Departmental Expenditure.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 October 2004

Thursday, 7 October 2004

Ceisteanna (105)

Olwyn Enright

Ceist:

105 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount of money paid out by her Department in public relations fees; the name of the firm that was paid the highest amount; the amount paid to a specific firm (details supplied); the amount of money paid out by the Department in other consultancy fees; the name of the firm or individual paid the highest amount for the most recent 12 month period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23866/04]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture and Food (Mary Coughlan)

During the period involved, no moneys were paid by my Department either to public relations firms or to the specific firm in question. The information requested by the Deputy in connection with consultancy fees is outlined in the attached schedule. The highest amount was paid to Deloitte and Touche in respect of EAGGF accreditation.

Consultancy Fees

Consultant	Nature	Payments (€) (7 October 2003 — 6 October 2004)
Research Consulting	Food Labelling Research for Consumer Liaison Panel	45,810.60
Torchlight Consulting		2,420.00
Dr. Denis Kelleher	Servicing of Pedigree Sheep, Breeding Improvement Programme, 2002/2003	970.00
Mr. Brendan Shiels	Carrying out of Feasibility Study on the future viability of an organic college in Limerick	13,915.00
Research Solutions Ltd.	Research-National Organic Logo	18,053.20
AFCON	Mid-Term Evaluation of the CAP Rural Development Programme	68,937.00
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young	Consultancy advice in the development of the new ICT Strategy	89,600.50
RITS	Monthly testing of Interest security measures with written report	31,009.30
Morehampton Consultancy Services	Report on implementation of previous IT Strategy	8,400.00
Enterprise Process Consulting	Scoping study for SAP R/3 Enterprise Upgrade	51,425.00
BearingPoint Ireland Ltd.	Review of organizational structure and management framework of all Departmental laboratories	22,869.00
Agridata	On-going development of Reactor Herd Management System	7,553.81
Deloitte & Touche	EAGGF Certification	235,727.00
PricewaterhouseCoopers	Risk Management Consultancy	32,819.00
Petrus Consulting	External Evaluator on Expenditure Review — Beef Classification Scheme	2,813.00
Raymond Burke Consulting	External Evaluator on Expenditure Review — Installation Aid Scheme	5,021.00
Petrus Consulting	External Evaluator on Expenditure Review — Purchase for Destruction Scheme	2,934.00
Richard Boyle / IPA	External Evaluator on Expenditure Review — Potato Sector	2,420.00
Richard Boyle / IPA	External Evaluator on Expenditure Review — Overseas Development Assistance	2,420.00
Petrus Consulting	External Evaluator on Expenditure Review — Farm Waste Management Scheme	1,334.00
Peter Bacon & Associates	Undertaking of review and appraisal of Ireland’s Forest Development Strategy	147,620.00
Brady Shipman Martin	Planning advice in respect of Coldstore	3,339.00
Liam Ó hAlmhain Technical Consultant	To oversee implementation of action plan at Enfer Testing Services Ltd.	6,050.00
Det Norske Veritas (DNV)	Risk analysis of Coldstore used to store BSE positive carcases	15,283.00
McAllister Devereaux Keating	Fire Safety Consultants — issues raised by Fire Authority in relation to Coldstore.	5,808.00
H. Griffith, Quirke & Sons Ltd.	Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Protection of Animals during Transport.	8,622.10
Liam Ó hAlmhain	Oversee implementation of action plan at Enfer Testing Services Ltd.	2,549.00