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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 21 May 1996

Vol. 465 No. 6

Written Answers. - Departmental Consultancy Cost.

Ivor Callely

Ceist:

304 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the total cost to his Department of consultancies carried out in 1995; if he will give a breakdown of this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10299/96]

The total expenditure of the Department of Transport Energy and Communications in 1995 under Subhead A7: Consultancy Services was £2.419 million, a breakdown of which is tabulated as follows. Additionally, in 1995 an amount of £987.000 was paid to Geco Prakla (UK) Ltd & Spectrum Energy and Information Technology Ltd consultants under Subhead B7: Delineation of the Continental Shelf.

Consultant's Name

Amount Paid (approx.)

£

Andersen Management International A/S

740,000.00

Morgan Stanley & Co. Ltd.

247,000.00

Skadden. Arps. Slate. Meagher & Flom

177,000.00

Arthur D. Little Ltd

166,000.00

Deloitte & Touche

152,000.00

National Economic Research Associates

143,000.00

Coopers & Lybrand

121,000.00

Indecon. International Economic Consultants

102,000.00

Denton Hall

75,000.00

KPMG

68,000.00

Bill O'Herlihy Communications Group/Public Relations of Ireland Ltd.

60,500.00

Forbáirt

37,000.00

David G.G. Young

24,000.00

De Courcy Nyland Ltd.

18,000.00

National Standards Authority of Ireland

18,000.00

Combustion Systems Inc.

18,000.00

Knight Piesold & Partners

18,000.00

Peter E. McCormack & Associates

17,000.00

Paradigm Technology Limited

16,000.00

Spectrum Energy and Energy International

15,000.00

Mercer Management

15,000.00

W.F.X. O'Sullivan Ltd.

15,000.00

An Bord Tráchtála

12,000.00

ERC Tigress

11,000.00

Ewbank Preece O hEocha

11,000.00

BDA Consultants Ltd.

10,000.00

Others under £10,000 each and related Miscellaneous items

112,500.00

Total

2,419,000.00

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