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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 10 Mar 1998

Vol. 488 No. 4

Written Answers - Consultancy Contracts.

Phil Hogan

Ceist:

310 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Education and Science the names, duties and rates of remuneration of all public relations consultants or other consultants engaged by his Department from 26 June 1997 to date. [6264/98]

Since 26 June 1997 no public relation consultants have been engaged by my Department.

The following tabular statement gives the details requested by the Deputy in respect of other consultants engaged by my Department for the period in question.

Consultancies

Name

Purpose

Cost 26/6/97 - 10/3/98

Noel Recruitment

Organisation of recruitment of EmployeeAssistance Officers for the EmployeeAssistance Scheme for teachers

£19,791*

The CIRCA Group

Implementation of the Public Service Management Act, 1997

No expenditure to date (Estimate — £50,820)*

The CIRCA Group

Support of research and related activity in third-level institutions

4,750

Quest Computing Ltd.

Development of report programmes for the Post-Primary Teachers Personnel System

£4,356

Children's Centre, Trinity College, Dublin

Evaluation of Crime Awareness Programme within Youthreach

£8,000

The CIRCA Group

Assignment in relation to the establishment of a fund for the support of research and related activity in third-level institutions

£4,658

Dr. Maurice Bric, National University of Ireland

Options to improve the support of research in the Humanities and Social Sciences

£4,500

Mr. Sé amus Ó hUallacháin

Assignment for the Interim Review Group for Institute of Technology Sector

£1,700

Mr. Sé amus Ó hUallacháin

Expenditure Review of the Linguistics Institute of Ireland

£2,500

Hay MLS Management

Preparation of Competency Model for Director Post, National Centre for Technology in Education

£1,800

Quest Computing Ltd.

Programmes for the purposes of validating data for the Leaving Certificate Applied

£5,008

Quest Computing Ltd.

Software reports for the Post Primary Teachers database and installation of software

£4,840

Sequel Technology Ltd.

Pilot project to upgrade ORACLE based software

£2,180

Gartner Group UK Ltd.

Expert IT advisory service to the Department

£7,619

Mr. Dermot Rochford, Staff

Review of functions and administrative/organisational structures of the amalgamated vocational education committees (amalgamation of the five Town vocational education committees with their respective counties) Relations Services

£18,500

IPA Consultants

Review of salary levels for Registrars and Secretaries/Financial Controllers in the Institutes of Technology

£12,000

LAN Communications

Freedom of Information Records Management Report

£33,117

*Indicates where the tendering and/or appointment process had commenced prior to 26 June, 1997.
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