Consultancy is defined by the Department of Finance as where a person or organisation provides intellectual or knowledge based services (e.g. expert analysis and advice) through delivering reports, studies, assessments, recommendations, proposals, etc. that contribute to decision making or policy development.
Details as requested by the Deputy are set out as follows.
2023 Consultant
|
Spend
|
Social Finance Limited
|
€18,750
|
Economic and Social Research Institute
|
€109,588
|
Indecon International Economic Consultants.
|
€54,639
|
International Labour Organisation
|
€30,750
|
Bearing Point
|
€112,949
|
Price Waterhouse Coopers
|
€14,849
|
KPMG
|
€33,825
|
Ernst & Young
|
€21,371
|
KOSI Corporation Limited
|
€51,722
|
Bearing Point
|
€16,564
|
Hyperion Systems Ltd .
|
€36,839
|
RSM Ireland Business Advisory Ltd
|
€20,307
|
Total
|
€522,153
|
2024 Consultant
|
Spend
|
Social Finance Limited
|
€7,688
|
Paragon Research Ltd.
|
€52,447
|
Align Advisory Limited
|
€48,800
|
ESRI
|
€21,918
|
KOSI Corporation Limited
|
€13,530
|
Pricewaterhouse Coopers .
|
€31,673
|
Hyperion Systems Ltd .
|
€8,930
|
Total
|
€184,984
|
A breakdown of the annual expenditure on consultancy is published on the Gov.ie website at gov.ie - Department of Social Protection Policy on Procurement (www.gov.ie)