Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012
968. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources 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. [37505/12]
Amharc ar fhreagra970. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources if he will detail in tabular form the amount paid on external public relations and communications consultants since February 2011; the reason for the payment; the name of each organisation used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37538/12]
Amharc ar fhreagra971. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources 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. [37554/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 968, 970 and 971 together.
The total amount of expenditure by my Department from its consultancy services and value for money and policy reviews budget in the years 2010 and 2011 and for the first eight months of 2012 is set out in table 1.
My Department administers a very diverse and complex brief, and procurement of specialist consultancy advice is necessary to enable the Department to discharge its responsibility in this regard. This includes major projects such as an intensive and nationwide campaign on Digital Switchover, strategic review of oil refining capability, complex telecommunications contracts such as the MANs and the National Broadband Scheme, and oversight of compliance with the Corrib consent conditions (the cost of which is recouped from the developer). In procuring these specialised services, my Department always seeks to ensure value for money and the keeping of expenditure to the minimum necessary. In this regard, the Deputy might note that expenditure from my Department’s consultancy services and value for money and policy reviews budget has reduced from €2.249m in 2008 to €1.372m in 2011.
The Department also necessarily incurs some expenditure on outsourced services as part of programme expenditure, an element of which is consultancy in nature. The overall spend for this consultancy element is set out in table 2.
My Department will continue to keep spending on all consultancies to a minimum consistent with ensuring the necessary expertise is available to discharge the Department’s wide and complex brief.
Details of expenditure on consultancy is set out in the tables.
Table 1.
|
Period |
2010 |
2011 |
Jan – 12 Sep 2012 |
|
Amount |
€1.257m |
€1.372m |
€0.539m |
Table2
|
Period |
2010 |
2011 |
Jan – 12 Sep 2012 |
|
Amount |
€0.675m |
€1.338m |
€0.975m |
Administrative Consultancy Expenditure in 2010:
|
Consultant |
Purpose |
Amount € |
|
Communications |
- |
- |
|
Norcontel (Ireland) Ltd |
Supervision of testing of new ECAS system |
95,541.60 |
|
PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS |
Liberalisation of Irish Postal Services Market |
15,125.00 |
|
Economic and Social Research Institute |
ESRI Programme of Research in Communications |
75,000.00 |
|
|
|
185,666.60 |
|
Broadcasting |
- |
- |
|
Indecon |
Review of designated events of public importance |
73,386.49 |
|
Energy |
- |
- |
|
Steelhenge Crisis and Risk consulting |
Energy Emergency Arrangements (Avogadro) |
5,545.91 |
|
Eric van Rongen |
Report on Health Issues re HVDC Cable Technology |
3,630.75 |
|
A & L Goodbody Solicitors |
Legal Advice |
65,037.50 |
|
IBI Corporate Finance |
Financial Advice |
98,800.00 |
|
Fergus B Cahill |
Independent Chairman of Elec Trans Assets Analysis |
6,464.64 |
|
Department of Enterprise, Trade & Investment NI |
Energy Emergency Arrangements (Refund) |
-1,476.27 |
|
|
|
176,002.53 |
|
Natural Resources |
- |
- |
|
Keane Offshore Integrity Ltd |
Corrib Verification Process |
74,421.97 |
|
Committee Members |
Consent Conditions Monitoring Committee |
9,512.02 |
|
David Fox Associates |
Petroleum Engineering Support |
210,421.98 |
|
Clare Morgan |
Geophysicist Consultancy |
65,342.90 |
|
AEA TECHNOLOGY plc |
Assessing of EIS according to Section40 Apps |
5,155.35 |
|
AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Ltd (Entec) |
145,204.99 |
|
|
Environ uk ltd |
Assessment of Corrib Gas Pipeline |
91,799.18 |
|
Mr. Ben Dhonau |
Provision of Specialist Geoscience Advice |
35,723.13 |
|
|
|
637,581.52 |
|
Corporate Support |
- |
- |
|
KPMG |
Financial Advisor to DCENR |
157,300.00 |
|
Murray Consultants Ltd. |
Media Services |
12,206.42 |
|
Ernst & Young |
Financial Advice |
12,402.50 |
|
Committee Members |
DCENR Audit Committee |
2,736.00 |
|
|
|
184,644.92 |
|
- |
- |
1,257,282.06 |
Programme Consultancy Expenditure in 2010:
|
Consultant |
Purpose |
Amount € |
|
Subhead B1 – ICT Programmes |
- |
- |
|
Mason Communications |
NBS Consultancy |
95,538.96 |
|
Magnum Opus |
Interim MSE |
144,741.60 |
|
MANs Phase 2 Project Management |
132,297.48 |
|
|
Magnum Opus |
MSE Process Management |
80,150.40 |
|
452,728.44 |
||
|
Subhead C5 – Grants to DTT |
- |
- |
|
Behaviour & Attitudes Limited |
DTT |
49,912.50 |
|
Subhead E1 – Petroleum Services |
- |
- |
|
Xodus Group |
Strategic Environmental Assessments |
150,631.89 |
|
Subhead E2 – Mining Services |
- |
- |
|
(AEGIS MEDIA IRL) Brindley Advertising Ltd. |
Avoca Mine Public Meeting |
1,575.37 |
|
CDM (Camp Dresser & Mc Kee Irl Ltd) |
Avoca Mine Public Meeting - Support |
12,705.00 |
|
Cantab Consulting |
Advice in relation to closure of Galmoy Mine |
7,893.38 |
|
22,173.75 |
||
|
- |
- |
675,446.58 |
Administrative Consultancy Expenditure in 2011:
|
Consultancy |
Purpose |
Amount € |
|
Communications |
- |
- |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
Communications Policy Consultancy |
45,919.50 |
|
Economic and Social Research Institute |
ESRI Programme of Research in Communications |
75,000.00 |
|
PA Consulting Group |
National Digital Research Centre |
29,040.00 |
|
|
|
149,959.50 |
|
Energy |
- |
- |
|
Purvin & Gertz Inc |
Strategic Case for Oil Refining Requirements |
154,688.65 |
|
Fergus B Cahill |
Independent Chairman of Elec Trans Assets Analysis |
1,446.36 |
|
IBI Corporate Finance |
Financial Advice on Elec Transmission Asset Review |
18,150.00 |
|
OHH Energy |
Independent Commission Meath Tyrone Power Lines |
36,109.29 |
|
2B Energy |
Independent Commission Meath Tyrone Power Lines |
32,284.71 |
|
Elimark AB |
Independent Commission Meath Tyrone Power Lines |
34,134.85 |
|
|
|
276,813.86 |
|
Natural Resources |
- |
- |
|
SLR Consulting ( Ireland Ltd |
Core Library Holdings Review |
39,688.00 |
|
Jenny Deakin |
GWPS |
1,750.00 |
|
Arthur Cox Solicitor |
Legal Advice on the Corrib Gas Pipeline |
161,297.04 |
|
Arthur Cox Solicitor |
PAD - Legal Advice in Relation to Seven Heads Gas Field |
2,420.00 |
|
David Fox Associates |
Petroleum Engineering Support |
181,254.74 |
|
Clare Morgan |
Geophysicist Consultancy |
64,904.40 |
|
Keane Offshore Integrity Ltd |
Corrib Verification Process |
141,733.26 |
|
Committee Members |
Consent Conditions Monitoring Committee |
538.05 |
|
AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Ltd (Entec) |
Assessment of Corrib Gas Pipeline |
22,918.94 |
|
Environ uk ltd |
Assessment of Corrib Gas Pipeline |
14,928.81 |
|
Environ uk ltd |
Monitoring of Corrib Gas Consent Conditions |
99,352.95 |
|
|
|
730,786.19 |
|
Corporate Support |
- |
- |
|
Murray Consultants Ltd |
Media Services |
8,349.00 |
|
KPMG Fees Account |
Financial Advisor to DCENR (KPMG Secondment) |
133,100.00 |
|
Iron Mountain |
P&T Pension Consultancy |
30,430.19 |
|
Ernst & Young |
Financial Advice |
12,402.50 |
|
Dept of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation |
Irish Commitment to Reducing Admin Budget by 25% |
14,000.00 |
|
Committee Members |
Consultancy to Audit Committee |
4,446.00 |
|
Ronan Tierney (Tierney & Associates ) |
Temporary Head of IAU |
11,560.34 |
|
|
|
214,288.03 |
|
- |
- |
1,371,847.58 |
Programme Consultancy Expenditure in 2011:
|
Consultant |
Purpose |
Amount € |
|
Subhead B1 – ICT Programmes |
- |
- |
|
PA Consulting |
Implementation of National Post Codes System |
339,942.24 |
|
Magnum Opus Ltd |
MSE for Contract Management |
66,792.00 |
|
Magnum Opus Ltd |
Interim MSE Costs |
50,062.00 |
|
Analysys Mason Ltd. |
NBS Consultancy |
207,826.97 |
|
664,623.21 |
||
|
Subhead C5 – Grants to DTT |
- |
- |
|
Latinollo Ltd (Trading as McConnell’s) |
National Digital Switchover Campaign |
574,897.18 |
|
Subhead E1 – Petroleum Services |
- |
- |
|
Xodus Group |
76,353.86 |
|
|
Fugro Survey Ltd |
IOSEA 4 (Irish Offshore) |
805.67 |
|
77,159.53 |
||
|
Subhead E2 – Mining Services |
- |
- |
|
Dr. Michael Johnson |
Silvermines Vegetation Study |
1,210.00 |
|
Dr. Michael Johnson |
Silvermines Vegetation Management Review |
5,848.68 |
|
CDM (Camp Dresser & Mc Kee Irl Ltd) |
Sampling of Gortmore and Silvermines Vegetation |
13,890.80 |
|
20,949.48 |
||
|
- |
- |
1,337,629.40 |
Administrative Consultancy Expenditure in 2012:
|
Consultancy |
Purpose |
Amount € |
|
Communications |
- |
- |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
Procurement Advice on Sensitive Comms Issue |
12,054.00 |
|
Indecon |
National Broadband Plan |
28,167.00 |
|
Analysys Mason Ltd. |
National Broadband Plan |
30,522.45 |
|
|
|
70,743.45 |
|
Energy |
- |
- |
|
Purvin & Gertz Inc |
Strategic Case for Oil Refining Requirements |
39,311.55 |
|
Kylemore Services |
Security of Ireland’s Access to Commercial Oil Supplies |
367.50 |
|
Reidy Brophy Limited |
Security of Ireland’s Access to Commercial Oil Supplies |
7,100.00 |
|
OHH Energy |
Independent Commission Meath Tyrone Power Lines |
5,012.57 |
|
Elimark AB |
Independent Commission Meath Tyrone Power Lines |
4,653.36 |
|
|
|
56,444.98 |
|
Natural Resources |
- |
- |
|
Petroleum Infratructure Programme Fund |
Petroleum Engineering Support |
3,780.00 |
|
David Fox Associates |
Petroleum Engineering Support |
95,851.23 |
|
Clare Morgan |
Petroleum Engineering Support |
6,918.75 |
|
Clare Morgan |
Geophysicist Consultancy |
41,272.65 |
|
Keane Offshore Integrity Ltd |
Corrib Verification Process |
42,604.00 |
|
Committee Members |
Consent Conditions Monitoring Committee |
2,174.19 |
|
Environ uk ltd |
Monitoring of Corrib Gas Consent Conditions |
117,828.48 |
|
|
|
310,429.30 |
|
Corporate Support |
- |
- |
|
KPMG Fees Account |
Financial Advisor to DCENR |
12,129.17 |
|
Pricewaterhouse Coopers |
Financial Advisor to DCENR |
49,200.00 |
|
Cloda Ryan |
Pension Advisor Services |
3,439.47 |
|
Committee Members |
Consultancy to Audit Committee |
1,368.00 |
|
Tierney & Associates |
Temporary Head of IAU |
35,738.88 |
|
|
|
101,875.52 |
|
- |
- |
539,493.25 |
Programme Consultancy Expenditure in 2012:
|
Consultant |
Purpose |
Amount € |
|
Subhead A3 – ICT Programmes |
- |
- |
|
Analysys Mason Ltd. |
National Broadband Scheme |
41,737.80 |
|
Analysys Mason Ltd. |
Kelvin Project |
6,157.66 |
|
Mason Hayes & Curran |
Post Codes |
25,719.30 |
|
PA Consulting |
Post Codes |
140,367.60 |
|
213,982.36 |
||
|
Subhead A5 – Information Society and eInclusion |
- |
- |
|
VBF Technology |
Cyber Security |
26,773.60 |
|
UCD CCI |
Cyber Security |
41,010.98 |
|
67,784.58 |
||
|
Subhead B7– Grants For Digital Terrestrial Television |
- |
|
|
Latinollo Ltd. (Trading as McConnell’s) |
Digital Switchover Campaign |
681,328.40 |
|
Subhead D3 – Petroleum Services |
||
|
Xodus Group Ltd. |
Scientific and Environmental Assessment of the Irish and Celtic Seas |
12,151.32 |
|
- |
- |
975,246.66 |
