Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 May 2015
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Consultancy Contracts Data
204. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the expenditure on consultancy by his Department; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in the years 2011 to 2014; 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. [18951/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested on expenditure and the number of consultants engaged by my Department is set out in the following table. The information relates to the current configuration of my Department (i.e. Heritage consultancies are excluded and Community consultancies are included from 2011).
|
- |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Consultancy Expenditure |
€1.826m |
€3.251m |
€1.218m |
€1.177m |
|
No. of Consultants |
19 |
25 |
25 |
22 |
The names of the consultants* are set out in the following table:
|
A&L Goodbody Solicitors |
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AECOM |
|
AP Env Econ Limited |
|
ARUP Consulting Engineers |
|
Barrow Archaeological Services |
|
Bid Management Services |
|
Building Research Establishment Ltd. |
|
Deloitte |
|
Derek Moynihan |
|
DKM Economic Consultants |
|
Dr. Eoin O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin |
|
DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald |
|
Duncan Lawrence Environmental Ltd. |
|
Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) |
|
Egan, Fitzpatrick, Malsch & Lawrence |
|
Flynn Furney Consultants Ltd |
|
Frank Curran Consultants Ltd |
|
Glas Ecology |
|
Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency |
|
Indecon |
|
Institute of Public Administration (IPA) |
|
Irish Concrete Federation Ltd |
|
KW Research & Associates |
|
MacCabe Durney Barnes |
|
Malachy Walsh & Partners |
|
Marine Institute |
|
Mason Hayes & Curran |
|
Mazars |
|
Mr Hendrik W van der Kamp |
|
Mr. David Lovegrove |
|
Mr. Eamon Galligan SC |
|
Mr. Seamus Woulfe SC |
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Munster Archaeology |
|
Murtagh & Partners |
|
Napier University Ventures Ltd |
|
National Economic and Social Council (NESC) |
|
National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) |
|
National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) |
|
O'Herlihy Consultancy |
|
Padraic Thornton Planning & Environmental Consultancy |
|
Pembroke Communications |
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Price Waterhouse Coopers |
|
Pyrite Panel |
|
RPS Group |
|
Sean O' Riordain & Associates |
|
SLR Environmental Consulting (Ireland) Ltd |
|
SQW Limited |
|
Sweeney Consulting (Scotland) Limited |
|
Tobin Consulting Engineers |
|
Tom Philips Associates |
|
TRL Limited |
|
University College Cork (UCC) |
|
White Young Green |
*Certain consultants were engaged in more than one year and in more than one contract.
My Department’s consultancy budget is managed in accordance with Government policy and consultants are only engaged where specific expertise is required which is not available in my Department. My Department also uses its training and development budget to up-skill staff with expertise necessary for the ongoing performance of the Department’s business.
