Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012
378. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide detail, in tabular form, of the names of all external public relations and consultancy persons and organisations used by his Department for the years 2011 and 2010; the amount paid to each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37507/12]
Amharc ar fhreagra381. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail in tabular form the amount paid to consultants since February 2011; the name of each organisation used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37556/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 378 and 381 together.
The details in question are outlined in the following table.
Consultancy Persons and Organisations used by the Department of Education and Skills in 2010, 2011 and 2012 (up to 31/08/2012)
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YEAR 2011 |
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Consultant |
Purpose |
Total Cost |
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€ |
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Centre for Cross Border Studies |
2011 annual review of Post graduate courses in Northern Ireland |
€2,420.00 |
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Jim Duffy and Pat McLoughlin |
An Independent panel made recommendations to the Minister on the preferred proposal for designation of a single awarding authority. |
€1,927.86 |
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Gartner |
Subscription for provision of ICT research, advice, guidance & related services to the IT Unit 1/10/2011 -30/09/2012 |
€35,150.49 |
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Sr. Eileen Randles |
Review of an appeal against an inspection under section 13 (9) of the Education Act 1998 |
€920.00 |
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Dr Simon Marginson |
Submission of draft criteria for the proposed re-designation of amalgamated institutes of Technology Universities arising from the recommendations of the National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 |
€9,075.00 |
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Sir Jim Rose |
Provision of international expertise and advice to the Minister in relation to Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life: The National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy among Children & Young People 2011-2020 |
€0 |
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Farrell Grant Sparks |
Provision of specialist advice in relation to the finalisation of updated and transparent accounting arrangements with Bus Éireann in respect of the School Transport Account |
€8,410.71 |
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Professor John Coolahan, Dr Caroline Hussey & Fionnuala Kilfeather |
Advisory Group on the Forum on Patronage & Pluralism in the Primary Sector. |
€20,000.00 |
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Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP (PWC) Belfast |
Evaluation of the Special Education Support Service. |
€97,866.01 |
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Goodbody Economic Consultants |
Evaluation of the Initial Implementation of Síolta, the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education |
€31,280.92 |
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The PA Consulting Group |
Evaluation of the training & education programmes for the unemployed delivered under the Labour Market Activation Fund 2010 |
€52,003.38 |
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Fitzpatrick & Associates |
Mid term Evaluation of the Human Capital Investment 2007-2013 |
€61,589.00 |
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Deloitte |
Audits of the national agencies for the Lifelong Learning Programme in Ireland. |
€16,299.00 |
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Public Authority Pension Services Ltd |
Pensions advisory work relating to the establishment of a pension scheme for staff of the National Council for Technology in Education |
€4,791.60 |
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Analyses Mason |
Commercial Financial and Technical Procurement advice for Schools Broadband Tender |
€63,632.51 |
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2011 Total: |
€405,366.48 |
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* No payment made in 2011 |
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YEAR 2012 from 1/01/2012 to 31/08/2012 |
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Consultant |
Purpose |
Total Cost |
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€ |
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Mokum Change Management |
Oracle Training & Support & Oracle Functional Consultancy Fees May & June 2012 includes supply of service (4th schedule) vat at 23% (part of the Department's Performance Budgeting and Vote Restructuring Project |
€7,522.99 |
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Version 1 |
Functional and Training consultancy as part of the Department's Performance Budgeting and Vote Restructuring Project |
€2,070.00 |
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Pat McLoughlin (former CEO Eastern Health Board) |
T & S for his work on the Independent Panel set up re the establishment of a Single Grant Awarding Authority in 2011. (Fee paid by payroll and adjustment made from A 7 non IT consultancy December 2011). T & S paid in 2012 for work carried out in 2011. |
€83.66 |
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Sir Jim Rose |
Fee, travel & Sub and expenses for his work as International Expert for Literacy & Numeracy Implementation Group meetings 12/12/2011 and 27/03/2012. Includes supply of service (4th schedule) vat at 23% |
€2,462.84 |
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Analyses Mason |
Technical commercial and financial advice in the procurement of broadband services for schools |
€52,040.42 |
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Mazars |
Audit of Labour Market Activation Projects co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) Human Capital Investment Operational Programme (HCI OP) 2007-2013 |
€9,839.14 |
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Deloitte |
2011 Annual Declaration of Assurancefor the leargas Lifelong Learning Programme and the HEA Lifelong Learning Erasmus Programme. |
€16,568.10 |
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WRC Social & Economic Consultants |
Provision of Administrative & Technical support to the European Globalisation Fund Managing Authority |
€210,059.40 |
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2012 Total: |
€300,646.55 |
