Vol. 493 No. 3
374 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the working groups, reports, studies and consultancies commissioned by his Department since taking office; the estimated cost of each, where applicable; the date the report of each was received or is scheduled to be received; and whether each has or will be published. [15769/98]
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the tabular statement below:
|
Description of Working Group, Report, Study or Consultancy |
Cost or estimated cost |
Date report received or due to be received |
Date published or whether it is to be published |
|
National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism |
£20,000 |
Yet to be decided |
Yet to be decided |
|
Analysis, Development, Installation, Support and Training for a secure network for mobile computing |
Estimated cost £80,000 |
September 1998 |
Not intended for publication |
|
Analysis, Design and Delivery of Asylum Application System |
Estimated cost £40,000 |
Not intended for publication |
|
|
Configuration and Training of Computer Aided Drawing and Design System |
£7,000 |
February 1998 |
Not intended for publication |
|
Programme 2000-2006 Inclusion, Diversity and Equality for All |
£1,600 |
June 1998 |
June 1998 |
|
Study of Competencies in Prison Officer role |
£26,630 |
April 1998 |
Not intended for publication |
|
Committee to Monitor and Coordinate the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Task Force on the Travelling Community |
Expenses relating to travel and Subsistence for members only |
September 1999 |
Yet to be decided |
|
Completion of detailed EU questionnaire on conflict of laws rules relating to non-contractual obligations |
£10,000 |
Early September 1998 |
Not intended for publication |
|
Matters referred to LawReform Commission:—exemplary damages—limitation periods in professional negligence cases—inclusion of pension/insurance payments in assessing damages |
Cost not available |
No due date |
For publication by Law Reform Commission when available |
|
Steering Group Committee on Women's Aid Research — set up to oversee the expenditure and the research by Women's Aid into the effectiveness and usage of the Domestic Violence Act, 1996 and subsequent criminal cases |
£10,000 |
February 1999 |
Undecided |
|
Expert Group to consider changes in the criminal law recommended in the Garda SMI Report |
Not known, but costs will be minimal |
Due by end June |
Not intended for publication |
|
Comparative Study between Irish and EU legislation to ascertain what changes might be necessary to the Refugee Act, 1996 to align Irish policy more closely with that of our EU partners. |
£40,260 |
31 December 1998 |
It is hoped to publish the study |
|
Group to examine the Probation and Welfare Service |
£9,483 to date |
A report is expected to be received shortly |
Not intended for publication |
|
Costing of recommendations of Report of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities |
£76,230 |
The report will be furnished in July 1998 |
To be decided |
|
Advice on the preparation of an Action Plan for the Implementation of the Report of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities |
Daily Rate of £500 plus VAT |
The advice will be furnished in July 1998 |
To be decided |
|
An Establishment Group set up for the purpose of preparing a set of proposals for the establishment of a National Disability Authority and related issues |
Normal administrative costs only |
Due to report to Government in July 1998 |
To be decided |
|
Expert Working Group on Childcare Final Report |
December 1998 |
December 1998 |
|
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The report will be supported by the findings of research projects commissioned on behalf of the Expert Working Group which include: |
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|
Economics of Childcare in Ireland |
£70,482.50 |
July 1998 |
To be decided by the Expert Working Group |
|
Family Daycare Provision (Childminding — an Overview) |
£7,325 |
June 1998 |
To be decided by the Expert Working Group |
|
Consultation with Children and Parents on Childcare |
£2,206 |
January 1998 |
To be decided by the Expert Working Group |
|
Identification of the Job Profile and Training Needs of the Childcare Sector |
£1,265 |
March 1998 |
To be decided by the Expert Working Group |
|
Guidelines for Minimum Standards for Registration of Childcare Facilities |
£1,500 |
March 1998 |
To be decided by the Expert Working Group |
|
Organisation Review of the Office of the Film Censor |
£6,600 (estimated) |
Summer 1998 |
Not intended for publication |
|
Organisation Review of the Office of Charitable Donations and Bequests |
£14,037.20 |
Summer 1998 |
Not intended for publication |
|
Commission to act as Conference Rapportuer at the Conference on Victims of Crime held in Dublin Castle, 10 and 11 December 1997 and to assist in the documentation of the proceedings of the Conference |
Commercially sensitive |
Not applicable |
Conference proceedings to be published shortly |
|
Study of the Human Resource Management Function in the Courts and Prisons |
£39,942 (estimated) |
December 1998 |
Not intended for publication |
|
Design and Production of Strategy Statement 1998-2000 |
£14,000 (estimated) |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
|
Flowcharting Key Work Processes |
Draw down contract, so cost dependent upon usage |
1998-1999 |
Not intended for publication |
|
Provision, as part of Department's website, of Internet links to externally generated information relevant to the Department's mandate |
* |
* |
* |
|
Comparative Study on Refugee Laws |
* |
* |
* |
|
Study to determine the level of HIV/Hepatitis infection among Prisoners |
* |
* |
* |
|
Evaluation of the Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act, 1983 |
* |
* |
* |
|
Preparatory work related to draft EU Convention on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations |
* |
* |
* |
|
Study on Male/Female wage differentials |
* |
* |
* |
