Consultancy Contracts Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 July 2014

Thursday, 3 July 2014

Ceisteanna (96)

Barry Cowen

Ceist:

96. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form per annum all external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report and the publication date. [28847/14]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

The names of external consultant reports commissioned by my Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the name of the external consultant; the title of the report and the publication date are as follows:-

January to end June 2014

Name of external Consultant/Organisation	Report Title	Cost of Report €	Publication Date
Ward Solutions	ICT security reviews	26,783	Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication

January to December 2013

Name of external Consultant/Organisation	Report Title	Cost of Report €	Publication Date
First Choice Financial Services Ltd and AJS Financial Advice Ltd	Credit Guarantee Scheme “Findings and Recommendations”	24,600	To be published shortly
Janet Hughes	Labour Court Review of Joint Labour Committees	17,835	1 October 2013
Tom Martin and Associates /TMA	Youth Unemployment A review of wage costs and other factors which may affect the employment of young people in Ireland.	5,547.30	Presented to the Troika in line with the terms of the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policy which is a component of the Memorandum of Understanding, September 2013, as part of which the Irish Government undertook to present a report in December 2013.
RSM McClure Watters	The evaluation of the Workplace Relations Pilot Early Resolution Service	35,498	27 September 2013
Ward Solutions	ICT security reviews	24,627	Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication
Copenhagen Economics	Study to Examine the Economic and Other Impactson Ireland of a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and Related Potential Opportunities	200,000 (excl. VAT and other costs)	To be decided following consideration of the finalised report and its submission to Government, when the report is finalised.
HM Ventures	Innovative pathways to jobs and growth – Entrepreneurship, Access to Finance and Internationalisation of SMEs	7,500	May 2013

January to December 2012

Name of external Consultant/Organisation	Report Title	Cost of Report €	Publication Date
Ward Solutions	Security reviews of ICT systems	39,095	Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication
Version 1	ICT systems review – Patents Office Ptolemy System	29,667	Internal technology review – not for publication
Fitzpatrick Associates	Comparison of Export Licensing Procedures with selected EU Member States	47,417	Under consideration
Achilles Procurement Services Ltd.	Recommended Procurement Strategy for a Customer Relationship Management System (CRMS)	2,560	July 2012
Deloitte	Feasibility Study: Making Ireland an International Centre for Intellectual Property	102,872.62	Ongoing

March to December 2011

Name of external Consultant/Organisation	Report Title	Cost of Report €	Publication Date
Capital for Enterprise Ltd.	Design of Temporary Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme	59,565	Internal Report - not for publication
UCD Dr. Frank Walsh	Review of ERO and REA Wage Setting Mechanisms	15,000	May 2011
Rits	ICT Security	15,452	Internal ICT security assessment – not for publication
Maxima Ireland	Computer Server Virtualisation Strategy Review	8,276	Internal technology review – not for publication

For information I attach below a similar question answered previously that provides information on work undertaken by consultants for the period 2008 – 2010

To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total amount of expenditure on consultancy by his Department in 2008, 2009 and 2010 the numbers of consultants engaged by his Department in those years; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department in these years and for the future.

- Joanna Tuffy.

* For WRITTEN answer on Tuesday, 22nd May, 2012. Ref No: 25549/12

R E P L YDetails of the information on consultancies requested by the Deputy for the period from 2008 to 2010 are set out in the tables below. My Department has, in line with Government policy, taken measures to reduce the level of expenditure on external consultancies. The number of consultancies undertaken has been significantly reduced and are undertaken on the basis of necessity and in instances where it is not possible to conduct the work in-house having regard to the nature of the work and the skills required.

2010

2009

2008

Ref No: 25549/12