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Consultancy Contracts

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 May 2012

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

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Joanna Tuffy

Ceist:

562 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [25539/12]

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Freagraí scríofa

My Department uses private contractors, consultants and agencies to provide certain services when such proves to be more cost effective and Department staff are not available. This can include services such as specialised laboratory services, computer services, legal advice or independent auditing services.

The information requested can be found in the attached table:

Consultant/Consultancy Company

Nature of Work

Expenditure in 2008 €

Farrell, Grant, Sparks

To facilitate a review of the structures, organisation and staffing arrangements of the Department.

36,300

Fitzpatrick Associates, Economic Consultants

Independent Ex-Post Evaluation of the Rural Development Plan 2000-2006

74,084

Horizon Consulting

Expenditure Reviews

4,235

Ray Burke Consulting

Expenditure Reviews

8,845

Brendan Riordan

Agri-Food Estimate

3,000

Iwrite Consulting

Value For Money Review

2,420

ESPION

Quarterly independent assessments of the Department’s IT security measures as required for EU accreditation purposes and Biannual independent security review of the Department’s IT infrastructure.

13,915

ESPION

Independent Web Application testing

1,815

Morehampton

Review the Strategy for Information Management and Technology 2008-2011

950

Mazars

Provision of IT audit expertise to the Internal Audit Unit

84,851

Deloitte

Certifying Body, providing independent certification of the Department’s EAGF/EAFRD annual accounts and compliance with EU accreditation criteria, as required under EU Council Regulation 1290/05.

519,168

Dr Noel Cawley

Chairman of Seafood Strategy Implementation Group

83,970

Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers, 5 Eastgate Avenue, Little Island, Cork

Castletownbere Harbour Development Project Fees

553,560

Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers, 5 Eastgate Avenue, Little Island, Cork

Castletownbere Harbour Development — Site Works supervision

85,000

Jacobs UK, Consulting Engineers, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7HX, U.K.

Castletownbere Harbour Development — Site Works supervision

390,940

Malachy Walsh and Partners, Park House, Bessboro Road, Blackrock, Cork

An Daingean New berthing Pontoon

33,284

Achilles Procurement Services Ltd, 1 Harmsworth, Greenmount Office Park, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6W

Advice in relation to a the preparation of a request for tender in relation to the HRMS Data Clean-Up Project

847

John Malone

Report on Factors affecting Afforestation in Ireland in recent years

23,364

Aquatic Services Unit, UCC

Monitor Water Quality in Freshwater Pearl Mussel areas

47,894

Consultant/Consultancy Company

Nature of Work

Expenditure in 2009 €

Accenture

To facilitate a review of the local office structure, including staffing levels, of the Department.

24,957

Petrus Consulting-VFM and Policy Review

Expenditure Reviews

2,430

Iwrite Consulting

Expenditure Reviews

2,296

Ray Burke Consulting

Expenditure Reviews

2,734

ESPION

Quarterly independent assessments of the Department’s IT security measures as required for EU accreditation purposes and Biannual independent security review of the Department’s IT infrastructure.

11,350

ESPION

Independent Web Application testing

10,523

Mazars

Provision of IT audit expertise to the Internal Audit Unit

72,258

Tierney and Associates

External Quality Assessment of Internal Audit Unit

8,136

Deloitte

Certifying Body, providing independent certification of the Department’s EAGF/EAFRD annual accounts and compliance with EU accreditation criteria, as required under EU Council Regulation 1290/05.

556,653

SGS (UK) Ltd

SGS are an EU approved Supervisory Agency who were tasked with verifying the destruction of contaminated pigmeat in various countries.

116,165

Dr Noel Cawley

Chairman of Seafood Strategy Implementation Group and Chairman of Technical Support Group — CFP

41,926

Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers, 5 Eastgate Avenue, Little Island, Cork

Castletownbere Harbour Development Project Fees

679,775

Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers, 5 Eastgate Avenue, Little Island, Cork

Castletownbere Harbour Development — Site Works supervision

185,044

Jacobs UK, Consulting Engineers, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7HX, U.K.

Castletownbere Harbour Development — Site Works supervision

338,902

Aquatic Services Unit, UCC

Monitor Water Quality in Freshwater Pearl Mussel areas

55,288

Consultant/Consultancy Company

Nature of Work

Expenditure in 2010 €

Indecon International Economic Consultants

Independent mid-term evaluation of the Rural Development Programme 2007 — 2013

110,903

Jim Beecher

Expenditure Reviews

1,800.00

Sean Brady

Harvest 2020 Chairperson

13,800.00

ESPION

Quarterly independent assessments of the Department’s IT security measures as required for EU accreditation purposes and Biannual independent security review of the Department’s IT infrastructure.

1,5942

Mazars

Provision of IT audit expertise to the Internal Audit Unit

58,168

Deloitte

Certifying Body, providing independent certification of the Department’s EAGF/EAFRD annual accounts and compliance with EU accreditation criteria, as required under EU Council Regulation 1290/05.

438,689

Matheson Ormsby Prentice

Matheson Ormsby Prentice were retained to provide an Assessment of Demurrage and Related claims under the Overseas Associated costs element of the Pigmeat Recall Scheme.

7,865

AON McDonagh Boland

AON were retained to review the insurance policies of Pigmeat Processors who had submitted claims under the Pigmeat Recall scheme.

4,425

Dr Noel Cawley

Chairman of Technical Support Group — CFP Review

8,384

Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers, 5 Eastgate Avenue, Little Island, Cork

Castletownbere Harbour Development Project Fees

307,587

Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers, 5 Eastgate Avenue, Little Island, Cork

Castletownbere Harbour Development — Site Works supervision

290,319

Jacobs UK, Consulting Engineers, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7HX, U.K.

Castletownbere Harbour Development — Site Works supervision

139,210

Ciaran Fahy, Consulting Engineer,

Castletownbere Harbour Development — Contract conciliation fees

12,958

Punch Consulting Engineers, 97 Henry Street, Limerick

An Daingean — Marina Piles Remedial Works

42,424

RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd, Innishmore, BallincolligCo. Cork

Environmental Investigation and Remediation Works at Syncrolift Boatyards at Howth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere and Killybegs FHC’s

18,168

Dr. Michael Carey

Technical Report

13,930

Danish Forestry Extension

Wood Energy advisory service and production of publications on wood energy

47,037

Eoin O’Driscoll

Collation, analysis and communication of natural wood harvest and trade data

38,831

Gordon Knaggs and Associates

Wood Product specification and advisory service

12,120

Henry Phillips

Professional advice and analysis in relation to national forest policy review

22,420

Consultant/Consultancy Company

Nature of Work

Expenditure in 2011 €

Accenture

1) An analysis of an internal review of procurement, 2) an examination of the opportunities and capacity for further shared services between the Department and its non-commercial state agencies, and 3) a review of the Department’s role in regulating meat plants.

Work done on a pro-bono basis.

KPMG

An examination of the administration of the Single Payment Scheme.

Work done on a pro-bono basis.

Deloitte

To examine the recommendations in the Report of the Review Group on State Assets and Liabilities as applicable to this Department, to value the assets referred to and to make a series of recommendations.

Work done on a pro-bono basis.

Dave Ring

Expenditure Reviews

1,800

Brendan Riordan

Training on estimation of net flow of funds for agri-food sector

3,000

Brendan Riordan

Training on estimation of net flow of funds for agri-food sector

3,000

ESPION

Quarterly independent assessments of the Department’s IT security measures as required for EU accreditation purposes and Biannual independent security review of the Department’s IT infrastructure.

13,446

ESPION

Independent Web Application testing

3518

Mazars

Provision of IT audit expertise to the Internal Audit Unit

56,634

Deloitte

Certifying Body, providing independent certification of the Department’s EAGF/EAFRD annual accounts and compliance with EU accreditation criteria, as required under EU Council Regulation 1290/05.

509,830

AON McDonagh Boland

AON were retained to review the insurance policies of Italian companies who had submitted claims for contaminated pigmeat which was destroyed in a fire in a coldstore.

8,021

Stiofán Nutty Consultant

Report on the Development of Ireland’s Organic Industry and the potential establishment of an Organic Trade Board

29,040

Fitzpatrick and Associates

Fisheries Technical Assistance

39,325

Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers, 5 Eastgate Avenue, Little Island, Cork

Castletownbere Harbour Development Project Fees

67,697

Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers, 5 Eastgate Avenue, Little Island, Cork

Castletownbere Harbour Development — Site Works supervision

122,483

Ciaran Fahy, Consulting Engineer,

Castletownbere Harbour Development — Contract conciliation fees

25,489

RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd, Innishmore, BallincolligCo. Cork

Environmental Investigation and Remediation Works at Syncrolift Boatyards at Howth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere and Killybegs FHC’s

103,711

Malachy Walsh and Partners, Park House, Bessboro Road, Blackrock, Cork

Castletownbere Navigation Beacons

29,013

CEI Collins Engineers, Riverview Business Park, Nangor Road, Dublin 12

Castletownbere underwater Inspection of Syncrolift and Dinish Bridge

10,823

Drima Marketing Ltd

Collation, analysis and communication of national wood harvest and trade data on behalf of DAFM, and transmission of data to Eurostat, FAO, the international Energy Agency and other bodies

30,905

Dr. Michael Carey

Technical Report

3,389

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