Ivor Callely
Ceist:220 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Justice the total cost to her Department of consultancies carried out in 1995; if she will give a breakdown of this cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10299/96]
Written Answers. - Departmental Consultancy Costs.
Ivor Callely
Ceist:223 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Justice the total cost to the Exchequer in 1995 arising from the engagement, by her and her Department, of public relation companies; if she will give a breakdown of this cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10474/96]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 223 together.
I would refer the Deputy to the reply I gave to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 13 December 1995. The following additional consultancies were completed since that date.
|
Company |
Service |
Cost in 1995 |
|
£ |
||
|
CERT |
Hygiene audits and reports for Limerick and Cork Prisons. |
1,500 |
|
CERT |
Advice and on-site training at Limerick and Cork Prisons. |
1,000 |
|
INFAST |
Advice on fire safety in Cork and Mountjoy Male and Female Prisons. |
1,000 |
|
Visual Communications |
Production and design of new Prison Service logo. |
2,710 |
|
Digital Equipment Corporation |
Information Technology support and liaison service |
32,791 (paid in 1996) |
|
*Coyne Communications |
Media and public relations advice |
12,033 |
|
*Peter White Associates |
Media and public relations advice |
17,545 |
|
*Pat Henegan Public Relations |
Media Training |
968 |
|
Consultants |
*Denotes Public Relations Companies.
The additional expenditure on professional fees in respect of services rendered by six consultancy firms hired by my Department since my last answer on 13 December 1995, in relation to prison design works or specific prisons building projects amounted to £271,415. It would not, however be appropriate for me to break these figures down to reveal the cost of each consultancy because of the market sensitive nature of this information. Furthermore, in the interests of security of the prisons, it would not be appropriate for me to identify consultancy firms or individual consultants involved in those prisons works or specific building projects.