Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 January 2016
106. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance the name, costs, date of commission, date or expected date of publication and name of the external consultant of all external reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011. [3767/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested by the Deputy is set out as follows:
|
Name |
External Consultant Report |
Cost |
Year |
Published |
|
Dr Don Thornhill |
Review of Local Property Tax |
Nil |
2015 |
Published - October 2015 |
|
ESRI |
Tax breaks and the residential property market |
€30,677.43 |
2015 |
Published - October 2015 |
|
IBFD |
Spillover analysis of the effects of the Irish tax system on the economies of developing countries |
€94,678.00 |
2015 |
Published - October 2015 |
|
Indecon |
Review of marine taxation |
€106,887.00 |
2015 |
Published - October 2015 |
|
Red C |
SME Lending Survey May 2015 - October 2015 |
€58,979.00 |
2015 |
Published September 2015** |
|
John Martin |
Assessment of special regeneration areas for the Living City Initiative |
€2,500.00 |
2015 |
Not published. Used as input to the decisions made on the special regeneration areas. The details of these areas were published when the Living City Initiative was launched. |
|
Antaris Consulting |
The provision of a review of the current Health and Safety Arrangements within the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The final objectives areto update the Health and Safety Management Systems within both Departments in order to build on existing Health and Safety culture and practices within both Departments |
€16,113.00 |
2015 |
Not published. Internal Health & Safety report only. While the Department of Finance is the client the service is being provided to both the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Sector and Reform. |
|
Red C Research & Marketing Ltd |
SME Lending Survey November 2014 - April 2015 |
€58,978.50 |
2015 |
Published - April 2015** |
|
Indecon |
Cost benefit analysis of Irish Agri-taxation measures and international benchmark against other Agri-taxation incentives |
€103,689.00 |
2014 |
Published - October 2014 |
|
Seamus Coffey |
Effective rates of corporation tax in Ireland |
€4,900.00 |
2014 |
Published - April 2014 |
|
ESRI |
Importance of tax policy in the location choices of multinationals |
€30,750.00 |
2014 |
Published - October 2014 |
|
ESRI |
Research Programme on funding for Small, Medium Enterprises |
€122,833.96 |
2014 |
Published - October 2014 |
|
Ernst & Young |
The historical development and international context of the Irish corporate tax system |
€6,150.00 |
2014 |
Published - October 2014 |
|
Red C Research & Marketing Limited |
SME Lending Survey April-October 2014 |
€58,978.50 |
2014 |
Published - November 2014** |
|
Red C Research & Marketing Limited |
SME Lending Survey October-March 2014 |
€58,978.50 |
2014 |
Published - June 2014** |
|
MKF Property Services |
Review of existing facilities management processes |
€28,720.50 |
2014 |
Published - June 2014 |
|
PMCA Economic Consulting |
Assistance and Analysis in the Preparation of the Medium-Term Economic Strategy 2014-2020 |
€49,043.00 |
2013 |
Final report submitted to the Department of Finance on 6 December 2013. It was not published because it was commissioned to provide evidence-based economic analysis as an input to the MTES. This analysis is reflected in the text of the MTES. |
|
ESRI |
Spatial Development Patterns - Implications for the Medium Term Economic Strategy (MTES) |
€4,624 |
2013 |
Not published. Used as input to MTES and analysis is reflected there. |
|
Crowe Horwath |
Report to Department in respect of a survey of R&D Active Companies 2013 |
€36,850.80 |
2013 |
Published |
|
Indecon |
Ex ante cost benefit analysis of proposed Living City Initiative |
€28,290.00 |
2013 |
Published |
|
Citibank Europe plc |
Reviews into Mortgage Servicing |
€30,750.00 (on completion) |
2014 |
Currently being worked on - not published |
|
Red C Research & Marketing Limited |
SME Lending Survey October-March 2013 |
€59,593.50 |
2013 |
Published** |
|
Red C Research & Marketing Limited |
SME Lending Survey April-September 2013 |
€58,978.50 |
2013 |
Published** |
|
Mercer (Ireland) Limited |
Remuneration Review of Covered Institutions |
€146,370.00 |
2013 |
Published |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
External Review of the Compilation of General Government Debt Statistics |
€ 61,553.00 |
2012 |
Published |
|
BDO and Amarach |
(a) Survey of audio-visual producers (b) Review on international review of audio-visual state supports |
€64,575.00 |
2012 |
Published |
|
Grant Thornton |
Assessment of Credit Review Office |
€31,807.80 |
2012 |
Published |
|
Mazars |
SME Lending Survey October-March 2012 |
€60,885.00 |
2012 |
Published** |
|
Mazars |
SME Lending Survey April-September 2011 |
€52,453.50 |
2011 |
Published** |
|
Red C Research & Marketing Limited |
SME Lending Survey April-September 2012 |
€61,438.50 |
2012 |
Published** |
|
Charles River Associates |
Acquisition by AIB of EBS Building Society |
€50,000.00 |
2011 |
Published |
**Reimbursed by AIB & Bank of Ireland
The above list does not include research outputs under the joint Macroeconomy and Taxation research programme between the Department of Finance and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
