Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 May 2023
214. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the money expended on private consultants in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23296/23]
View answerThe Department's total expenditure from Subhead A7 - Consultancy for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 is as per the tables attached.
It is the policy in the Department only to engage the services of external consultants where highly specialised skills are not available within the Department and, in particular, when such an approach is felt to be more appropriate and cost-effective.
2023 (to date)
|
Payee Name |
Project Description |
Tran Value |
|
Alpha Healthcare Ltd |
National Taskforce on NCHD Workforce |
€ 98,769.00 |
|
Crowe Horwath |
Independent Patient Safety Council Tender: Patient Safety Complaints & Patient Safety Incidents Culture & Values Project |
€ 44,366.10 |
|
Eithne Fitzgerald |
Disability Policy Analysis Advice service |
€ 7,000.00 |
|
HSE MID-WEST AREA |
50% TRIO Project Remibursement |
€ 11,350.00 |
|
Mazars Consulting |
Internal Audit Services |
€ 25,713.44 |
|
€ 187,198.54 |
2022
|
Payee Name |
Project Description |
Transaction Amount |
|
Alpha Healthcare Ltd |
National Taskforce to focus on the Non-Consultant Hospital Doctor (NCHD) workforce |
€ 30,750.00 |
|
Archus |
External Assurance Project 1 (Electives, Cork and Galway) |
€ 141,803.10 |
|
Crowe |
Review of the National Physical Activity Plan - Joint Project with Dept of Tourism & Sport |
€ 21,406.62 |
|
Crowe |
Independent Patient Safety Council Tender: Patient Safety Complaints & Patient Safety Incidents Culture & Values Project |
€ 46,733.85 |
|
Crowe |
Review of the National Sexual Health Strategy |
€ 19,815.30 |
|
Crowe |
Review of Complaints Policy governing nursing homes |
€ 59,255.25 |
|
Eithne Fitzgerald |
Provision of Policy Analysis Expertise & Advisory Services 2021-2022 |
€ 27,125.00 |
|
Grant Thornton |
Provision of Data Protection Advisory and Support Services to ensure ongoing compliance with Data Protection obligations |
€ 36,006.76 |
|
HIQA |
Patient & Staff Stories Project under Ireland's National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (2017-2020) (iNAP2) |
€ 55,000.00 |
|
Manchester Metropolitan |
Review of the operation of the Health (Reg of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 |
€ 71,540.00 |
|
Mazars |
Advice on Private Health Insurance |
€ 19,584.06 |
|
Peter Thomas Ltd. |
Facilitation Support for the work of the Public Health Reform Expert Advisory Group |
€ 11,481.91 |
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
NCHD Taskforce |
€ 61,461.46 |
|
PWC |
External Assurance Project 2 (Maternity Hospitals) |
€ 98,338.50 |
|
Ruth A Fitzgerald |
Legal services – To provide advice on, and the drafting of, a CTA Healthcare Memorandum of Understanding |
€ 9,131.20 |
|
Trinity College |
Evaluation of the 2001 Report of the National Advisory Committee on Palliative Care |
€ 25,255.59 |
|
€ 734,688.60 |
2021
|
Payee Name |
Project Description |
Transaction Value |
|
Conor Feeney BL |
Transfer Disability serv to Mins. CEDIY |
€ 1,845.00 |
|
Crowe Horwath |
Independent Patient Safety Council Project on Open Disclosure Policy |
€ 35,589.12 |
|
Crowe Horwath |
Review of Patient Advocacy Services |
€ 57,348.75 |
|
Eithne Fitzgerald |
Provision of disability policy analysis expertise and advisory services |
€ 42,350.00 |
|
Grant Thornton |
Provision of Data Protection Advisory and Support Services to ensure ongoing compliance with Data Protection obligations |
€ 68,173.39 |
|
Mazars Consulting |
Actuarial, accounting, insurance, and economic advice on Private Health Insurance |
€ 108,023.62 |
|
Mazars Consulting |
Embedding Risk Management |
€ 7,121.70 |
|
MCCP |
Consultancy on Women’s Health Task Force |
€ 79,875.00 |
|
Trinity College |
National Advisory Committee-Palliative Care |
€ 50,511.18 |
|
€ 450,837.76 |
2020
|
Payee Name |
Project Description |
Transaction Value |
|
Arcline |
External Document Management Consultancy Services |
€ 4,870.80 |
|
Crowe Ireland |
Review of Management, Operation and Funding of Home Support Services |
€ 50,676.00 |
|
Crowe Ireland |
Independent Patient Safety Council Project on Open Disclosure Policy |
€ 35,883.25 |
|
Crowe Ireland |
Independent Patient Safety Council Project on Open Disclosure Policy |
€ 35,883.25 |
|
Deloitte Ireland LLP |
Organisation Design & Review |
€ 118,230.37 |
|
Deloitte Ireland LLP |
Actuarial Work Private Health Insurance |
€ 60,925.01 |
|
Eithne Fitzgerald |
Provision of Policy Analysis Expertise & Advisory Services |
€ 30,890.00 |
|
Grant Thornton |
Development of a strategic plan for National Healthy Cities and Counties Network |
€ 9,207.71 |
|
HumeBrophy |
Consultancy Support Relocation European |
€ 25,146.00 |
|
Mazars Consulting |
Critical evaluation of international models for safeguarding vulnerable adults from various forms of abuse |
€ 41,976.51 |
|
Mazars Consulting |
Consultancy on Embedding Risk Management |
€ 36,336.30 |
|
MCCP |
Developing an External Strategy for Department of Health |
€ 38,205.03 |
|
OCC Ltd |
Support with Quality Assurance of Oral Health Policy |
€ 3,325.22 |
|
€ 491,555.45 |
