Vol. 502 No. 6
183 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the ad hoc advisory committees and groups in relation to policy or implementation, the statutory committees, permanent groups, interdepartmental groups, advisers, consultants and unestablished civil servants appointed in his Department; and the cost or remuneration in each case paid since July 1997 to date. [8698/99]
With regard to the ad hoc advisory committees and groups in relation to policy or implementation, the statutory committees, permanent groups and interdepartmental groups operating, in my Department, I refer the Deputy to my reply to question No. 122 of Wednesday last, 24 March, 1999. In the course of that reply I gave the costs associated with each of the committees, groups etc. as well as the costs associated with any advisers engaged by the committees, groups etc.
The following table sets out the details of the consultants and advisers engaged by my Department and the cost or remuneration in each case.
|
Nature of Consultancy |
Details of Consultant(s) |
Cost of Consultant(s) to date |
|
£ |
||
|
To assist the interdepartmental group to evaluate tenders in relation to the procurement of air transport and related services for Government Departments-Offices |
Mr. Raymond Burke, KPMG |
29,052 |
|
IT Consultancies |
Digital Equipment Ireland |
337.50 |
|
ICL (CFM) |
11,207.63 |
|
|
PROSE |
21,050.19 |
|
|
Irish Medical Systems |
6,431.19 |
|
|
MF Computer Services Ltd. |
453.75 |
|
|
Cavalier Ireland |
34,727.00 |
|
|
Oniva Ltd. |
4,840.00 |
|
|
Siercom |
968,00 |
|
|
Sysnet |
Nil |
|
|
Advisers and consultants to the Commission on Public Service Pensions |
Professor Dermot McAleeseESRIIrish Pensions TrustMercer Ltd. |
13,12518,900148,70933,275 |
|
Advisers and consultants appointed by the Euro Changeover Board of Ireland |
Carr CommunicationsLansdowne Market ResearchInteractVisual CommunicationsIrish International PrintArks AdvertisingCKMP AdvertisingBrindley's AdvertisingTallon GraphicsDesign AssociatesExhibition and Roadshow Company |
80,646.2119,958.9519,819.8019,376.6623,347.77105,380.116,227.97351,668.0810,442.301,936.00Nil |
|
Consultancy in relation to installation of OCR scanner in PMG's office |
Cognitronics |
3,000 |
|
Consultancy in relation to financial management system |
PROSE |
1,000 |
|
Consultancy in relation to bank reconciliation system |
Compaq Ireland |
224,000 |
|
Consultancy in relation to review of financial management and control of European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund |
Arthur Andersen |
16,000 |
|
Follow up to review body on higher remuneration in the public sector |
Hay MSL Management Consultants |
69,445 |
|
Consultancy and advice on organisational development and training |
Advanced Management and Organisation Ltd. |
21,600 |
|
Performance management – training and advice |
Hay MSL Management Consultants |
67,810 |
|
Records management training and advice |
Research and Enterprise University of Glasgow |
22,285 |
|
Public management research |
Institute of Public Administration – Committee for Public Management Research |
82,000 |
|
Grade |
Number |
Annual Salary Paid |
|
Service Officer |
Five |
In accordance with Civil Service rates appropriate to the grade |
|
Administrative Officer |
Eleven |
In accordance with Civil Service rates appropriate to the grade |
|
EU Evaluator |
Two |
£27,773 |
|
IT Manager, EU Evaluation Unit |
Two* |
£33,774 |
|
Head of EU Audit Unit |
One |
£39,000 |
|
Controller, EU Audit Unit |
Two |
£29,000 |
|
Programme Administrator, INTERREG |
One |
£23,110 |
|
Clerical Assistant, INTERREG |
One |
£12,200 |
|
Press and Information Officer |
One |
£42,861 |
|
Personal Secretary |
One |
£20,102 |
|
Personal Assistant |
One |
£24,760 |
