited |
€25,830 |
Migration of Analytics Platform |
Hyperion Systems Ltd |
€23,408 |
SAFE - Expert Advice |
Ruth A Fitzgerald |
€16,680 |
Transposition of the IORP II Directive |
KPMG |
€12,100 |
Actuarial Peer Review services |
2020 |
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Institute for Employment Studies |
€123,318 |
Design, development and procurement of future contracted public employment services |
Hyperion Systems Ltd |
€80,773 |
SAFE - Expert Advice (Consult Hyperion) |
Ernst & Young |
€69,198 |
Outsourced IS internal audit expertise |
ESRI |
€62,713 |
Measurement and Analysis of Household Income and Living Conditions (2016-2018) |
Crowleys DFK |
€40,313 |
Accounting Services |
KPMG |
€22,775 |
Data Protection Impact Assessments |
Crowe Advisory Limited |
€12,705 |
Financial and Economic Services |
KPMG |
€10,086 |
Update of Actuarial Review of the SIF (2015) - 2020 |
Ruth A Fitzgerald |
€1,820 |
Transposition of the IORP II Directive |
Paul Cunningham |
€1,495 |
HRC Guidelines Review |