Written Answers Nos. 941-57
941. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, a list of all professional fees, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; the company name and the amount invoiced between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34542/13]
Amharc ar fhreagra943. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 20% reduction in all professional fees, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; the company name and the amount invoiced between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013. [34574/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 941 and 943 together.
Professional fees paid by my Department for the period 1 June 2012 to 31 May 2013 amounted to €1,061,054. The amount invoiced by the companies or persons who provided these services to my Department during this period are set out in the tabular statement attached. These include professional services such as ICT, engineering, architecture, accounting and legal services.
In addition to the professional services referred to above, my Department also engages the services of civilian medical practitioners to provide primary care for the Permanent Defence Force when medical officers are not available or where specialist medical expertise is required. In the period 1 June 2012 to 31 May 2013, my Department has paid €3.6 million to some 486 civilian medical service providers. A 20% reduction would give rise to annual savings of €212,210 on non medical professional services and €723,300 on medical professional services.
|
Company Name |
Invoice Total |
|
Baynes & Co. Solrs. |
€29,565.51 |
|
Bianconi Research Ltd T/A Rits |
€41,438.70 |
|
Brian Coonan |
€851.25 |
|
Brophy Farrell |
€184.50 |
|
Cathal Crimmins Architect |
€18,118.70 |
|
City Analysts Ltd |
€6,034.38 |
|
Clarke & Assoc Consulting Eng. Ltd |
€1,697.40 |
|
Coll & Co Chartered Accountants |
€366.54 |
|
Conor Feeney |
€3,505.50 |
|
Cork Marriage Counselling Centre |
€650.00 |
|
Crean Salley Architects |
€16,804.03 |
|
Crowleys DFK |
€19,564.38 |
|
D L Martin Partners |
€9,348.00 |
|
Davis Langdon PKS |
€18,081.00 |
|
Deasy Walley Partnership |
€8,179.50 |
|
Diarmuid Collins, B.L. |
€1,107.00 |
|
Donnachadh O'Brien & Associates |
€25,406.88 |
|
Energy Services Ltd |
€81,930.30 |
|
Enovation Solutions |
€8,856.00 |
|
Equivet - Marcus Swail |
€2,390.24 |
|
Frances Heery BA Msc |
€770.00 |
|
Frank Callanan |
€51,660.00 |
|
Fujitsu (Ireland) Ltd |
€344,634.99 |
|
Geraldine Biggs Bl |
€3,690.00 |
|
Hardy Partnership |
€2,767.50 |
|
Heavey Architects Ltd |
€7,435.35 |
|
Heavey Kenny & Associates |
€5,504.25 |
|
HGL O'connor & Company |
€1,400.16 |
|
In2 Eng. Design Partnership |
€8,670.76 |
|
J B Barry & Partners Ltd |
€19,803.00 |
|
J V Tierney & Co Consulting Engineers |
€13,776.00 |
|
Lisadell Equine Hospital |
€123,185.91 |
|
M.J. Turley & Associates |
€8,009.76 |
|
Mackin Consultancy Ltd |
€1,975.00 |
|
Malachy Walsh & Partners |
€11,142.26 |
|
McArdle McSweeney Associates |
€3,198.00 |
|
O'Herlihy Access Consultancy |
€1,190.00 |
|
Paul O'Grady |
€150.00 |
|
Ray Keane & Associates |
€1,931.10 |
|
Ray Motherway Bl |
€2,675.25 |
|
Real Estate Alliance Ltd (Dublin) |
€307.50 |
|
Roderick Maguire B.L. |
€553.50 |
|
Rogerson Reddan |
€10,966.33 |
|
RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd |
€21,418.76 |
|
Ryan Hanley Ltd |
€16,974.31 |
|
Sandra McDonald |
€4,000.00 |
|
Synergy Engineering Ltd |
€1,869.60 |
|
Taylor Architects |
€20,756.25 |
|
Tricia Sheehy Skeffington Bl |
€2,214.00 |
|
Troytown Greyabbey Equine Veterinary Services |
€12,721.66 |
|
V M R A Consulting Engineers |
€19,680.00 |
|
Wilson Architects Ltd. |
€41,512.50 |
|
WYG Environmental & Plan Ire Ltd (In Liquidation) |
€430.50 |
942. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of all third level courses, training programmes and courses and accompanying cost for the 2012-13 academic year, 1 September 2012 to 30 June 2013, provided for employees of his Department. [34558/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following table outlines the information requested by the Deputy:-
|
2012 |
Costs |
|
Third Level Courses |
€32,525.40 |
|
Training Programmes and Courses |
€49,670.87 |
The Third Level Courses figure relates to Refund of Fees. Refund of Fees are approved under the terms of the Department of Finance circular whereby Officers undertake courses of study in their own time at recognised third level institutions. Courses are currently funded by my Department in the areas of Business Studies, Technology, Payroll, Public Management, Strategic Procurement, European Union Studies and Change Management.
Training Programmes and Courses in my Department include Language Training, Risk Based Planning, Health and Safety in the workplace, Soft Skills training and Financial Management. My Department is committed to Training and Development and is at all times conscious of maximising value for money.
944. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 1%, 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction in travel and expenses for his Department. [34590/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe details requested in respect of the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 1%, 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction in travel and expenses for my Department are outlined in the following table. These figures are based on Travel and Subsistence paid to Civil Servants in my Department in 2012.
|
Annual T&S for 2012 |
Reduction |
Saving |
|
€177, 326.13 |
1% |
€1,773.26 |
|
€177, 326.13 |
5% |
€8,866.31 |
|
€177, 326.13 |
7% |
€12,412.83 |
|
€177, 326.13 |
10% |
€17,732.61 |
|
€177, 326.13 |
12% |
€21,279.14 |
|
€177, 326.13 |
15% |
€26,598.92 |
|
€177, 326.13 |
17% |
€30,145.44 |
|
€177,326.13 |
20% |
€35,465.23 |
945. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide, in tabular form, the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction in training and development for his Department. [34606/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following table outlines the information requested by the Deputy:
|
Training & Development Budget 2013* |
5% Savings |
7% Savings |
10% Savings |
12% Savings |
15% Savings |
17% Savings |
20% Savings |
|
€145,000 |
€7,250 |
€10,150 |
€14,500 |
€17,400 |
€21,750 |
€24,650 |
€29,000 |
*This figure does not include Departmental Staff training costs. My Department is committed to Training and Development and is at all times conscious of maximising value for money.
