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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 2 Feb 1999

Vol. 499 No. 3

Written Answers - Contracts and Disbursements.

Bernard J. Durkan

Ceist:

186 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number, description and identity of contracts, consultancies or disbursements entered into, awarded or approved by his Department since coming into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2657/99]

The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following schedule:

Name

Nature of Work

Craig Gardner-Price Waterhouse

Review of certain computer systems at meat processing plants

Odyssey Information Systems

Upgrading of beef intervention computer system

Arthur Andersen

Beef intervention computer system review

Research and Evaluation Services

OPARDF – Farm improvement programme

Fitzpatrick Associates

Mid-term review of OPARDF

Curtin Dorgan Associates

Forestry evaluation

The Circa Group

Measure 3ii under Food Sub Programme

The Circa Group

Measure 3ii under Food Sub Programme

Fitzpatrick Associates

FEOGA

IFA-Brendan Kearney and Associates

CAP

Fergal O'Brien

compendium

Dr. D. McKevitt

SMI

2 Firms*

marine consultants on live exports

International Zoo Veterinary Group

Zoo and other

Brendan Kearney and Associates

LEADER

Heneghan Public Relations

LEADER PR

Code 704.08 (From Accountant)**

various computer – Consultancies Appendix A

Maynooth University

Analysis Work on Pilot Project for Public Service provision in rural areas

TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute

Investigation of Carcase Intervention Beef

*H. Griffith & Co. Ltd., K. P. O'Mahony & Co. Ltd.
**Breakdown supplied on separate sheet.
Consultancies–Appendix A

Name

Nature of Work

Dell Computers

Development of Lotus Notes for PQ systems

Europa Groupware

Development of results database for scanning in Veterinary Research Laboratory

John McCarthy

Consultancy on development of milk quota monitoring system

Siemens Nixdorf

Consultancy on SQL server configuration

Coopers & Lybrand

Consultancy on procurement of financial system

Cara Data Processing

NT and E-Main consultancy

Cincom Systems

Design of cattle movement monitoring system

Irish Medical Systems

Upgrade to travel-subsistence system

Digital Equipment

SCO Unisc upgrade – Computer Operating System

Odyssey Information Systems

Consultancy on beef intervention computer system

Dr. Michael Crowley

IT staffing resource, audit and assessment of the information and programme delivery

IBM Ireland

Ongoing computerisation work

Siemens Nixdorf

Consultancy on Blood Testing Laboratory computer system

Doherty Advertising

Advertising Services

Arthur Anderson

Review of computer requirements-stock control procedures for intervention butter

Arthur Anderson

Business analysis prior to computerisation of dairying-cereals intervention operations

IBM Ireland Ltd.

Provision of COBOL Programmes, Specialist training, Specialist SAP Training consultant

PMI

Database cleansing

Siercom

Software consultancy re: upgrade of Travel and Subsistence system

Cara Computing Ltd.

Implementation NT operating system and electronic mail

Independent Zoo Consultants from UK

Inspection of Dublin Zoo – Animal Welfare Monitoring

Fitzpatricks Associates

Evaluation of FEOGA Marketing and Processing Scheme (1991-93)

Michael Kenny-Maynooth University

Pilot projects Department of Agriculture and Food

Irish Rural Link

Rural Seminars for white paper on Rural Development

STS Management Consultants

Rural Seminars for white paper on Rural Development

Amdahl

Update of Microsoft SNA Server Software

Amdahl

Installation of 05-390 Operating System

Reddy and Associates

In respect of fit-out for new offices in Johnstown Castle

IBM

Installation of VM-VSE Year 2000

Topology

Winframe Set-up

IBM Ireland

Supply and Implementation of new computerised Accounting System

H. Griffith and Son Ltd., K. P. O'Mahonyand Co. Ltd.

Professional advice of marine Consultants re: approval of ships

Cincom

Programme for Cattle Monitoring System

Coopers and Lybrand

Assistance in implementation of new computerised accounting system

Digital Corporation

Implementation of a central access server communication

Dell Corporation

Upgrading of a document image server

Dr. M. Crowley

1. Information Technology Resources Audit2. Review of processing of 1997 Areas Aid Applications

University of Limerick

Report on performance measurement in the Department of Agriculture and Food

Name

Nature of Work

Breda Lally

Study on Agrifood contribution to Irish Economy in 1995 (re Net Foreign Earnings

Heneghan Public Relations

Publicity-Information consultancy for LEADER Programme

Curtain Dorgan and Associates

Submissions received for white paper on Rural Development

Maynooth University

Pilot projects for Department of Agriculture and Food

Brendan Kearney and Associates

Ongoing evaluation of LEADER II

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