Name of Consultancy
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Description
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Overall Cost
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Year
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Carr Communications
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Public relations consultancy relating to the publication of National Disability Strategy
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€12,100
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2004
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Price Waterhouse Cooper
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*eCabinet Feasibility Study: The contract was awarded to PwC in 2001 following a public tender competition. The assignment entailed international research, business process analysis of the cabinet process, formulation of a proposed model, engagement with key stakeholders to modify the proposed model and culminated in the production of a 2 volume report, which, following its presentation to Government, resulted in the approval for the development of the eCabinet initiative which is now operational.
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€152,094 (including VAT)
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January 2002
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Hosca Management Consultants
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Employee Opinion Survey, 2001
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€12,076.80 (inclusive of VAT)
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2002
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Watson Wyatt
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Employee Opinion Survey, 2003
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€46,040.50 (inclusive of VAT)
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2003-2004
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Bearing Point Consultants
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Implementation of the Human Resource Management System
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€97,315.76 (inclusive of VAT)
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2002-2003
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Mr. Des Geraghty
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Advise Contact Group on Affordable Housing Initiative, work with the Dept of EHLG to promote the initiative, assist with communication; Mr. Geraghty has produced 3 progress reports
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€3,395 to date for services, based on €350 per diem; €445 to date for travel and subsistence
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2004-Present
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Lloyds of Dublin
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Designing / Printing of Reducing Red Tape: An Action Programme on Regulatory Reform
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€3,369.88
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1999
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Dr. Tom McCarthy, NUI Maynooth
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Research for Consultation Document: Towards Better Regulation
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€6,692
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2001
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E.G.M. Design Ltd.
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Designing / Printing of Consultation Document: Towards Better Regulation
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€18,081.46
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2002
|
David Linehan
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Translation into Irish of Consultation Document: Towards Better Regulation
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€735
|
2002
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Prof. Philip Lane, Trinity College Dublin
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Analysis of submissions re Towards Better Regulation
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€4,000
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2002
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E.G.M. Design Ltd.
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Designing / Printing of reports on submissions received arising from public consultation on Towards Better Regulation
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€7,790
|
2002
|
Jacobs and Associates
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Consultancy for White Paper on Better Regulation Regulating Better
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€12,479
|
2003
|
Professor Martin Cave Warwick Business School
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Consultancy for White Paper on Better Regulation Regulating Better
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€575
|
2003
|
Red Dog Design Consultants
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Designing of Regulating Better: A Government White Paper setting out six principles of Better Regulation
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€6,192.78
|
2004
|
Hudson Killeen Printers
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Printing of Regulating Better: A Government White Paper setting out six principles of Better Regulation
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€11,225
|
2004
|
DCU Language Services
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Translation into Irish of Executive Summary of White Paper on Better Regulation Regulating Better
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€1,213.01
|
2004
|
Grayling Ltd.
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Editing of White Paper on Better Regulation Regulating Better
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€4,840
|
2004
|
Name of Consultancy
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Description
|
Overall Cost
|
Year
|
Jacobs and Associates
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Preparation of report for EU Conference on Better Regulation
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€18,876
|
2004
|
Dr. Patrick Paul Walsh, Trinity College Dublin
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Preparation of report for EU Conference on Better Regulation
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€5,250
|
2004
|
Goodbody Economic Consultants
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Economic assistance to Departments / Offices piloting Regulatory Impact Analysis
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€21,054
|
2004-2005
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Grayling Ltd.
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Editing of Reaching Out: Guidelines on Consultation for Public Sector Bodies
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€3,630
|
2005
|
Institute of Public Administration
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Research in relation to mapping of regulatory framework
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€21,780 (Estimated cost)
|
2005
|
First Impression
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Designing of Reaching Out: Guidelines on Consultation for Public Sector Bodies
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€10,200 (Estimated cost)
|
2005
|
Ebrook
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Printing of Reaching Out: Guidelines on Consultation for Public Sector Bodies
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€8,000 (Estimated cost)
|
2005
|
DCU Language Services
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Translation into Irish of Reaching Out: Guidelines on Consultation for Public Sector Bodies
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€1,584 (Estimated cost)
|
2005
|
First Impression
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Designing of Report on the Introduction of Regulatory Impact Analysis
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€8,200 (Estimated cost)
|
2005
|
Ebrook
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Printing of Report on the Introduction of Regulatory Impact Analysis
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€7,694 (Estimated cost)
|
2005
|
Cumarsaid Creative
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Translation into Irish of Report on the Introduction of Regulatory Impact Analysis
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€4,000 (Estimated cost)
|
2005
|
William M. Mercer
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Consultancy service on Performance Management
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€26,621
|
1998-1999
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Farrell Grant Sparks
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Business Planning Templates
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€4,897
|
1999
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Professors Rory O’ Donnell and Paul Teague
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To evaluate partnership at work in Ireland
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€50,789
|
1999-2000
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Hay Management Consultants
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Effective systems of feedback on the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS)
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€45,774
|
2001
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PA Consulting Group
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Evaluation of the Strategic Management Initiative (SMI)
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€491,992
|
2001-2002
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Mr. Alex Matheson, OECD
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Participation on Steering Group for the Evaluation of the Strategic Management Initiative (SMI)
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€14,014
|
2001-2002
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Institute of Public Administration
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Preparation of HR Strategy Guidelines Document
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€18,284
|
2001
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HCM International
|
Research on the integration of the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) with HR policies and processes
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€33,525
|
2004
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Mercer Human Resource Consulting
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Review of the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) Evaluation results for Technical and Professional staff
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€15,125
|
2004-2005
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Drury Communications
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Consultancy/PR services in respect of the development of the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) pack and supply of promotional material for launch
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€37,745
|
2000
|
Name of Consultancy
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Description
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Overall Cost
|
Year
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BFK Design
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Development and design of elements of the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) packs
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€16,912
|
2000
|
Burex Manufacturing Ltd.
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Supply of promotional material for the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) launch event
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€16,190
|
2000
|
McDonald & Glennon
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Printing of promotional material for the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) launch
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€55,830
|
2000
|
National Council for the Blind
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Supply of Braille material for the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) launch
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€996
|
2000
|
Dr. Jane Pillinger Independent Researcher and Policy Advisor
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Rersearch report on Equality/Diversity and Quality Customer Service
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€38,700
|
2001
|
Dr. Patrick Butler School of Business Studies — Trinity College Dublin
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Evaluation of Customer Action Plans
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€32,000
|
2002
|
Corporate Graphics
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Production of Customer Action Plans Evaluation report
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€3,055
|
2002
|
Language Communications
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Design and layout of Equality/Diversity report
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€870
|
2002
|
Colorprint
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Printing of Equality/Diversity report
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€890
|
2002
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Peter G. White Ltd. Communications Consultant
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Consultancy services in respect of the development of Communications Strategy
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€850
|
2002
|
Lansdowne Market Research
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Irish Civil Service — Customer Satisfaction Survey report
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€36,000
|
2003
|
NGM Market Research
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Change and Modernisation in the Civil Service report
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€15,000
|
2003
|
Design ID
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Design layout and typesetting of the Customer Charter Guielines
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€11,250
|
2003
|
Watermans Printing
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Printing of Customer Charter Guidelines
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€13,590
|
2003
|
Vision Print
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Production of covers for Customer Charter Guidelines
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€1,160
|
2003
|
Parallel Information Technology
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Loading of Customer Charter Guidelines to bettergov.ie website
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€220
|
2003
|
Langley Freeman Design Group
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Design layout and production of PDF of Internal Customer Service booklet —‘Our commitments to our Colleagues’
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€5,617
|
2004
|
Colorprint
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Printing of Internal Customer Service booklet
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€5,280
|
2004
|
Parallel Information Technology
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Production of HTML of Internal Customer Service booklet
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€163
|
2004
|
McCann Fitzgerald Solicitors
|
Research on International systems of Redress
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€76,894
|
2004
|
Boyd Freeman Design
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Design and print of report on Redress
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€5,049
|
2004
|
Dermot Quigley
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An Inquiry into certain matters in relation to procurement as requested by the Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern, T.D.
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Not applicable — no payments were made
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Not applicable
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