I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 and 256 together.
My Department, from time to time, employs staff from agencies to provide certain services when such proves to be more cost effective and Department staff are not available. Such expenditure is based on competitive tendering with extensive use of Central Government and Department specific frameworks which continue to drive costs down.
Name of Agency
|
Service
|
Cost of Service in 2012
|
Number of Staff (FTEs)
|
Farm Relief Services (FRS)
|
Ancillary services to support Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
|
€2.686m
|
103
|
Farm Relief Services (FRS)
|
Cow Monitoring Scheme as part of the Brucellosis Eradication Scheme. This involves the blood sampling of culled cows in Meat Plants and assists in the detection of brucellosis reactors in a herd. With effect from 1 January 2013 the task of taking blood samples has been taken over by Department staff.
|
€0.559m
|
24
|
Backweston Laboratories Facilities management contract drawn up with OPW. Costs are apportioned between State Labs and DAFM labs in the ration 1:2
|
Facilities Management monthly contract fee for:
DAFM Labs
Longtown Farm
|
€1,641,144 ex. VAT
€297,384 ex. VAT
Total €1,938,528
|
26
5
|
Matthew Griffin Building Contractor*
|
Dingle GO hire
|
€49,084
|
1
|
Whitty Construction Ltd.*
|
Safety and maintenance at Dunmore East
|
€53,995
|
1
|
Deloitte & Touche
|
ERS (Electronic recording system for fishing activity)
GCPS (generic Claims processing system)
IFIS (integrated Fisheries Information system)
|
€120,447
€116,545
€113,871
Total €350,863
|
2†
|
IT Alliance
|
AFIT (inspection system)
CCS (customer information management system)
ERS
Operations (database/infrastructure administration)
|
€250,038
€81,905
€261,331
€337,142
Total €930,416
|
6.5†
|
Version 1
|
AFIT
AHCS (animal health monitoring system)
AIM (animal movement and identification system)
ERS
SPS (single payment system)
IFIS
IMAP (geographical data management)
RDP(rural development programme)-GCPS
REPS (rural environment protection scheme)
|
€331,178
€741,470
€265,937
€131,573
€253,423
€218,825
€36,568
€8,610
€139,842
Total €2,127,426
|
18†
|
System Dynamics
|
AFIT
DAS (disadvantaged areas scheme)
DEP (Dairy Efficiency Programme)
ERS
FORESTRY
IFIS
IMP NOT (import notifications)
RDP-GCPS
SUCKLER
|
€279,681
€192,187
€62,896
€151,242
€57,232
€97,221
€123,910
€123,984
€116,514
Total €1,204,867
|
9.6†
|
Accenture
|
ERS
SPS
RDP-GCPS
|
€102,819
€1,130,562
€244,607
Total €1,477,988
|
10†
|
Vantage Resources
|
IT AFIT
AIM
ERS
FORESTRY
RDP-GCPS
AFIT-RDC
|
€131,098
€543,917
€118,031
€203,055
€70,609
€78,897
Total €1,145,607
|
10.4†
|
Sogetti
|
AFIT-RDC
RDP-GCPS
|
€20,056
€119,335
Total €139,391
|
2†
|
SMX
|
SAP (payments system)
|
€430,293
Total €430,293
|
2.4†
|
The ICON Group
|
ERAD (animal disease management)
GIS (geographical data)
|
€2,541
€123,777
Total €126,318
|
0.8†
|
Compass Informatics
|
GIS
|
€16,254
Total €16,25
|
0.4†
|
Client Solutions
|
SAP
|
€174,945
Total €174,945
|
1†
|
IT Force
|
E-GOV
|
€244,893
Total €244,893
|
3†
|
CPL
|
E-GOV
|
€94,693
Total €94,693
|
1†
|
CTRL
|
OPERATIONS
|
€113,560
Total €113,560
|
1†
|
SMDT
|
OPERATIONS
|
€70,065
Total €70,065
|
2†
|
Sabeo Technologies
|
OPERATIONS
|
€154,332
Total €154,332
|
1†
|
Janix
|
SSO (single sign on system…authentication for multiple corporate systems)
Operations
|
€73,376
€391,379
Total €464,755
|
3†
|
IBM Ireland
|
Operations
|
€46,127
Total €46,127
|
0.1†
|
*Construction contractors supplying service as distinct from an employment agency.
† The number of full time equivalents quoted below for IT contractors is as of 31/01/2013. This number is subject to some fluctuation as requirements change.