Consultancy Contracts

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 May 2012

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Ceisteanna (434)

Joanna Tuffy

Ceist:

531 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of expenditure on consultancy by his Department in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the numbers of consultants engaged by his Department in those years; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department in these years and for the future. [25550/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter)

The annual spend on consultancy and the number of consultants engaged by my Department in each of the years 2008-2011 was as follows:

Year	Number of Consultants	Expenditure
2008	16	€687,678
2009	5	€184,489
2010	3	€93,388
2011	4	€33,888

Steps taken to reduce expenditure on consultancy, include among others a reduction in the Consultancy budget from €409,000 in 2008 to €73,000 in 2012 and the implementation of stricter controls over the business case need and approval process prior to the engagement of such services.

The names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts over the period in question are:

Accenture.

Butler Direct Ltd.

Byrne O'Cleirigh.

Carr Communications Ltd.

Forensic Navigation Services Ltd.

Golder Associates.

Graphite HRM Ltd.

Helm Corporation Ltd.

IBI Group (UK) Ltd.

Jenny Smyth and Associates.

Keville and O'Sullivan Associates.

LHM Casey McGrath.

McCann Fitzgerald Associates.

Mr. Barry Loveday.

Ms Bernadette Kiely.

Professor Gisli Gudjonsson.

Professor Paul Robinson.

Prospectus.

Public Communications Centre.

Scotcoach.

Thinksmart.