Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 October 2005
115 Mr. Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of consultants currently employed by her Department; the total cost outstanding to her Department; and if she can state the areas these persons are working on; when each of these projects will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28965/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested is in the following table.
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Consultants Currently Employed |
Nature of Consultancy |
Completion Date |
Costs Outstanding (€ inc. VAT) |
|
Accenture |
Support, maintenance and minor enhancements for civil registration computer system. |
31 December 2005 |
165,000 |
|
Business2Enterprise |
Clean up of HR data for transfer to new system and selection of interim solution |
End 2005 |
6,760 |
|
CAPITA Consulting |
Evaluation |
Imminent |
21,377 |
|
CAPITA Consulting |
Evaluation |
Imminent |
Nil |
|
Dr. Satya Brinks, Assoc. Prof. Anne Sanson, Mr. Jeremy Neathey |
Assisting with the commissioning of The National Longitudinal Study of Children in Ireland. |
End December 2005 |
4,000 (approx.) |
|
Dr. Fiona Keogh |
Project Worker for the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy |
December 2005 |
12,000 Approx. |
|
Dr. John Bowman |
Work in relation to the organisation (including the chairing) of the National Health Strategy Consultative Forum scheduled to take place on 2nd December 2005 in Dublin Castle |
End January 2006 |
6,050 (total) |
|
Grayling Gilmore |
Public Relations |
March 2006 |
1,500,000 estimated |
|
Hay Group (Ireland) Ltd. |
Personnel Management and Development |
Mid-September 2005 |
4,840 plus travel expenses |
|
Health Science Management Dept. TCD. |
Facilitation of input workshops & production of feedback Report on Part 9 of the Health Act, 2004 — the introduction of a statutory Complaints Process. |
November, 2005 |
12,000 to 15,000 approx. |
|
Indecon Economic Consultants |
Economic Analysis of Childcare Policy Options |
End October 2005 |
181,821 |
|
Lynne Peyton |
National Children’s Advisory Council — Mid-Term Review of the National Children’s Strategy |
31 December 2005 |
57,500.00 |
|
Maura McGrath and David Hanly |
Devolution of Functions from the Department of Health and Children to the Health Service Executive |
December 2005 |
6,000 approx. |
|
Mercer Human Resource Consulting |
Provision of continuous expert actuarial advice, assistance and information, in relation to the Irish Health Insurance Market, in particular to risk equalisation and risk equalisation related issues. |
31st August 2006 |
None. |
|
Mercer Human Resource Consulting |
Actuarial assessment of Department’s liability with regard to the transfer of pension funds of nurse tutors who have assimilated into the third level sector. |
December 2005 |
54,506 |
|
Mercer Human Resource Consulting Ltd. |
Insurance scheme for persons infected by Hepatitis C and HIV by blood and blood products administered within the State: feasibility study, analysis of the available options and production of draft scheme. |
Nov/Dec 2005 |
21,780 |
|
National Nutrition Policy Advisor |
Advice in relation to Nutrition |
31 December 2005 |
Nil |
|
National Nutrition Surveillance Centre |
Supply of Data and advice in relation to Nutrition and Health |
31 December 2005 |
Nil |
|
Ogilvy |
Advertising services for National Drugs Awareness Campaign |
31 October 2005 |
7,260 |
|
PMI Software Ltd |
Development of capital project management and software |
September 2004 (substantially complete) |
3,000 |
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
To implement the recommendations of the Report of the Working Group on the Accountability of Secretaries General and Accounting Officers (Mullarkey Report) PricewaterhouseCoopers were engaged to facilitate the introduction of a risk management process which will identify and evaluate the key risks facing the Department of Health and Children |
February 2006 |
45,746 |
|
QMP |
Advertising |
March 2006 |
500,000 estimated |
|
RGC Technologies |
Project management of software development |
Mid-2004 |
6,000 |
|
Sandra Roe |
Analysis of Responses to Public Consultation on the Development of a Recreation Policy for Young People in Ireland and to produce a report on the outcome of the Public Consultation |
17 February 2006 |
16,000.00 |
|
Sopra Newell & Budge |
Information systems security advice. These services are obtained on a draw down basis. The average annual cost is around €20,000. |
The duration of the contract is for 4 years with 2.5 years yet to run. |
No outstanding costs. |
|
Suzanne Campbell |
Research Project to assist the National Working Group on the Regulation of Complementary Therapists |
End September-October, 2005 |
9,052 |
|
Target Health |
Advice in relation to Alcohol Policy |
31 December 2005 |
20,000 |
|
The Children’s Research Centre, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2. |
Intercountry Adoption Research Project |
May 2006 |
205,790 |
|
Tony Murphy |
Evaluation of the work of the Student Council Working Group |
November 2005 |
11,798 |
|
Wilson Hartnell Public Relations |
PR services for National Drugs Awareness Campaign |
31 October 2005 |
3,025 |
