I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the total amount of expenditure on consultancy in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 and the details requested are set out in the following tables. In accordance with "Guidelines on the Engagement of Consultants and other External Support" issued by the Department of Finance, consultant support is procured only where it is necessary and value for money is obtained.
The need for consultancy varies from time to time depending on business projects and priorities. As can be seen from the following tables Revenue's expenditure on consultancy is now at a significantly reduced level. It has decreased from €422,282 in 2008 down to €32,163 in 2011, which is very low especially when viewed against a total administrative expenditure in that year of €391.9m.
It must be acknowledged that the engagement of consultants is the appropriate approach for certain specialist activities or short term engagements. Nevertheless, Revenue seeks to identify administrative savings in this and other subheads, and only approves expenditure on consultancy on a business case basis:
|
Year
|
Count
|
Company
|
Reason
|
Cost
|
|
2008
|
1
|
Achilles Procurement
|
Legal Service Consultancy
|
€5,329
|
|
2
|
Alchemy Films
|
Technical Advice on Film Relief
|
€11,616
|
|
3
|
Arekibo Communications
|
Website Development and Design
|
€45,024
|
|
4
|
Arthur Nowlan
|
Valuations
|
€4,497
|
|
5
|
Ballycotton Marine Services
|
Maritime feasibility study/ Inspection of Cutter
|
€2,510
|
|
6
|
Bennis Design
|
Design Production
|
€23,821
|
|
7
|
Bull Inform. Systems Irl
|
IT related
|
€6,921
|
|
8
|
C. Moore and Associates
|
Independent evaluation of the Value for Money and Policy Review of IT External Resources Expenditure in 2006
|
€4,283
|
|
9
|
Catalysto Ltd
|
IT Design
|
€8,609
|
|
10
|
Costello Commercial
|
Valuations
|
€78,583
|
|
11
|
Cruickshank
|
Technical Advice
|
€2,370
|
|
12
|
Darlington Consulting
|
Ergonomic Assessment
|
€436
|
|
13
|
De Veeres
|
Valuations
|
€8,658
|
|
14
|
Dermot Geraghty
|
Technical Advice
|
€2,500
|
|
15
|
Dr Joseph Kiniry
|
R&D Tax Credit
|
€9,103
|
|
16
|
Geraldine Garland
|
Design work
|
€24,332
|
|
17
|
Gerard O Leary
|
Valuation
|
€21,589
|
|
18
|
Gerry McMahon
|
Tech Consultancy on tariff classification
|
€1,365
|
|
19
|
Hanna Moore Curley
|
Technical Advice
|
€5,717
|
|
20
|
Humphrey A Moynihan
|
Technical Advice on R&D Tax Credit
|
€2,043
|
|
21
|
James Adam
|
Valuations
|
€4,210
|
|
22
|
Mark Attabury
|
Technical Advice
|
€3,000
|
|
23
|
Market Research Bureau Ltd
|
Research Project
|
€24,845
|
|
24
|
McMahon and Williams
|
Legal Affidavits
|
€830
|
|
25
|
Ms Marie Armah Kwantreng
|
Typesetting and editing service
|
€5,000
|
|
26
|
Niamh Brodie
|
Valuations
|
€25,500
|
|
27
|
O Herlihy Access Consult.
|
Design
|
€450
|
|
28
|
Outsource Services Group
|
Technical Advice on Procurement
|
€4,236
|
|
29
|
Performance Partnership
|
Strategic Exercise for HR.
|
€28,701
|
|
30
|
Peter I Mitchell PhD
|
Radiation Protection Advisor
|
€12,000
|
|
31
|
Philip and Clare Perry
|
R&D technical evaluation
|
€2,250
|
|
32
|
Polaris HR Ltd
|
HR Consultancy
|
€2,763
|
|
33
|
Prof J.C. Dainty
|
Technical Advice on R&D Tax Credit
|
€4,312
|
|
34
|
Prof. Tim McGloughlin
|
R&D Tax Credit
|
€7,966
|
|
35
|
Professor Thomas Brazil
|
R&D Tax Credit
|
€3,000
|
|
36
|
Renaissance Servs Ltd
|
Business Continuity
|
€21,043
|
|
37
|
Whyte and Sons Auctioneers
|
Valuations
|
€1,500
|
|
38
|
Miscellaneous
|
A number of small HR related payments
|
€1,370
|
|
|
|
Total
|
€422,282
|
|
2009
|
1
|
Achilles Procurement Services
|
Legal Service Consultancy
|
€1,592
|
|
2
|
Ballycotton Marine Services
|
Maritime feasibility study/Inspection of cutter
|
€2,614
|
|
3
|
De Veres
|
Valuation of paintings
|
€2,430
|
|
4
|
FAS
|
Excellence through people assessment
|
€1,000
|
|
5
|
Hanna Moore Curley EU Patent and Trade Mark Attorney
|
Technical Patent Advice
|
€5,212
|
|
6
|
Peter I. Mitchell Phd, CPHYS
|
Radiation Consultancy Services
|
€11,920
|
|
7
|
Polaris (HR) Ltd
|
Professional HR Consultancy
|
€3,041
|
|
8
|
Vector Workplace and Facilities Management
|
Energy Review Project
|
€1,452
|
|
|
|
Total
|
€29,261
|
|
2010
|
1
|
Achilles Procurement Services
|
Procurement and Consultancy in relation to New State Warehouse
|
€5,142
|
|
2
|
Doran Cray Architectural Services
|
Refurbishment
|
€3,525
|
|
3
|
DZMG — Archives Consulting Services
|
Records management and recommendations
|
€8,712
|
|
4
|
Elevator Consulting Ltd
|
Consultancy / feasibility study
|
€871
|
|
5
|
Innovative Food Solutions
|
Technical advice
|
€545
|
|
6
|
James Adams
|
Valuation advice
|
€2,178
|
|
7
|
Philip Lee
|
Procurement and contract for the provision of security services
|
€2,100
|
|
8
|
Philip Lee
|
Contracts relating to ICT procurement
|
€15,447
|
|
9
|
Polaris HR Consultants
|
Advice — Employment law.
|
€21,980
|
|
10
|
Professor Sean Doyle
|
Consultancy / legislative
|
€3,003
|
|
11
|
Vector Workplace and Facilities Mgt Ltd.
|
Energy Review Project
|
€7,278
|
|
|
|
Total
|
€ 70,781
|
|
2011
|
1
|
Baker Ryan Tilly Glennon
|
Advice — Employment law
|
€6,993
|
|
2
|
Darlington Consulting
|
VDU Ergonomic Assessment
|
€229
|
|
3
|
Doran Cray Architectural Services
|
Refurbishment
|
€12,857
|
|
4
|
Driver Focus
|
Advice on development of safe driving for the work place
|
€10,690
|
|
5
|
Murray McCarter
|
Valuation Assistance
|
€300
|
|
6
|
Riverside Medical Centre
|
Medical Report
|
€150
|
|
7
|
Vector Workplace and Facilities Mgt Ltd.
|
Tender evaluation and development
|
€944
|
|
|
|
Total
|
€32,163
|
