Joan Burton
Ceist:346 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the consultancies awarded to Deloitte & Touche since 1 July 1997; the cost of each; and the purpose of same. [28410/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 October 2005
346 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the consultancies awarded to Deloitte & Touche since 1 July 1997; the cost of each; and the purpose of same. [28410/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraDetails of the consultancies awarded by my Department to Deloitte & Touche since June 2002, the cost of each and the purpose of same are set out in the table. All of these consultancies related to once-off work in improving governance systems in this new Department, including improved ICT, financial control and risk management.
Year |
Purpose of Consultancies awarded to Deloitte and Touche since June, 2002 |
The cost of each (inc. V.A.T.) |
€ |
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2002 |
Provision of professional accounting service between June 2002 and October 2003. |
71,513 |
2002 |
Provision of assistance in the specification and selection of a new financial management system for the Department. |
117,250 |
2003 |
Provision of advice and support in the areas of project management, quality assurance, business process redesign, user-acceptance testing, change and risk management and post go-live support, in the implementation of a new financial management system in the Department. |
288,838 |
2004 |
Provision of professional accounting service in February-March 2004. |
13,096 |
2004 |
Development of Department’s ICT strategy |
103,280 |
2005 |
The purpose of the contract is to undertake a risk review of its Dublin-based operations and business, both in the context of decentralisation and in terms of advancing and deepening risk management in the Department generally. |
The cost of the consultancy will be 41,455 |