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Consultancy Contracts.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 April 2008

Thursday, 17 April 2008

Ceisteanna (332)

Olivia Mitchell

Ceist:

324 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the consultants who carried out work for his Department or for any body under the auspices of his Department during 2007; if each consultant was an individual or a firm; the amount earned by each consultant in 2007; the basis of the calculation of same; the rate per hour, day, week, month or other period payable in each case; if in each case the consultant was engaged to prepare a report or to carry out work; if in the case of a report being prepared the report has been published; if not, when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14107/08]

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The Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for two Votes — Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs) and Vote 29 (International Cooperation). The following tables set out the names of consultants (both firms and individuals) used by the Department in 2007 and the amounts paid by the Department in each case. The table also indicates the consultants who provided services only, those who produced reports, and whether the reports were published. It should be noted that some consultancies commenced in 2007 may not finalise reports until 2008.

With regard to the rates and fees charged by consultants, I should point out that these services are procured by way of advertised competitive tendering and the market determines the rates in each case. In accordance with the Department of Finance Guidelines on the Engagement of Consultants and Other External Support by the Civil Service, it is the Department's standard practice to require the submission of fixed price lump sum tenders for all consultancy projects. With regard to bodies under the auspices of my Department, the Irish Aid Advisory Board and the Hunger Task Force commissioned consultancies in 2007 and the relevant details are included in the table for Vote 29.

I am very conscious of the need to achieve value for money on consultancy expenditure. The Department commissions consultancies only where specialised knowledge and/or skills are not available within the Department and, particularly in the case of Irish Aid (Ireland's official development assistance programme), where an independent evaluation of programmes and projects is required. Given the overall scale of the Irish Aid Programme, this level of monitoring, review and evaluation is both prudent and proportionate.

Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs) The information requested by the Deputy for Vote 28 is set out in the following table.

Consultant

Service Provided

Payments made in 2007

Prepare Report/ Perform Services

Report Published

Bianconi Research Limited (trading as RITS)

Technical advice on the maintenance and development of the Department’s ICT security infrastructure.

151,250

Perform services

Not Applicable

Sysnet Ltd.,

ICT Security Review

28,133

Prepare report.

Internal report, not published.

Cornwell Management Consultants Ireland Limited

Development of technical specifications and tender documents for the support and maintenance contract for the Automated Passport System.

19,965

Perform services

Not Applicable

Goodbody Economic Consultants

Value for Money and Policy Review of the Support for Irish Emigrant Groups Programmes

25,894

Prepare Report

The report was published on 31 July 2007 and provided to the Oireachtas library and Foreign Affairs Committee.

Annesley Resource Partnership

Quality Assurance Assessment of the Value for Money and Policy Review of the Support for Irish Emigrants Groups Programmes

3,751

Prepare report

Not published. The quality assurance report was provided to the Department of Finance.

BCT Communications Limited

Evaluation of the capacity building programmes provided by the Institute of Public Administration in 2006 to the Bulgarian Institute of Public Administration and the Romanian National Institute of Administration.

20,469

Prepare Report

Internal report, not published.

Version 1 Software Limited

Software Programming for Secure Document Repository

1,481

Perform services

Not Applicable

(i) Mr. Eugene Downes (to 28 May 2007)

Cultural Events Coordination and Advisory Services for State and Official Visits

9,883

Perform Services

Not Applicable

(ii) Long Road Productions Ltd. (from 18 September 2007)

14,520

Mr. Peter Brown

Taxation advice provided to the Irish Embassy, London.

3,835

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Mr. Richard Townsend

Assist with a review of the mandate and structures of the Ireland-United Nations Association (IUNA)

3,993.60

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Vote 29 (International Cooperation) The information requested by the Deputy for Vote 29 is set out in the following table.

Consultant

Service Provided

Amounts Paid in 2007

Prepare Report/Perform Services

Report Published

Achilles Procurement Services Ltd.

Provision of procurement expertise

86,656

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Aidan Pender

To inform and advise the work of the Project Appraisal and Evaluation Group (PAEG), providing independent and objective advice and external examination and appraisal of projects and programmes, as part of the overall approval mechanisms in Irish Aid.

11,375

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Aine Costigan

Technical Support on HIV/AIDs

27,453

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Aisling Swaine

Technical Advice on Gender Equality

112,797

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Andre Barsony

To inform and advise the work of the Project Appraisal and Evaluation Group (PAEG), providing independent and objective advice and external examination and appraisal of projects and programmes, as part of the overall approval mechanisms in Irish Aid .

10,523

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Ann Nolan

Provision of Technical Support on HIV/AIDS

104,023

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Ann Pesic

Independent Consultant for the Partnership Programme for Europe and Central Asia Funding Committee

2,294

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Anne Conroy

Monitoring of Irish Aid Recovery Programme, Malawi

20,328

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Anne Holmes

Technical Support Tsunami

69,579

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Annesley Resource Partnership

Quality Review of Irish Aid Report re. Tsunami

2,723

Prepare Report

Internal report, not published.

John Shiels

Independent Consultant for the Partnership Programme for Europe and Central Asia Funding Committee

6,579

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Annesley Resource Partnership

Review of the Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme

34,388

Prepare Report

Internal report, not published.

Aodh O’Connor

Technical Consultants to the Civil Society Section Funding Schemes

9,800

Prepare Report

Internal report, not published.

Aodh O’Connor

Civil Society Fund and Micro Projects Fund

7,974

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Consultant

Service Provided

Amounts Paid in 2007

Prepare Report/Perform Services

Report Published

Arthur Fell

To inform and advise the work of the Project Appraisal and Evaluation Group (PAEG), providing independent and objective advice and external examination and appraisal of projects and programmes, as part of the overall approval mechanisms in Irish Aid.

21,086

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Ross Golden Bannon

Hunger Task Force- Media Consultant

5,082

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Barnaby Wilitts-King

Technical Consultant supporting the work of the Emergency & Recovery Section of Irish Aid

21,326

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Ben Siddle

Provision of Technical Support for Emergency and Recovery Section, Rapid Response Initiative

41,393

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Bernard McLoughlin

To inform and advise the work of the Project Appraisal and Evaluation Group (PAEG), providing independent and objective advice and external examination and appraisal of projects and programmes, as part of the overall approval mechanisms in Irish Aid.

7,800

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Bernard Wood

To inform and advise the work of the Project Appraisal and Evaluation Group (PAEG), providing independent and objective advice and external examination and appraisal of projects and programmes, as part of the overall approval mechanisms in Irish Aid.

27,137

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Bernadette Crawford

External Member of Fellowships Selection Committee Meetings

3,712

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Bernadette Crawford

Final Monitoring of the NGO HIV/AIDS Partnership Scheme (HAPS)

5,384

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Brid McGrath

Assistant Public Information Officer

31,196

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Cathal Higgins

Support to the Zambia/Ireland Teacher Education Initiative

33,895

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Cathal Higgins

Provision of Technical Support for Education for All

28,615

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Kate Butcher

Techincal Consultant for the Multi-Annual Programme Scheme

4,369

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Catherine Gaynor

Mainstreaming; Building Strategy and Practice within Irish Aid

20,110

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Catherine Gaynor

Technical Consultant for the Multi-Annual Programme Scheme

20,429

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Consultant

Service Provided

Amounts Paid in 2007

Prepare Report/Perform Services

Report Published

Catherine Gaynor

Provision of Technical Support for Education for All

32,658

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Daire Higgins

Irish Aid Centre Public Relations and Outreach Consultant

24,750

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Dalberg Global Development Ad.

Evaluation of Learning and Training Programme for Development Workers (Dtalk)

26,245

Prepare Report

Internal report, not published.

Dalberg Global Development Ad.

Mapping of Irish Aid Approval Processes

55,358

Perform Services and prepare internal report.

Internal report, not published.

Daniel Rowan

Temporary Communications Specialist

43,774

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Debbie Thomas

Production of publication material for communication about Irish Aid’s health programming

10,000

Perform Services and prepare materials for publication.

Materials published.

Deirdre Farrell

Member of the Development Education Grants Committee

5,000

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Diarmuid McClean

Provision of Technical Support on Health and HIV/AIDS in area of R&D for new drugs, vaccines and microbicides

148,450

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Diarmuid O’Donovan

Technical Consultant to the Board of the European Malaria Vaccine Initiative

5,101

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Eamonn O’Reilly

Facilitation of Irish Aid funded internship Programmes (General Level)

6,750

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Ecorys Research and Consulting

Evaluation of the Mozambique Country Programmes 2001-2006

93,191

Prepare Report

Report published February, 2008.

Eleanor O’Gorman

Consultant to Conflict Resolution Unit

65,285

Perform Services.

Not Applicable.

Farrell Grant Sparks

Provision of Consultancy Services for Irish Aid Management Review

92,767

Prepare Report

Report not finalised.

Geraldine McDonald

Civil Society Fund and Micro Projects Fund

16,586

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Helen Newman

Development Education Strategy

18,150

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Helen O’Neill

To inform and advise the work of the Project Appraisal and Evaluation Group (PAEG), providing independent and objective advice and external examination and appraisal of projects and programmes, as part of the overall approval mechanisms in Irish Aid.

12,350

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Hunter McGill

Participation in the Projects Appraisal and Evaluation Group (PAEG) Meetings

10,888

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Imelda Torres Lopez

Programme Consultant in Central America

3,049

Perform Services

Not Applicable t

Consultant

Service Provided

Amounts Paid in 2007

Prepare Report/Perform Services

Report Published

Institute of Public Administration

Quality Assessment of Mozambique CSP Evaluation

2,904

Prepare Report

Internal report, not published.

Intrac

Public Expenditure Review of the Irish Govenments Support to Tsunami affected countries

31,181

Prepare Report

Report published

Intrac

Review of the Irish Missionary Resource Service (IMRS)

66,105

Prepare Report

Internal Report not published.

James H. Polhemus, Phd

Consultancy on Good Governance

58,430

Perform Services

Not Applicable.

Jim Sheehan

Civil Society Fund and Micro Projects Fund

12,233

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Jane Salvage

Support to the AMAR Health Rehabilitation Project for the Marsh Arabs of Southern Iraq

12,135

Prepare Report

Internal report, not published.

Jerry O’Dwyer

Support to Irish Aid on the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB & Malaria

40,690

Perform Services

Not applicable.

Jill Nesbitt

Irish Aid Centre Content Consultant

10,000

Perform Services

Not applicable

Jim Kinsella

Irish Aid Seminar- Presentation on OECD/DAC agriculture Task Team

300

Perform Services

Not Applicable.

Jim Kinsella

To inform and advise the work of the Project Appraisal and Evaluation Group (PAEG), providing independent and objective advice and external examination and appraisal of projects and programmes, as part of the overall approval mechanisms in Irish Aid.

3,264

Perform Services

Carry out work; no report

Joanne Manchester

Provision of Technical Support on HIV/AIDS

2,751

Perform Services

Carry out work; no report

John Grindle

External Evaluator for Development Cooperation Ireland Project Proposals for the Balkans and CISs

8,500

Prepare report

Internal report, not published.

John Grindle

Support to Review of the Staffing Needs of the Diplomatic Missions in Programme Countries, Sierra Leone and South Africa

15,426

Prepare Report

Internal report, not published.

John Telford

Technical Consultant supporting the work of the Emergency & Recovery Section of Irish Aid

10,176

Perform Services

Not Applicable

John O’Regan

Provision of Audit Management Support to the Evaluation and Audit Unit

78,035

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Kate Dyer

Support to the revision of Irish Aids Country Strategy Planning (CSP) Guidelines and Procedures

29,371

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Kevin Moore

Support for Private Sector Development

105,086

Perform Services

Not Applicable

KPMG

Value for Money Review of the Passport Service

35,406

Prepare Report

Report due for publication in third Quarter, 2008.

Consultant

Service Provided

Amounts Paid in 2007

Prepare Report/Perform Services

Report Published

Luis Enrique Bran Reyes

Interim Programme Consultant for the Central America Programme

33,064

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Maeve Martin

Evaluation of the Development and Intercultural Education (DICE) Project

15,000

Perform services and prepare internal report.

Internal report, not published

Margaret Fitzgerald

Provision of Technical Support on Health and HIV/AIDS, October to December 2006

31,807

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Margaret Fitzgerald

To inform and advise the work of the Project Appraisal and Evaluation Group (PAEG), providing independent and objective advice and external examination and appraisal of projects and programmes, as part of the overall approval mechanisms in Irish Aid.

9055

Perform Service

Not Applicable

Mags Gaynor

Provision of Technical Support for Emergency and Recovery Section: Rapid Response Initiative

14,058

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Mags Gaynor

Civil Society Fund and Micro Projects Fund

7,939

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Mags Gaynor

Support Irish Aid in the Areas of Vulnerability and Infrastructure

44,828

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Margo O’Sullivan

Review of Primary Teacher Education (PTE) Curriculum

145

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Marie Smith

Civil Society Fund and Micro Projects Fund

11,081

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Mary Immaculate College

Provision of Technical Support for Education for All

4,868

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Mary Jennings

Mainstreaming Building Strategy and Practice within Irish Aid

3,020

Perform services and prepare report.

Internal report, not published.

Mary Jennings

Technical Consultant for the Multi-Annual Programme Scheme

31,433

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Mary McCann

Interim Programme Consultant for the Central America Programme

45,330

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Mary McKeown

Technical Consultant for the Multi-Annual Programme Scheme

4,727

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Mary McKeown

To inform and advise the work of the Project Appraisal and Evaluation Group (PAEG), providing independent and objective advice and external examination and appraisal of projects and programmes, as part of the overall approval mechanisms in Irish Aid .

5,227

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Mary McKeown

Civil Society Fund and Micro Projects Fund

25,129

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Consultant

Service Provided

Amounts Paid in 2007

Prepare Report/Perform Services

Report Published

Maura Leen

Irish Aid Representative on the Appraisal Panel for the Programme of Strategic Cooperation between Irish Aid and Higher Education and Research Institutes

4,750

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Maura Leen

To inform and advise the work of the Project Appraisal and Evaluation Group (PAEG), providing independent and objective advice and external examination and appraisal of projects and programmes, as part of the overall approval mechanisms in Irish Aid.

5,371

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Michael Scott

Participation at Mekong Private Sector Development Facility Planning and Review Meeting, and Vietnam Business Forum, December 2006

6,357

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Morina O’Neill

Irish Aid Centre Content Consultant

5,000

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Morina O’Neill

Civil Society Fund and Micro Projects Fund

6,708

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Technical Consultants to the Civil Society Section Funding Schemes

1,500

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Dr. Nick Chisholm

Consultancy Support to the Irish Aid Hunger Task Force

22,268

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Owen McCarthy

Dissemination of an Irish Aid Teaching Resource entitled “Our World, Our Future”

9,065

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Oxford Policy Management

Strategic review of Irish Aid engagement with the United Nations funds and programmes

61,316

Prepare Report

Internal report, not published.

Oxford Policy Management

Consultancy support to Irish Aid Hunger Task Force

5,283

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Pat McMullan

On-going Support to Ireland Aid Funding of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)

24,783

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Patrick D Murphy

Provision of Technical Support for Education for All

8,774

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Philip Regan

Facilitation of Irish Aid funded Internship Programmes (Senior Level)

11,875

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Reginald Terrence Allsop

Support to the Zambia/Ireland Teacher Education Initiative

21,960

Performs services and prepare report.

Internal report, not published.

Roberto ED. Martinez

Contract No: 10 — Maintenance of DCI Spanish Language website in Central America & Promotion of the Website

2,186

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Consultant

Service Provided

Amounts Paid in 2007

Prepare Report/Perform Services

Report Published

Richard Townsend

Report on staffing needs of missions in Irish Aid Programme Countries

8,556

Prepare report

Internal report, not published.

Richard Townsend

Irish Aid Representative on the Appraisal Panel for the Programme of Strategic Cooperation between Irish Aid and Higher Education and Research Institutes

2,811

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Karen Rothwell

Facilitation of DCI funded UNV internship programme

45,590

Perform Services

Carry out work; no report

Karen Rothwell

Facilitation of Irish Aid funded Internship Programmes (Senior Level)

29,887

Perform Services

Carry out work; no report

Karen Rothwell

Piloting of Organisational Assessment Guidelines

24,421

Prepare Report.

Internal report, not published.

Rowan Oberman

Irish Aid Centre Groups’ Programme Consultant

5,250

Perform Services

Carry out work; no report

Ruairi Brugha

Provision of Technical Support on Health and HIV/AIDS

8,450

Perform Services

Carry out work; no report

Sean Drysdale

Provision of Public Health Specialist Support

84,294

Perform Services

Carry out work; no report

Siobhan Mullally

Independent/External Mid-term Evaluation of the Justice System Programme in Timor Leste

5,197

Perform Services and prepare report

Internal report, not published.

Steve Packer

Evaluation of the Irish Aid World Bank Education Trust Fund

23,001

Prepare Report

Report is due for publication in June 2008.

Tara Shine

Provision of Technical Support on Environmentally Sustainable Development

79,347

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Tara Shine

Civil Society Fund and Micro Projects Fund

5,072

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Tom Crowley

Civil Society Fund and Micro Projects Fund

16,889

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Una Murray

Civil Society Fund and Micro Projects Fund

9,413

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Una Murray

Completing and handing over work on mainstreaming gender through business plans and facilitating action planning on gender based violence with joint consortium gender based violence

3,721

Perform Services

Not Applicable

University of Glasgow

MAPS II,: Technical Consultants to the Civil Society Section Funding Schemes

5,748

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Grosso & Maldonado

Legal Advice regarding the establishment and operation of the Rapid Response Initiative

2080

Perform Services

Not Applicable

James Saunderson

Rapid Response Initiative — Manager of Standby Register

520

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Vote 29 (International Cooperation) Continued Irish Aid Advisory Board

Consultant

Service Provided

Amounts Paid in 2007

Perform Services/Prepare Report

Report Published

Theta Eta Advisors Limited

Preparation of a report entitled: Best Practice in the Governance of Aid Programmes

€6,050

Prepare Report

Internal report — not published

Oxford Policy Management

Research study entitled: “Measuring Impact: The Global and Irish Aid Programme Context”

€42,258

Prepare Report

Report Published

Mr Tony Killick

(i) Preparation of a report entitled: “Selectivity in Action: Choosing Irish Aid’s Tenth Programme Country”

€25,410

Prepare Report

Finalised; internal report — not for publication.

(ii) Editorial Work on Research Findings Volume 1 Governance Trade and Aid Effectiveness.

Achilles Procurement Services Limited

Public Procurement Advice on establishment of Framework Agreements for Research

€1,270

Perform Services

Not Applicable

North South Institute

Provision of external reader services to ABIA research programme

€2,542

Perform Services

Not Applicable

Overseas Development Institute

Research study entitled: “Good Governance, Aid Modalities & Poverty reduction”

€141,284

Prepare Report

Published

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