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asked the Minister for Local Government if he will state in relation to his recent announcement that McKinsey & Co. have been engaged to carry out a survey in the field of local government (a) if the survey has commenced, (b) how many people are engaged on it, (c) the fee agreed to be paid to the firm and (d) how long the survey is expected to take.
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asked the Minister for Local Government if (a) his Department and (b) any State body under its aegis has employed management consultants since the 1st January 1969; and, if so, if he will state in respect of (a) and (b) (i) the name of each consultant, (ii) the length of time spent on each consultancy, (iii) the fee and the expenses paid and (iv) the number of consultant personnel engaged; and if he will give the names of the State bodies involved.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together.
My Department has employed Messrs McKinsey and Company. The survey which relates to local authority staff structure and procedures has commenced and is expected to take about four months. Four consultants will be involved on a full-time basis, with the assistance of other employees of the consultancy firm as may be required. The estimated cost of the survey, including expenses, travelling, and the production is £36,000.
No State body under the aegis of my Department has engaged management consultants.
