Consultancy Contracts.

Wednesday, 25 January 2006

Ceisteanna (1048)

Denis Naughten

Ceist:

1153 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the funds spent by his Department since June 1997 on consultants, legal experts and external advice; the number of reports produced under such contracts and the number implemented to date by his Department; the cost of such advice in 2005 and the planned expenditure for 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1539/06]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

Such detailed information as is readily available in my Department in respect of expenditure on external consultancy is set out in the following table. Given the range and complexity of issues addressed by my Department, additional external advice has an important role in providing skills and experience not readily available within the Department, notably in the areas of gender and disability equality.

Year	Recipient of Contract	Description	Amount Paid
			€
2003	Penna HR Consulting	A “staff attitudinal/climate” survey undertaken in the probation and welfare service	14,805
2003	Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies, TCD	Report of work life balance research	143,990
2003	DTZ	Study of gender pay gap at sectoral level	38,517
2003	E-Training International	Women and men as entrepreneurs and business managers-report	32,881
2003	Jane Pillinger, Sheila Quinn and Ursula Barry	Pilot Gender Auditing Initiative	72,600
2003-2005	Michael McGrath	Legal research in connection with codification of the licensing laws	115,676(ongoing)
2003	Farrell Grant Sparks Consulting	Report on sexual harassment in the workplace in EU member states	54,208
2003	Domestic Violence Responses	An evaluation of intervention programmes in Ireland working with abusive men	61,187
2003	Mr. Bernard Feeney	Consultation on Disability Legislation	1,027
2003	Lansdowne Market Research	European year of People with Disabilities Pre- and Post-Advertising Research	26,620
2003	Ralaheen Research and Design	Analysis of Success of 3% Target for Employment of People with Disabilities in the Public service	52,903
2003	Jane Pillinger	Equal Status Review North Western Health Board	33,580
2003	Community Legal Resources	Integrated Approach to Equality Proofing	13,333
2003	Community Workers Co-operative	Manual to support community sector participation in equality proofing	15,600
2003	FÁS	Equality Proofing Project on Employment Services	18,089
2003	Millward Brown Irish Marketing Surveys Ltd.	Research into general opinions on racism and attitudes to minority groups on behalf of the National Anti-Racism Awareness Programme, “Know Racism”	48,170
2003	National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism	Report on a proposed framework for the National Action Plan Against Racism and assistance in drafting the Action Plan itself	73,466
2003	Johnny Connolly	Study analysing the effects of crime/drug misuse in North Inner City Dublin — report “Monitoring quality of Life in the North Inter City”	10,800
2003	Pricewaterhouse Coopers	Preparation of Financial Report, Land Registry	19,360
2003	Renaissance Contingency Services Ltd.	Design and Implement a Disaster Recovery/Business Plan Recovery for the Refugee Appeals Tribunal	6,655
2003	Sharon Rusu	Consultancy to conduct a strategic review and analysis of the Refugee Documentation Centre	22,464
2003-2004	RITS	Risk Analysis in relation to transfer of files to Payroll Division, Killarney	38,502
2003-2004	Capita Business Services Ltd.	In-depth examination of the maintenance/trades functions in the prisons	107,656
2003	Dr. Ann Hope	Consultant on Physical Education in Irish Prisons	4,200
2003-2004	Ross Anderson Biomechanics	Advice regarding the development and evaluation of gym equipment	4,639
2003-2004	Pricewaterhouse Coopers	Tax advice	10,254
2003	Gordon Lakes	Expert support for Irish Prison Service Staffing and Operations Review Team (SORT)	11,254
2003-2004	David Evans	Expert support for Irish Prison Service Staffing and Operations Review Team (SORT)	43,380
2003	Warrington Fire Research	Advice on fire rating of doors	3,393
2003	Byrne O’Clerigh	Risk Assessment on storage of explosives	23,731
2003	Pricewaterhouse Cooper	Review of Internal Audit	24,388
2003	ETCI	Development of audit Tool Phase 2	24,684
2003	Excellence Ireland	Pilot of National standards for Disability Services	47,311
2003	The Children’s Research Centre TCD	To prepare discussion paper on Researching Children with Disabilities	37,500
2003-2005	Fleishman Hillard Saunders	Public Relations, National Disability Authority	406,339(due to end 31/01/06)
2003-2005	Fleishman Hillard Saunders	Public Relations, National Disability Authority	135,408(ongoing)
2003-2005	Secta Consulting	Evaluation of the National Standards for disability services	34,696(ongoing)
2003	Goodbody Economic Consultants	Evaluation of European Refugee Fund	35,514
2004	Pricewaterhouse Cooper	Review, Develop and Document IT Strategy, Legal Aid Board	20,500
2004	GFP Consult	Devising a Framework for monitoring, evaluating and developing PMDS	32,631
2004	Hibernian Consulting	Guidance sheets on incorporating gender equality not the National development Plan (NDP)	59,955
2004	E-Training International	Gender statistics on transport and housing	23,183
2004	E-Training International	An Attitudinal Survey of the role of Women on the Farm	34,206
2004	Fitzpatrick Associates	Developing Indicators for the National Women’s Strategy	40,000
2004	John Wylie	Legal Research and drafting of Bill(s) to codify land and conveyancing law	114,553
2005	Document Evidence	Forensic examination of documents	6,978
2004-2005	Marcus Bourke	Drafting of Bill(s) to codify land and conveyancing law	22,260(ongoing)
2004	Helm Corporation	External review of internal audit (as required by Report of the Working Group on the Accountability of Secretaries General and Accounting Officers (Mullarkey)	45,827
2004	Finbarr Crowley	Provided engineering expertise in the field of road safety cameras — King group on speed cameras.	5,957
2004	Carr Communications	Consultation on National Disability Strategy	12,000
2004	Open Interface Ltd.	Accessibility Audit of the Department Website	2,141
2004	Siobhain Lynam	Review and Evaluation of the National Anti Racism Awareness Programme Know Racism	19,314
2004	Chartered Institute of Transport in Ireland	Evaluation of transport tender	1,600
2004	Purchasing Solutions	Evaluation of inspection tender and evaluation of tenders for Management Services at various State owned centres	9,680
2004	University of Limerick Sanctuary Initiative	A survey of refugees and persons with leave to remain in Limerick.	15,000
2004	Conal Devine & Associates	Investigation into allegations of bullying and harassment in the Probation and Welfare Service	9,149
2004	Excellence Ireland Quality Assurance	Business excellence organisational review of the Probation and Welfare Service	18,713
2004	Nifast	Conduct safety audit of all the Registries premises to produce a risk assessment document and a revised safety statement in compliance with statutory requirements to conduct a training course for staff	21,425
2004	Pricewaterhouse Coopers	Review Financial information, prepare new set of projections to comment on viability and risk factors, Land Registry	26,015
2004	Conal Devine & Associates	IR Services, Legal Aid Board	13,275
2004	Haley and Associates	IR Services, Legal Aid Board	17,032
2004	Pricewaterhouse Coopers	Document Management Options Analysis for the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner	7,999
2004	PA Consulting Group	Consultancy Services to assist with Business Analysis and Review of the Asylum, Immigration and Citizenship Areas	128,220
2004	Capgemini	Requirements specification of projects in the proposed Asylum, Immigration and Citizenship, IT Strategy Implementation Programme.	390,739(ongoing)
2004	Brendan Shiels	Business Case Research	46,464
2004	Achilles	Procurement Advice & Analysis	54,993(ongoing)
2004	KPMG	Review of Fund Management Contracts	12,463
2004	Epsilon Consulting	Evaluation of the Expenditure Review Report	5,433
2004	Dr. Jane Pillinger	International Review of the National Disability Authority	Nil(ongoing)
2004	Tns-MRBI	Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities — Survey Module	33,058
2004	Trinity College Dublin	A review of primary education for children with disabilities in Ireland	36,808
2004	Equality Strategies Ltd.	Peer Review for National Disability Authority Accessibility Awards	2,400
2004-2005	Centre for Inclusion Technology	Peer Review for National Disability Authority Accessibility Awards	Nil(ongoing)
2004-2005	Dr. Jane Pillinger	A guide to the Disability Commitments in the City/County Development Board Strategy Plans and Actions	6,655
2004-2005	Excellence Ireland Quality Association	Study to Evaluate the National Disability Authority accessibility Audit Tools	14,520
2004-2005	Jane Sixsmith, Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University College Galway	Research Proposal — to identify health service inequalities experienced by persons with a disability	40,000(ongoing)
2004-2005	Maureen Gilbert	Agreement on Style Book for National Disability Authority Written Communications	5,000(ongoing)
2004-2005	Fionnula Rogerson Architects	The effectiveness of Part M of the Building Regulations 2000 — to examine the effectiveness of Part M at making buildings accessible to people with disabilities.	30,000(ongoing)
2004-2005	Economic and Social Research Institute	Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities — Analysis of Social inclusion variables in existing data sets	36,211(ongoing)
2004	David Forrestal	Accessibility Guidelines for Educational Establishments	2,150
2004-2005	System Dynamics Solutions Ltd.	Development and re-formatting of website including work on Library catalogue	153,532(ongoing)
2004-2005	Beauchamps	Legal Advice, National Disability Authority	23,944(ongoing)
2004	Frontend Usability Engineering Ltd.	IT Accessibility Guidelines — to provide comprehensive direction on making electronically delivered services widely accessible to people with disabilities	64,200
2004	Goodbody Economic Consultants	Monitoring — Research into people with Disabilities	14,833
2004	QE5 Management and Recruitment	A discussion paper on disability and sexual orientation	7,999
2004	Booz Allen Hamilton	Accessibility of Public Services	49,429
2004-2005	FGS	Organisational Review — Review of the National Disability Authority resources and structures	22,401(ongoing)

Note: The above tabular statement sets out those projects which constitute consultancy as defined in the Department of Finance guidelines on the subject for the period 2003 to 2004, and ongoing where indicated. It does not incorporate information on the Garda Síochána.