Vol. 502 No. 6
119 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the ad hoc advisory committees and groups in relation to policy or implementation, the statutory committees, permanent groups, interdepartmental groups, advisers, con sultants and unestablished civil servants appointed in his Department; and the cost or remuneration in each case paid since July 1997 to date. [8697/99]
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following schedules.
(1) Ad Hoc Advisory Group
|
Name |
Purpose |
Cost 1997 |
Cost 1998 |
|
£ |
£ |
||
|
Expert Working Group on Agenda 2000 |
Agenda 2000 |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Rural Development Training Advisory Group |
Training |
Nil |
Nil |
|
LINN (LEADER II Irish National Network Management Committee) |
LEADER II |
Nil |
1,166.73 |
|
Pilot Services Programme National Management Committee |
Pilot Programme |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Strategy Group for the Pig Industry |
To examine all aspects of the Irish pig industry in the context of domestic, EU and international developments. |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Animal Health Forum |
To advise and make recommendations to the Minister on the operation of TB and Brucellosis Eradication Scheme and on calf tagging and registration. |
Nil |
Nil |
|
The Sheep Forum |
Advisory Group for the sheep sector |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Beef Consultancy Group |
Advisory Group for the beef sector |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Task Force on the Beef Industry |
Advisory Group for the beef sector |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Agenda 2000 Consultative Group |
Advisory Group for the milk sector |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Milk Review Group |
Advisory Group for the milk sector |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Food Industry Development Group (1998) |
Identification of priorities, support requirements and the formulation of an action plan in the context of a strategic approach to the future use of national and structural funds. |
– |
Nil |
|
Cereals Policy Advisory Group on Agenda 2000 |
Advisory Group for the cereal sector |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Milk Quota Appeals Tribunal |
Advisory Group for the milk sector. |
8,000 |
8,000 |
|
Name |
Purpose |
Cost 1997 |
Cost 1998 |
|
£ |
£ |
||
|
Audit Committee for the Department of Agriculture and Food |
Monitor the application of the Scrutiny Transactions Regulation (EEC) No.4045/89 and to advise on the operation of the internal audit function within the Department. |
21,412 |
1,684 |
|
Accreditation Review Group |
To ensure that the Paying Agency fully respects the responsibilities which it has been charged with under the Act of Accreditation. |
67 |
230 |
|
Name |
Purpose |
Cost 1997 |
Cost 1998 |
|
£ |
£ |
||
|
LEADER II Consultation Committee (1995-1999) |
LEADER II |
692 |
1,001.52 |
|
LEADER II Monitoring Committee |
LEADER II |
290 |
1,893.96 |
|
Monitoring Committee for the Operational Programme for Agriculture, Rural Development and Food 1994-1999 |
Programme for Agriculture, Rural Development and Food 1994-1999 |
518 |
2,747.00 |
|
Steering Committee for Evaluation of the Operational Programme for Agriculture, Rural Development and Food |
Programme for Agriculture, Rural Development and Food 1994-1999 |
25 |
499.00 |
|
Name |
Purpose |
Cost 1997 |
Cost 1998 |
|
£ |
£ |
||
|
Interdepartmental Committee on White Paper for Rural Development |
Rural Development |
Nil |
400 |
|
Advisers (2) |
Cost |
|
£ |
|
|
Adviser 1 – 1 July 1997 to date |
107,000 |
|
Advisers 2 – 1 July 1997 to September 1998 |
53,700 |
|
Consultant |
Purpose |
Cost |
|
Heneghan Public Relations |
Publicity/Information consultancy for the LEADER Programme |
5,445 |
|
Odyssey Information Systems |
Upgrading Beef Intervention Scheme |
60,000 |
|
IBM Ireland |
Supply and implementation of hardware and software for the new computerised Accounting System (including related software implementation consultancy) |
133,000 |
|
Cincom |
Assistance of Consultant Senior and Junior Analysts in the development of a computerised Cattle Movement Monitoring System |
57,357 |
|
TNO Nutrition & Food Research Institute |
Investigation of carcase intervention beef |
10,000 |
|
F. O'Brien |
Updating Statistics Compendium |
1,000 |
|
Dr. D. McKevitt |
Strategic Management seminar and report |
962 |
|
Fitzpatrick Associates |
Evaluation of FEOGA Marketing and Processing Scheme (1991-1993) |
12,906 |
|
Maynooth University |
Analysis work on Pilot Projects |
20,000 |
|
Consultant |
Purpose |
Cost |
|
Arthur Andersen |
Review of computer requirements/stock control procedures for intervention butter |
4,875 |
|
Arthur Andersen |
Business analysis prior to computerisation of dairying/cereals intervention operations |
50,000 |
|
IBM Ireland Ltd. |
Provision of COBOL Programmes, Specialist training, Specialist SAP Training consultancy |
95,700 |
|
PIM |
Database cleansing |
45,000 |
|
Scream |
Software consultancy re upgrade of Travel and Subsistence system |
22,800 |
|
Kara Computing Ltd. |
Implementation NT operating system and electronic mail |
17,500 |
|
Independent Zoo Consultants from UK |
Inspection of Dublin Zoo – Animal Welfare Monitoring |
1,223 |
|
Fitzpatrick Associates |
Evaluation of FEOGRA Marketing and Processing Scheme (1991-93) |
25,813 |
|
Maynooth University |
Analysis work on projects for Department of Agriculture and Food |
10,000 |
|
Irish Rural Link |
Rural Seminars for White Paper on Rural Development |
4,289 |
|
STS Management Consultants |
Rural Seminars for White Paper on Rural Development |
5,895 |
|
Amdahl |
Update of Microsoft SNA Server Software |
2,100 |
|
Amdahl |
Installation of 05/390 Operating System |
28,000 |
|
IBM |
Installation of VM/VSE Year 2000 |
42,000 |
|
Topology |
Winframe Set-up |
800 |
|
IBM Ireland |
Supply and Implementation of new computerised Accounting System |
81,000 |
|
H. Griffith & Son Ltd.K. P. O'Mahony & Co. Ltd. |
Professional advice of Marine Consultants re approval of ships |
3,779581 |
|
Cincom |
Programme for Cattle Monitoring System |
180,560 |
|
Coopers & Lybrand |
Assistance in implementation of new computerised accounting |
592,600 |
|
Digital Corporation |
Implementation of a central access server communication |
1,650 |
|
Dell Corporation |
Upgrading of a document image server |
250 |
|
Dr. M. Crowley |
1.Information Technology Resources Audit2.Review of processing of 1997 Areas Aid Applications |
20,300 |
|
Consultant |
Purpose |
Cost |
|
University of Limerick |
Report on performance measurement in the Dept. of Agriculture & Food |
2,280 |
|
Breda Lally |
Study on Agrifood contribution to Irish Economy in 1995 (re Net Foreign Earnings) |
2,280 |
|
Heneghan Public Relations |
Publicity/Information consultancy for LEADER Programme |
12,555 |
|
Curtain Dorgan & Associates |
Submissions received for white paper on Rural Development |
4,719 |
|
Brendan Kearney & Associates |
Ongoing evaluation of LEADER II |
49,141 |
|
Precision Marketing |
Setting-up of client database for account project |
48,218 |
|
Griffin Software |
SCO Consultancy |
1,210 |
|
Siemens Nixdorf |
Disease testing systems for year 2000 compliance |
81,554 |
|
Compaq |
Setting-up of a network for CMMS (cattle movement monitoring system) |
5,244 |
|
Arthur Andersen |
Accountancy epxertise to the Department |
11,640 |
|
John McCarthy |
Consultancy for developing of milk-quota monitoring system |
1,210 |
|
Arthur Andersen |
Area Aid Project |
34,200 |
|
Consultant |
Purpose |
Cost |
|
Arthur Andersen |
Beef Export Refund Project |
66,500 |
|
The Circa Group |
External Evaluation of Measure 3(ii) of the Food Sub-Programme – Institutional Research and Development |
8,827 |
