Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 June 2023
151. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount paid out to all consultancy firms for any services rendered; and the cost per contract for the year-to-date 2023, in tabular form [31689/23]
View answerMy Department commissions consultancy services where highly specialised skills are not available internally and in particular, where ongoing independent evaluation of programmes and projects is necessary.
External expertise has informed, and continues to inform, my Department's strategies and policies and the effective delivery of our services to our citizens in a transparent and accountable manner representing value for money.
Such external expertise may involve the provision of specialised reports, expert analysis or expert technical services to the Department.
My Department ensures that there is an appropriate focus on good practice in procurement and that procedures are in place to ensure compliance with all relevant procurement guidelines. Procurement takes place in compliance with Directive 2014/24/EU and supported by Procurement Guidelines published by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP).
Provided is a table listing the payments made to date in 2023 to consultant firms engaged by my Department:
|
Consultancy Firm |
Service |
Cost per contract paid for the year 2023 – to date |
|
Adrienne Boyle |
Global Citizenship Education annual grants consultancy multi-annual framework 2021-2024 |
€5,512 |
|
Anne Nolan |
Specialist Consultancy support in Global Health HIV/AIDS |
€23,062.50 |
|
Appian Point |
Audit support – New Audit Committee Members Interviews |
€3,198 |
|
Arcline |
Advising on a File Repository Premises Move |
€3,876 |
|
Barbara Wilson Consultant |
Global Citizenship Education annual grants consultancy multi-annual framework 2021-2024 |
€5,625 |
|
Brian Casey |
Technical Support to the Civil Society Fund |
€3,500 |
|
Deirdre Farrell Consultant |
Global Citizenship Education annual grants consultancy multi-annual framework 2021-2024 |
€4,750 |
|
Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants |
Consultancy – Preliminary Business case London and Washington |
€47,560 |
|
Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants Ltd. |
Evaluation and Quality Assurance services - International Benchmarking Study |
€2,153 |
|
Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd. |
Technical support to the Civil Society Fund |
€6,027 |
|
Hornbill Consultants Ltd. |
Technical support to the Civil Society Fund |
€1,000 |
|
Institute for Development Strategy GmbH |
Evaluation support - International Benchmarking Study |
€28,062 |
|
Institute for Social and Environmental Transitions (ISET) International |
Demining review |
€21,758.69 |
|
Integrity Communications t/a Integrity 360 |
Audit support – Cyber Security Baseline Audit |
€83,025 |
|
IOD Parc |
Management Review of the International Development Assistance Programme |
€33,964.38 |
|
Mary Ann Brocklesby |
External Quality Assurance of Uganda Mission Strategy 2023-2027 |
€1,625 |
|
Mazars |
Audit support – Cyber Security Baseline Audit |
€15,990 |
|
Mazars |
Audit support – Embassy Lisbon Audit |
€10,629 |
|
Mokoro Ltd. |
Financial Risk Management consultancy |
€3,852.98 |
|
Public Good Ltd. |
Food Systems consultancy services |
€25,712.58 |
|
Southern Cross Consulting |
Technical Support to Application Appraisal |
€1,854 |
|
Southern Cross Consulting |
Technical support to the Civil Society Fund |
€3,813 |
|
Trade Advisers Consulting Limited |
Evaluation of Ireland’s Expo 2020 |
€22,674 |
|
Vanessa Sheridan Consultant |
Global Citizenship Education annual grants consultancy multi-annual framework 2021-2024 |
€4,750 |
|
Young Advertising Limited t/a Havas Dublin |
Evaluation support – Social Media Study |
€2,755 |
