Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 30 Mar 1999

Vol. 502 No. 6

Written Answers. - Departmental Appointments.

Michael D. Higgins

Ceist:

69 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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 her Department; and the cost or remuneration in each case paid since July 1997 to date. [8692/99]

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Ms Harney)

The information in relation to ad hoc advisory groups and committees was provided in my response to Question No. 8586/99 on 24 March 1999.

The additional material requested is outlined in the following tables.

Consultants Name	Purpose of Consultancy Study	Amount paid since July 1997 to date
Deloitte & Touche	Review of community employment programme (published on 1 October 1998)	£54,450
Eustace Patterson	Evaluation of the local employment service (available from Department from 1 August, 1998)	£29,854
Deloitte & Touche	Review of job initiative (commissioned in March 1999 budget of £13,200)
Mr. J. Joyce	Insurance solvency section	£147,377
Irish Management Institute	Steering committee Companies Registration Office	£5,000
Baker Consultants	Information technology assistance Companies Registration Office	£1,512.50
Dara Design	Design of companies report	£7,070.00
Mr. Pat Kearney, The SME Partnership, Dublin	Assessment of certain revised county enterprise board plans	£4,700.00
Mr. Brendan Murphy, Abbott International Consultancy Services Ltd., Kells, Co. Meath.	Provisional Assessment of certain revised County Enterprise Board Plans	£2,200.00
Ms Ciara McCarthy, 35 Castlebrook Dundrum, Dublin 16.	Provisional assessment of certain revised County Enterprise Board Plans	£2,200.00
Mr. Pat Kearney, The SME Partnership, Dublin	Training needs assessment of Assistant chief executive officers of CEBs	£4,000.00
Mr. Lar Burke, 23 Butterfield Crescent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14	Comparative evaluation of IT systems for use in project assessment by CEBs	£1,331.00
Mr. Ron Immink, TASC Enterprise Development, Coolock Development Centre, Bunratty Drive, Dublin 17	Business survey of childcare facilities funded by the County Enterprise Boards	£4,000.00
ESRI	Study on National Minimum Wage	£122,080
Mr. Healy	Working Group on Sunday Work in Retail Sector	£2,100
IBI Corporate Finance	Advice in relation to IFI Sale process	£50,000
Don McAuleyPhilip Flynn	Report of Inquiry Dispute at Dublin Airport	£73,986
Network Resources Ltd.	Evaluation of opportunities for small firms in the Irish Public Sector Market	£49,610
Chapman Flood	Study of financing needs of small business	£32,266

I assume the Deputy is referring to the number of unestablished civil servants employed in my Office and the Offices of the Ministers of State, as distinct from in my Department as a whole. The information requested is as follows:

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment:

Number	Title	Remuneration(£ per annum)
1	Economic Adviser	£47,713.13
1	Personal Assistant	£24,760.19
1	Personal Assistant	£20,102.87
Total 3

Minister of State for Science, Technology and Commerce:

Number	Title	Remuneration(£ per annum)
1	Personal Assistant	£20,986.80
1	Personal Secretary	£13,838.66
2	Civilian Drivers	£15,914.90£15,914.90
Total 4

Minister for Labour Affairs, Consumer Rights and International Trade:

Number	Title	Remuneration(£ per annum)
1	Personal Assistant	£25,795.17
1	Personal Secretary	£16,817.61
2	Civilian Drivers	£15,914.90£15, 914.90
Total 4