Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2009
213 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of experts’ and consultants’ reports her Department commissioned during 2008; the cost of each report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33899/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department commissioned twenty-one experts' or consultants' reports in 2008. Details in relation to these reports are set out in the following table:
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Title of Report Commissioned |
Name of Consultant or Expert |
Cost |
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|
€ |
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1 |
Report of an assessment of a named company’s restructuring plan. |
KPMG |
273,460 |
|
2 |
Report and Recommendations from the Consultation Process with Staff in the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment |
Institute of Public Administration (IPA) |
18,000 |
|
3 |
Evaluation Report on Department’s Website |
IQ Content Ltd |
41,261 |
|
4 |
Evaluation of Discover Science and Engineering (DSE) Programme |
CIRCA Consultants, SIA Group and International Panel of Experts |
105,082* |
|
5 |
Productive Sector Operational Programme (PSOP) Managing Authority Lookback Audit (Parts 1 & 2) |
Contract-auditline (CAL) |
38,130 |
|
6 |
Conduct an Equality survey under the ESF Co-Funded EQUAL Community Initiative |
Social and Market Research |
23,850 |
|
7 |
Audit of DAWN project under the ESF Co-Funded EQUAL Community Initiative |
Ernst and Young |
25,090 |
|
8 |
Review and Assessment of the ESF Co-Funded EQUAL Community Initiative |
PA Consulting |
61,595 |
|
9 |
Evaluation of Ireland’s membership of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) |
CIRCA Consultants |
51,183† |
*Shared equally between D/ETE and Forfás.
†Shared jointly by DETE & Forfás.
|
Title of Report Commissioned |
Name of Consultant or Expert |
Cost |
|
|
€ |
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|
10 |
Measuring Administrative Burdens in Company Law, Employment Law and Health & Safety Law |
EPS Consulting |
58,249 |
|
11 |
Prioritising Health & Safety Information Obligations |
Scannell Solutions |
4,538 |
|
12 |
Prioritising Health & Safety Information Obligations; additional review |
Scannell Solutions |
605 |
|
13 |
Prioritising Information Obligations in Company Law |
Arthur Cox |
2,226 |
|
14 |
Listing of Information Obligations in Employment Law |
UCD School of Law |
4,650 |
|
15 |
Listing of Information Obligations in Company Law |
NUI Galway |
5,102 |
|
16 |
Listing of Information Obligations in Health & Safety Law |
University of Limerick |
4,616 |
|
17 |
Provision of Statistical Analysis for the High Level Group on Business Regulation Report |
Experian Ireland Ltd |
182 |
|
18 |
Three Standard Cost Model measurements for the High Level Group on Business Regulation |
Tom Ferris |
5,707 |
|
19 |
Report of the Advisory Group on Media Mergers |
As part of its work the Advisory Group commissioned Price Waterhouse Coopers and Emily Gibson BL to carry out specific studies in relation to the Group’s terms of reference |
33,732 |
|
20 |
Companies Registration Office Business Process Engineering Review |
Grant Thornton |
71,874 |
|
21 |
Companies Registration Office XBRL Feasibility Study |
Bizmeasures Ltd. |
31,683 |
