Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 17 Apr 2002

Vol. 552 No. 1

Written Answers. - Consultancy Contracts.

Phil Hogan

Ceist:

55 Mr. Hogan asked the Taoiseach the amount of funding for consultancy and related study contracts which has been approved as part of the 2002 departmental estimates; the budgets of each organisation and agency falling within his Department's aegis for this type of work; the degree of cutback compared to 2001; the consultancy projects which have been cancelled or postponed as a consequence of the cutbacks; the capital projects which will be postponed as a consequence of the cutback in consultancy budgets; the consultancy projects under consideration within his Department and its agencies which will be funded in 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10999/02]

The Taoiseach

A breakdown of the 2002 Revised Estimate for consultancy services and related study contracts in my Department and bodies under its aegis is contained in table 1, which is circulated in the Official Report. This includes a contingency provision for work which may arise later in the year. No cutbacks have occurred in consultancy and study related contracts compared to 2001 and no consultancy has been cancelled or postponed.

A list of consultancy projects under consideration within my Department and bodies under its aegis which will be funded in 2002 is contained in table 1.

Table 1 : Provision for consultancy and study related contracts in 2002

Subhead	€	Consultancy Projects to be funded in 2002
Department of the Taoiseach (Subhead A7 – Consultancy Services)	661,000	Management Information FrameworkEmployee Opinion Survey Human Resource Management System IT Strategy ReviewContingency provision for work that may be required during the year
Department of the Taoiseach (Subhead A8 – Information Society – e Cabinet & Other Initiatives)	1,843,462	Implementation of the e Cabinet initiativeEvaluation of the Equalskills InitiativeAudit of the Equalskills Initiative
Subhead B – National Economic & Social Council	108,202	Wage Bargaining studyAgriculture PaperHousing PaperFreedom of InformationOther Studies related to Strategy 2002North/South StudyOther Studies to be confirmed
Subhead F – All Party Committee on the Constitution	20,200	Public RelationsResearch Costs
Subhead H – National Centre for Partnership & Performance	19,208	Corporate identityContingency for work that may arise during the year under the NCPP work programme for 2002

Subhead	€	Consultancy Projects to be funded in 2002
Subhead I – National Economic & Social Forum	45,031	Working Arrangements StudyEarly School Leavers StudyHealth Study Other Studies to be confirmed
Subhead L – Millennium Celebrations	8,000	Public Relations consultancy in respect of Millennium projects
Subhead O – National Forum on Europe	165,000	Media Strategy and Market SurveyContingency for work that may arise during the year under the Forum's work programme for 2002
Central Statistics Office	366,000	Management Information FrameworkHuman Resource Management Support PackageReview of IT and data management strategies
Total	3,236,103