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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 20 Mar 2002

Vol. 550 No. 4

Written Answers. - Consultancy Contracts.

Seán Ryan

Ceist:

585 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the total amount expended by his Department on consultancy services for IT related matters and other matters in each of the years from 1996 to 2001; the companies engaged; the value of the contracts; and the nature of the work involved. [8467/02]

The following amounts were paid by my Department for consultancy services for each of the years from 1996 to 2001:

1996

€209,867.26

1997

€261,779.76 plus stg £7,000.00

1998

€27,588,132.50 plus stg £71,500.00

1999

€15,741,674.62 plus stg £46,000.00

2000

€8,327,720.34

2001

€7,949,020.70 plus stg £12,775.25

These amounts are broken down in the tabular statements following.
In the course of the prisons building and refurbishment programme, my Department has, on an ongoing basis, engaged consulting architects, consulting engineers and other specialists as appropriate to each particular project. The total cost for these services to my Department over the period 1997 to 2001 is estimated at €6.8 million approximately. It would not, however, be appropriate to break these figures down to reveal the cost of each consultancy or contract because of the market sensitive nature of this information. Furthermore, in the interest of the security of the prisons, it is not considered appropriate to identify consultancy firms or individual consultants in relation to prison works or prison building projects.
The Deputy may wish to note that material in relation to the Criminal Assets Bureau is not included in this reply. As the bureau is a high security area it would be inappropriate for security reasons to provide any information on the detail of any contracts in relation to this office.
I should also mention that expenditure in relation to the Garda Síochána is not included for 1996 and 1997 as records were not computerised. The compilation of these records would require a manual examination of individual contracts and would necessitate the diversion of staff from other important duties.
1996

Company

Nature of Work

Value€

Language Communications Ltd

Design, artwork and typesetting of report of Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities

36,702.41

Dr Tom McCarthy, Dept of Economics, Maynooth College

Work re costing of the recommendations of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities

3,633.48

Terry Barrett

Consultancy work on feasibility study for the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities.

972.62

Carr Communications

Communications Strategy for Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities.

3,348.45

ESRI

Study on “Characteristics of People with Disabilities” for Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities.

6,210.29

International Computers Ltd

DataEase Consultancy, for Prison Service Systems and Departmental Systems

112,000.00

Belscan

Supply of IT Consultancy Services in relation to Prison Service (excluding System Maintenance)

47,000.00

1997

Company

Nature of Work

Value€

Deloitte & Touche

Organisation review Commissioned by the Employment Equality Agency.

23,317.47

Coopers & Lybrand

IT Scoping Study & Financials Requirements Analysis for the Department and its new agencies.

117,450.7791,375.43 paid in 1997

Language Communications Ltd

Design, production and framing of Certificates for Ad-Hoc Establishment Group and for members of Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities.

801.61

Fitzpatricks Associates Economic Consultants

Costing of the recommendations of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities

25,331.27

Price Waterhouse

PO Forum Facilitation

21,663.00

Company

Nature of Work

Value€

Economic & Social Research Institute

Research Needs Project – To develop the Department's capacity for generating and utilising social research on the criminal justice system

7,840.63

Price Waterhouse

Team Workshops – Provide SMI-related consultancy support in relation to Team Workshops at Divisional level

20,238.36

Crotty Design Management

Department Logo

23,113.058,834.84 paid in 1997

Coopers & Lybrand

Financial Management & Information Needs Study

62,377.15

Gordon Lakes

Consultant to Prison Service Cost Review Group

Stg £7,000.00

1998

Company

Nature of Work

Value€

Coopers & Lybrand

IT Scoping Study & Financials Requirements Analysis for the Department and its new agencies

117,450.7726,075.34 paid in 1998

Gartnergroup UK

IT Consultancy Service – on-line analysis on IT topics

6,348.69

PriceWaterhouse-Cooper

Supply of consultancy services and computer systems for the Department

5,713,821.35 72,778.85 paid in 1998

Trinity College School of Law

Completion of EU questionnaire on conflict of laws rules relating to non-contractual obligations

12,697.38

Deloitte & Touche

To develop a Financial Management Framework for An Garda Síochána

119,355.38

Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants

Costing of the recommendations of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities

64,528.09

KPMG

Consultancy in connection with the National Disability Authority

28,335.50

Division of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University College Dublin

Research in relation to the Review of the Coroner Service

31,793.6210,677.66 paid in 1998

Crotty Design Management

Department Logo

23,113.059,426.54 paid in 1998

Corporate Graphics

Strategy Statement Design and Production

17,761.10

Helm Corporation

Review of the Office of the Film Censor

8,380.27

Deloitte & Touche

Review of the Office of Charitable Donations and Bequests

17,823.31

Institute of Public Administration

Human Resource Management in Courts

28,740.52

Deloitte & Touche

To conduct a managment and organisaton review of the Employment Equality Agency

23,660.30

Economic and Social Research Institute

Wage Differential Study

82,342.5149,640.41 paid in 1998

Research and Evaluation Services.

Public Perception of Crime in Ireland

7,618.43

Pensions Board/Mercer Ltd.

Review of Legislation in Context of Separation Agreements

42,776.2125,394.76 paid in 1998

North-Western Research Consultancy

Collation of Equal Opportunities Data in the Semi-State Sector

13,659.845,005.31 paid in 1998

4 Corners

Study of Links on Justice Homepage

13,597.636,452.81 paid in 1998

Pearn Kandola

Design and introduction of competency based approach to promotions in the Irish Prison Service and job analysis

233,737.85

Anderson Biomechanics Consultancy

Advice regarding the Prison Service annual gym equipment tender analysis

10,031.86

Terry Lawlor – Consultant

DataEase Consultancy, for Prison Service Systems and Departmental Systems

153,000.00

International Computers Ltd(Head of consortium of various companies following EU procurement) Softworks, IMS, IME, E-blana, Osarius

Supply of IT consultancy services, development of computer systems and support and maintenance in relation to the Prison Service

12m

CARA computers

Supply of IT consultancy services in relation to the Prison Service

56,000.00

Gordon Lakes

Consultant to SORT/STEP process

Stg £34,500

Brendan O'Friel

Consultant to SORT/STEP process

Stg £37,000

Goodbody Economic Consultants

To carry out research for the Partnership 2000 Expert Working Group on Childcare

89,484.31

S. Craig & M. Kernan

To carry out research for the Partnership 2000 Expert Working Group on Childcare

9,300.83

Company

Nature of Work

Value€

M. Fingleton

To carry out research for the Partnership 2000 Expert Working Group on Childcare

2,801.04

Centre for Social and Educational Research

To carry out research for the Partnership 2000 Expert Working Group on Childcare

1,606.22

Barnardos

To carry out research for the Partnership 2000 Expert Working Group on Childcare

1,904.61

Amdahl DMR Ireland Ltd

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

1,526,744.00

Anderson Consulting/Accenture

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

12,152,866.00

Danny D Rutar

Consultancy Services

324.00

Data Conversion Export Ltd

Data Entry

695.00

Declan Brennan

SMI/Garda Steering Group

30,512.00

Deloitte & Touche

SMI/Financial Management Framework

114,461.00

Dr Thomas Garavan

Programme Review – Garda College

5,427.00

Intermec Ireland Ltd

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

124,304.00

Kevin Bonner

SMI/Garda Steering Group

11,427.00

Kieran McKeown Ltd

Professional Fees – Neighbourhood Watch

15,237.00

Mentec International Ltd

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

3,668.00

Norcontel (Ireland) Ltd

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

20,188.00

Tom O'Malley

Professional Fees – Audio/Video

5,460.00

Tranman Solutions

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

22,746.00

Vantage Software

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

438,090.00

Woodgrange

Irish Times Business Study

7,298.00

1999

Company

Nature of Work

Value€

Paul Francis Design and Illustration

To develop a distinctive design theme for use in respect of publicity material in relation to implementation of the Employment Equality Act, 1998 and the launch of the Equality Authority Designate.

1,908.31

Paul Francis Design and Illustration

To design leaflet and invitations for launch of Employment Equality Act, 1998 and Equality Infrastructure.

545.42

Paul Francis Design and Illustration

To design covers for report on Equal Opportunities in State-Sponsored Bodies.

1,575.34

Paul Francis Design and Illustration

To design backdrop for launch of Report on Equal Opportunities in State-Sponsored Bodies.

970.99

ESRI

Male/Female Wage Differential Study

82,342.00 70,915.00 paid in 1999

Baker Consultants

Maintenance and Support of Payroll System

15,236.86

PriceWaterhouse-Cooper

Supply of consultancy services and computer systems for the Department

5,713,821.35 2,133,751.17 paid in 1999

O'Herlihy Communications

Raising awareness about the issue of Violence against Women.

38,092.00 approx.

Saville & Holdsworth

To review the Human Resource Management function of An Garda Siochana.

121,812.32

IPA

To carry out a review of In-Service Management Development Training within An Garda Síochána.

82,521.55

Saville & Holdsworth

To carry out a review of promotion procedures within An Garda Síochána.

148,559.3652,827.38 paid in 1999

Goodbody Economic Consultants

Preparation of a draft action plan on disability

16,516.12

Brendan Bracken Public Relations Ltd.

Public Relations work in respect of Disability Awareness Week

22,277.55

Deloitte & Touche

Flowcharting Key Processes

8,311.71

Young Communications

Review of Communications

12,289.79

Economic and Social Research Institute

Wage Differential Study

82,342.5121,274.46 paid in 1999

Pensions Board/Mercer Ltd.

Review of Legislation in Context of Separation Agreements

42,776.2117,381.44 paid in 1999

Harrold, Mulrooney, Murphy

A Study of Learning Disabilities among Prisoners

98,021.2476,184.28 paid in 1999

North-Western Research Consultancy

Collation of Equal Opportunities Data in the Semi-State Sector

13,659.848,654.53 paid in 1999

Irish Marketing Surveys

Review of Existing Garda CCTV System

8,911.02

4 Corners

Study of Links on Justice Homepage

13,597.637,144.82 paid in 1999

Division of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University College, Dublin

Research in relation to the Review of the Coroner Service

31,793.6214,595.56 paid in 1999

University of Dublin, Trinity College

Research Consultant to the Expert Group examining the Probation and Welfare Service

19,050.00

Company

Nature of Work

Value€

Mountpleasant Consultancies

DataEase Consultancy, for Prison Service Systems and Departmental Systems

Stg £46,000.00

Amdahl DMR Ireland Ltd

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

2,591,198.00

Anderson Consulting/Accenture

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

9,218,191.00

Data Conversion Export Ltd

Data Entry

486.00

Declan Brennan

SMI/Garda Steering Group

12,951.00

DMW Consulting

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

107,437.00

Enterprise Ireland

Consultancy services

9,009.00

Intermec Ireland Ltd

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

65,528.00

James Fee

Textile Analysis

444.00

Kevin Bonner

SMI/Garda Steering Group

15,237.00

Mentec International Ltd

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

5,550.00

Pinnacle Design Practitioners

Consultancy services

1,844.00

RCC Consultants Ltd

Tele-communications

32,326.00

Saville & Holdsworth (Irl) Ltd

SMI

52,827.00

Synstar Computer Services

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

10,214.00

Vantage Software

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

851,178.00

Woodgrange

Irish Times Business Study

14,595.00

2000

Company

Nature of Work

Value€

Ralaheen Research and Design Ltd

Development of a Draft National Plan for Women.

33,523.88

Department of Government, University College Cork

Report entitled Development of mechanisms to monitor progress in achieving gender equality in Ireland.

49,199.81

Women's Education Research and Resource Centre (WERRC)

Gender Equality training of officials involved with the NDP Measure

35,013.00

Fitzpatrick's Associates

Collection of Gender Disaggregated statistics

93,720.00

Irish Marketing Surveys

Collection of Gender Disaggregated statistics

13,840.006,920.00 paid to date

Penhouse Design

Designing logo for NDP Gender Equality Unit

3,026.00 1,513.00 paid in 2000

Capital Business Services

Preparation of fact sheets on gender equality (Training; Enterprise & Development; Research)

17,635.00 Nil paid to date

ESRI

Male/Female Wage Differential Study

82,342.00 11,427.00 paid in 2000

Vibrock Ltd

Opinion on the assessment of the hazard involved with a mine magazine compound and adjacent mine tailing ponds

1,015.79

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Supply of consultancy services and computer systems for the Department

5,713,821.35 1,954,106.97 paid in 2000

Cert

Evaluation of tenders for Reception & Integration Agency

12,379.95

Chartered Institute of Transport in Ireland

Evaluation of tenders for Reception & Integration Agency

634.87

Paul Boksberger Advisory Services

Evaluation of tenders for Reception & Integration Agency

852.69

Edelman Worldwide

Raising awareness about the issue of Violence against Women.

38,092.00 approx.

Deloitte & Touche

To facilitate an initial review of Garda Structures and operating systems.

156,064.78

Irish Management Institute

To assist Garda management and staff associations in setting objectives in the development of an agreed Performance Management System.

22,855.29

Fleishmann-Hillard Saunders

Launch of NDA and Comhairle and New Mainstreaming arrangements for disability services Market research and public relations

18,884.07

Corporate Events

Organisation and Management of Irish National Information Day

86,116.39

Corporate Graphics

Design Work – National Information Day

7,071.97

Corporate Events

Launch of NDA –Market research and public relations

20,065.76

Paul Francis

Design Work (leaflets / invitations / tshirts) – NDA Launch

6,859.95

Red Dog Graphics

Design and Layout

1,874.39

Crotty Design Management

Department Logo

23,113.054,851.67 paid in 2000

Deloitte & Touche

Review of PO Forum

15,436.2113,827.45 paid in 2000

Company

Nature of Work

Value€

Hay Management Consultants

Performance Management and Development

Organisation and Management Development Programme

94,469.0018,026.38 paid in 2000

Training Delivery

95,992.0018,623.25 paid in 2000

Economic and Social Research Institute

Wage Differential Study

82,342.5111,427.64 paid in 2000

Research and Evaluation Services

Survey on attitudes to Public Service Bodies – (also Public Perception of Crime in Ireland)

10,157.90

Centre for Social and Educational Research

Participants in Garda Youth Diversion Projects

28,283.428,485.02 paid in 2000

F. Lundstrom Research Consultant

Development of Delivery Systems for new Sex Offenders Treatment Programme

59,079.2918,590.24 paid in 2000

Cap Gemini Ernst & Young

Consultancy assistance in the development and preparation of the Courts Service 5 year Information Technology Strategic Plan.

140,700.00

Deloitte & Touche

Review of the Forensic Science Laboratory

76,184.00 approx

Division of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University College, Dublin

Research in relation to the Review of the Coroner Service

31,793.626,520.40 paid in 2000

National Training and Development Institute – REHAB

To assist the development and implementation of the CONNECT Prisoner Training Programme

824,681.51

Terry Lawlor, Consultant

DataEase Consultancy, for Prison Service Systems and Departmental Systems

146,200.00

IBM

Various IT Consultancy and support for Prisons Systems

36,000.00

CERT

Evaluation of the needs of staff canteens in the Irish Prison Service

10,792.77

Dr Ann Hope

Consultant to Physical Education Development Group on Physical Education in Irish Prisons

10,157.90

S. McNamara

To act as facilitator at conference “Developing Childcare Provision in Ireland”

3,922.22

Training Connections

Preparation of report on family friendly work arrangements in small and medium sized enterprises.

31,743.45

Amdahl DMR Ireland Ltd

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

1,923,798.00

Anderson Consulting/Accenture

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

3,378,349.00

Capt Max Kenworthy

Aviation

3,568.00

Compuserve European Business

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

1,169.00

Crew Services Ltd

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

97,864.00

Danny D Rutar

Consultancy Services

381.00

Data Conversion Export Ltd

Data Entry

773.00

Deloitte & Touche

SMI/Financial Management Framework

339,699.00

DMW Group

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

21,178.00

Dr Thomas Garavan

Programme Review – Garda College

2,753.00

Insight Statistical Consulting

Consultancy Services

20,972.00

Irish Marketing Surveys

Consultancy Services

10,601.00

KPMG Consulting

SMI

53,927.00

Mary O'Rawe

Professional Fees

4,336.00

Microsoft Ltd

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

16,588.00

Oracle Emea Ltd

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

1,189,770.00

Professor Dermot Walsh

Professional Fees

3,266.00

RCC Consultants Ltd

Tele-communications

345,185.00

Research & Evaluation Service

Consultancy Services

12,257.00

Saville & Holdsworth (Irl) Ltd

SMI

134,011.00

Specialist Aviation Management

Consultancy Services–Aviation

22,157.00

Stephen Rourke

ConsultancyServices

349.00

The Learning Partnership

Consultancy Services

7,074.00

Vantage Software

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

725,679.00

Woodgrange

Irish Times Business Study

6,353.00

2001

Company

Nature of Work

Value€

Genesis Europe Ltd

Organisation of a consultation process on the National Plan for Women.

63,144.00

University of Strathclyde

Preparation of fact sheets on gender equality (Housing; Transport; Agriculture & Rural Development)

43,519.0036,744.00 paid in 2001

Capital Business Service

Preparation of fact sheets on gender equality (Training Enterprise & Development Research)

17,635.00 8,817.00 paid in 2001

Company

Nature of Work

Value€

Irish Marketing Surveys

Collection of Gender Disaggregated statistics

13,840.00 6,863.00 paid in 2001

Penhouse Design

Design of factsheets on gender equality

9,657.00

Penhouse Design

Designing logo for NDP Gender Equality Unit

3,026.00 1,501.00 paid in 2001

Martyn Turner

Cartoons to publicise work of NDP Gender Equality

634.00

WRC, Social & Economic Consultants

Equality Unit Project support to the Equality for Women measure of the NDP (2001-2004)

1,567,366.00455,313.00 paid in 2001

Capital Business Services Ltd

Evaluate the Equality for Women Measure (2001-2004)

86,697.0036,681.00 paid in 2001

Helm Corporation

Helm Corporation Limited provided a quality assurance consultancy to the Department in respect of the evaluation process carried out to select the successful tender for the supply and implementation of a Financial Management System for the Courts Service, An Garda Síochána and the Department.

49,886.56

PriceWaterhouse-Cooper

Supply of consultancy services and computer systems for the Department

5,713,821.351,232,617.21 paid in 2001

Terry Lawlor

Consultancy Service for DataEase applications

8,350.55

P-E Consulting Services

Consultancy Services related to the recruitment of the Chief Executive Officer of the Human Rights Commission.

19,046.00 + VAT15,236.86 paid in 2001

Equinox

To set up and maintain a website for the National Anti-Racism Awareness Programme

10,665.80

Cert

Evaluation of tenders for Reception & Integration Agency

5,396.39

Saville & Holdsworth

To carry out a review of promotion procedures within An Garda Síochána.

148,559.3662,479.21 paid in 2001

Deloitte & Touche

To manage a review of Garda structures.

389,255.98358,782.27 paid in 2001

Corporate Events

Organisation and Management of Irish National Information Day

18,843.01

Paul Francis

Design Work – National Information Day

3,541.05

EuroEvents

Organisation and Management of Irish National Information Day

76,340.64

Gerry Gardner

To undertake a study on the requirements for the Irish Asylum Automated Fingerprinting System in order to participate in the EU Eurodac system, carry out market soundings and present a final situation and options report

stg£11,025.25

Cyril Connolly

Statistics consultancy and advice on design of management information reports

6,094.74

Corporate Graphics

Strategy StatementDesign and Production

20,997Nil paid to end 2001

Deloitte & Touche

Review of PO Forum

15,436.211,608.76 paid in 2001

Hay Management Consultants

Performance Management and Development

Organisation and Management Development Programme

94,469.0048,860.59 paid in 2001

Training Delivery

95,992.0044,821.75 paid in 2001

Harrold, Mulrooney, Murphy

A Study of Learning Disabilities among Prisoners

98,021.2421,836.96 paid in 2001

Centre for Social and Educational Research

Participants in Garda Youth Diversion Projects

28,283.4219,798.39 paid in 2001

F. Lundstrom Research Consultant

Development of Delivery Systems for new Sex Offenders Treatment Programme

59,079.2940,489.05 paid in 2001

Nexus Research Co-Operative

Prisons Committals for Non-Payment of Fines and Civil Debt.

34,568.6210,284.88 paid in 2001

Johnny Connolly Research Consultant

Monitoring Quality of Life in Urban Areas

10,792.776,475.66 paid in 2001

MORI marketing Research Consultant.

Review of Parental Leave

56,711.58

Newmarket Consulting

Attitudinal Research in relation to Parental Leave

60,795.06

Tom Martin & Associates

A Review of Equality Initiatives Within the Justice and Equality Sector

38,320.7025,546.11 paid in 2001

Kelleher Associates

Current and Future needs and responses to Women who experience violence

75,549.4248,250.04 paid in 2001

Generation Graphics

To advise on the design and development of a logo for the Probation and Welfare Service

5,969.00

National Training and Development Institute and Fitzpatricks Associates

Research and training project to determine the nature of intercultural awareness, communication and racial equality in Irish Prisons

60,773.8512,014.77 paid in 2001

F Lundstrom Research Consultant

Development of new multi-disciplinary Offenders Rehabilitation Programme

66,604.11

Company

Nature of Work

Value€

Prospectus Business Consultants

To provide consultancy services in the development of business plans for prisons

76,443.32

RES Consulting

IT Network Support and associated contractor services for Irish Prison Service

882,000.00

Michael Whelan

Consultant to SORT/STEP process

Stg £1,750

OMNA Early Years Project

The provision of technical assistance to the Certifying Bodies Sub-Group of the National Co-ordinating Childcare Committee (NCCC).

476,150 approx.227,121.00 paid in 2001

Childcare Advisory Service

Draft of report for Working Group on School Age Childcare of the NCCC

11,555.005,079.00 paid in 2001

Goodbody Economic Consultants

Future demand for paid childcare services

5,332.90Nil paid to date

Anderson Consulting/Accenture

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

1,845,781.00

Compuserve European Business

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

2,093.00

Conor Hannaway

SMI

5,714.00

Data Conversion Export Ltd

Data Entry

1,498.00

Declan Brennan

SMI/Garda Steering Group

8,380.00

Deloitte & Touche

SMI/Financial Management Framework

184,285.00

DMW Consulting

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

83,978.00

Enabling Development

SMI

10,708.00

Gantner Group Ireland

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

119,510.00

Kevin Bonner

SMI/Garda Steering Group

3,809.00

Kevin Cleary & Assoc. Ltd

Engineering

990.00

Mark Kelly

Consultancy Services

1,229.00

Mary O'Rawe

Professional Fees

7,443.00

Mobius Technology

Consultancy Services

1,536.00

Police Executive Research

SMI

2,914.00

RCC Consultants Ltd

Tele-communications

224,062.00

Saville & Holdsworth (Irl) Ltd

SMI

46,125.00

Specialist Aviation Management

Consultancy Services–Aviation

19,084.00

Stephen Rourke

Consultancy Services

1,425.00

Vantage Software

IT Services for An Garda Síochána

1,243,689.00

Woodgrange

Irish Times Business Study

16,126.00

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