Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 March 2013
281. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of external consultants currently engaged by his Department; the cost of providing advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13729/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn response to the Deputy’s question the following is a list of the external consultants currently engaged by my Department, including the cost of providing advice to date:
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
|
Consultant’s Name |
Cost |
Comments |
|
Davy Corporate Finance |
€284,437.50 |
Financial Consultancy |
|
Richard Humphreys |
€90,109.80 |
Legal Consultancy |
|
Ciara Kennedy |
€24,980.00 |
Legal Consultancy |
|
Accenture Management Consultants |
€5,783,024 |
The fixed price contract is in place for the full project implementation to transition 40 organisations by 2014, and not simply for the provision of advice |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
€19,680 |
Provision of expert assistance in relation to implementation of Public Service Reform initiatives |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
- |
Provision of expert advice on Banking and Finance Management Shared Services and to develop a business case for Payroll Shared Services* |
Information in respect of the external consultants currently engaged by the Office of Public Works (OPW) will be provided directly to the Deputy by the OPW.
* At this time the value of these contracts is commercially sensitive. However when this information is no longer deemed as commercially sensitive, the Shared Services Transformation Unit will provide information on the value of the advices directly to the Deputy.
