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Consultancy Contracts

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 May 2012

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

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Joanna Tuffy

Ceist:

153 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Taoiseach 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. [25553/12]

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The Taoiseach: The following table details the amount spent on consultancy by my Department each year from 2008 to 2011 and the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts. In addition, details of consultancy expenditure recouped from the Change Management Fund in the Department of Finance during 2008, 2009 and 2010 is included.
Consultancies engaged by Department of the Taoiseach 2008 to 2011

Name of Consultant

Total cost of Project

Department

2008

Grant Thornton

€75,120

Goodbody

€7,200

QTS Limited

€1,694

Ipsos Mori

€9,952

Hudson Talent Management

€45,552

PA Consulting Group

€46,775

Raymond Burke Consulting

€3,376

National Forum on Europe

Austin Butler Design

€647

Caroline Erskine

€118,602

Lansdowne Market Research

€6,292

Ireland Newfoundland Partnership

Bernadette Kiely

€1,028

Change Management Fund, Department of Finance

The Economist Intelligence Unit

€316,421

Isolde Goggins

€1,815

Isolde Goggins and Gillian Lauder

€85,305

RA Consulting

€9,030

2009

QTS Limited

€2,977

Ipsos Mori

€34,626

National Forum on Europe

Caroline Erskine

€54,471

Change Management Fund, Department of Finance

Goodbody

€5,545

Ipsos Mori

€34,093

O’Neill Amarach Consultants

€11,876

Fitzpatrick Associates

€30,942

Economist Intelligence Unit

€25,633

2010

Mercer (Ireland) Ltd

€23,595

Mazars

€2,500

Change Management Fund, Department of Finance

Goodbody

€3,117

Indecon

€13,930

2011

Tower Watson

€12,100

QTS Limited

€1,271

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