Report
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Name of Consultants
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Commissioned
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Publication Date
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Cost
€
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2011
|
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Social Welfare Appeals Office – Research on Insurability Issues & Access to Legal Resources
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Mel Cousins & Associates
|
2011
|
2011
|
€7,744
|
Report on electronic access to GRO Records for genealogy research
|
John Grenham
|
Apr-2011
|
Internal Management Report
|
€3,557
|
Investigation of odour/smells, Belmullet Local Office
|
Wright Environmental Services
|
Apr-2011
|
Internal Management Report
|
€1,699
|
Investigation of odour/smells, DSP Cobh
|
Employment Health Advisors Ltd
|
May-2011
|
Internal Management Report
|
€2,023
|
Development & implementation of the National Employment & Entitlements Service
|
Accenture
|
June-2011
|
Aug-2011
|
€186,563
|
Report on Pension Charges in Ireland
|
PWC
|
Oct-2011
|
Oct-2012
|
€61,500
|
Social Inclusion Forum – Conference Report
|
Aidan Lloyd
|
Nov-2011
|
Aug-2012
|
€1,500
|
2012
|
|
|
|
|
FÁS IS Applications Systems Review
|
Accenture
|
Jan-2012
|
Internal Management Report
|
€44,772
|
Analysis & Measurement of Poverty & Deprivation 2012:
1.Work & Poverty in Ireland: An Analysis of CSO Survey on Income & Living Conditions 2004-2010 (2012 annual report)
2. Technical Paper on Poverty Indicators – [Appendix C of Report of the Review of the National Poverty Target]
3. Implications of Income Pooling & Household Decision-Making for Poverty & Deprivation (2012 technical paper)
|
ESRI
|
Jan-2012
|
1. Dec-2012
2. Oct-2012
3. Oct- 2013
|
€81,230
|
Review of Irish Pensions Policy
|
OECD
|
Jan-2012
|
Apr-2013
|
€130,000
|
Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund
|
KPMG
|
Feb-2012
|
Jun-2012
|
€153,750
|
Evaluation of JobBridge (National Internship Scheme)
|
Indecon International Economic Consultants
|
Apr-2012
|
Apr-2013
|
€59,555
|
Developing system architecture for the National Employment & Entitlements Service
|
Compass Point
|
June-2012
|
Internal Management Report
|
€4,600
|
Risk assessments regarding reception areas [Arklow, Tallaght, & Kings Inn, Dublin Local Offices]
|
Nifast
|
June-2012
|
Internal Management Report
|
€1,845
|
Air Quality Investigation, Ballymun Local Office
|
Wright Environmental Services
|
Aug-2012
|
Internal Management Report
|
€3,644
|
Air Quality Investigation, Áras Mhic Dhiarmada
|
Wright Environmental Services
|
Aug-2012
|
Internal Management Report
|
€3,383
|
Report on Pension Priority Order
|
Mercer
|
Sep-2012
|
Feb-2013
|
€18,450
|
Contracted Employment Service Model
|
Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion
|
Nov-2012
|
Internal Management Report
|
€140,989
|
2013
|
|
|
|
|
Mobile ApplicationsOpportunity Exploration
|
Accenture
|
Feb-2013
|
Internal Management Report
|
€33,388
|
Social Inclusion Forum – Conference Report
|
Aidan Lloyd
|
Mar-2013
|
Sep-2013
|
€1,500
|
Health & Safety Review of DSP premises, Upper Gardiner St, Dublin 1
|
CPL Training Ltd, trading as Nifast Health & Safety Training
|
Apr-2013
|
Internal Management Report
|
€1,100
|
Diet Supplement Diet Costings Update
|
Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute
|
Apr-2013
|
Sep-2013
|
€4,000
|
Analysis & Measurement of Poverty & Social Exclusion (AMPSE) 2013 programme:
1. Social Transfers & Poverty in Boom & Recession (for 2013 annual report)
2. Indicators of Economic Strain in the Great Recession (for 2013 technical paper)
|
ESRI
|
June-2013
|
1. Dec-2013
2. Apr-2014
|
€67,979
|
Auto Enrolment & Applicability to Ireland (Pensions)
|
TOR Financial Consulting Ltd.
|
Mid-2013
|
Internal Management Report
|
€9,900
|
A Review of In-work Supports for the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare
|
Mel Cousins & Associates
|
July-2013
|
|
€10,000
|
Delivery of Administrative Profiling Models to Identify those at Risk of Labour Market Disadvantage
|
ESRI
|
July-2013
|
June-2014
|
€33,745
|
Report on Organisation Development
|
Axiom Consultants
|
Sept- 2013
|
Internal Management Report
|
€122,692
|
Advisory report on implementation of European Youth Guarantee in Irish circumstances
|
Organisation for Economic co-operation & Development (OECD)
|
Sept- 2013
|
Jan-2014
|
€50,000
|
Evaluation of the Youth Guarantee Pilot
|
Franklin Research Ltd
|
Oct- 2013
|
Jan 2015
|
€20,000*
|
Evaluation Research (Back to Education Allowance)
|
ESRI
|
Nov-2013
|
Internal Management Report
|
€24,809
|
Survey Air quality in Nutgrove Local Office
|
Wright Environmental Services
|
Nov-2013
|
Internal Management Report
|
€2,900
|
Social Welfare Appeals Office – Research into Revising Decisions
|
Mel Cousins & Associates
|
Dec -2013
|
Internal Management Report
|
€2,400
|
2014
|
|
|
|
|
Social Inclusion Forum – Conference Report
|
Aidan Lloyd
|
Mar-2014
|
Dec-2014
|
€1,650
|
Analysis & Measurement of Poverty & Social Exclusion 2014 programme:
1. Transitions into and out of household joblessness using CSO SILC data
2. Measuring Irish joblessness: The SILC and LFS data sources
|
ESRI
|
Q1-2014
|
1. Sept-2015
2. May-2015
|
€80,000
|
Security Partner Services - IT Forensics
|
Deloitte
|
Mar-2014
|
Internal Management Report
|
€2,398
|
Forensic Services
|
Rits
|
Apr-2014
|
Internal Management Report
|
€2,340
|
Forensic Services
|
Rits
|
Apr-2014
|
Internal Management Report
|
€4,201
|
Identification & containment of malicious software
|
Deloitte
|
Apr-2014
|
Internal Management Report
|
€15,699
|
Assessment for Application Lifecycle Management
|
Microsoft Ireland
|
May-2014
|
Internal Management Report
|
€22,586
|
Ex-ante Evaluation to support the preparation of the Operational Programme for the European Fund for the Most Deprived 2014-2020
|
Mel Cousins & Associates
|
July-2014
|
Internal report required by EU Regulation (EU) No 223/2014
|
€16,000
|
Microfilm Condition Report
|
Martin Bradley, Archives and Records Management Consultant
|
Nov -2014
|
Internal Management Report
|
€1,691
|
Report on the effectiveness & efficiency of the guidance model used during Youth Guarantee Pilot
|
NUI Maynooth
|
Nov-2014
|
Internal Management Report
|
€14,145*
|
Survey Air quality in Waterford Intreo
|
Wright Environmental Services
|
Dec- 2014
|
Internal Management Report
|
€6,863
|
2015
|
|
|
|
|
Review of the EmployAbility (Supported Employment) Service
|
Indecon International Economic Consultants
|
Jan-2015
|
Review complete December; Publication date to be decided
|
€59,280
|
Policy and practice report: Key lessons learned from the Ballymun Youth Guarantee Project
|
NUI Maynooth
|
Jan-2015
|
March 2015
|
€11,135*
|
Evaluation of the Disability Activation Project
|
Indecon International Economic Consultants
|
Feb-2015
|
November 2015
|
€29,520
|
Forensic Services
|
Rits
|
Mar-2015
|
Internal Management Report
|
€11,480
|
Windows Tablet PC Hardening Review (Limited Scope)
Windows Laptop PC Hardening Review (Limited Scope)
Windows Phone Device Hardening Review (Limited Scope)
|
Deloitte
|
Mar-2015
|
Internal Management Report
|
€4,151
|
Project coordination of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Work Positive Framework
|
Sharon Gallagher
|
Mar- 2015
|
To be determined following completion of the review
|
€3,000
|
Social Inclusion Forum – Conference Report
|
Aidan Lloyd
|
Mar-2015
|
Q3 2016
|
€1,650
|
Confidential Information Security Report
|
Deloitte
|
July-2015
|
Internal Management Report
|
€7,749
|
Technical review of rent supplement under the Equal Status Acts.
|
Mel Cousins & Associates
|
July -2015
|
Internal Management Report
|
€18,000
|
Jobseeker Customer Satisfaction Survey
|
W5 Marketing Intelligence Ltd
|
Aug-2015
|
Q1 2016
|
€71,463
|
Analysis & Measurement of Poverty & Social Exclusion 2015 Programme:
1. Changes in social risks by life-cycle group
2. Developing a multi-dimensional quality of life indicator
|
ESRI
|
Q3 2015
Q3 2015
|
Q3 2016
Q4 2016
|
€80,000
|
Evaluation of the Suitability, Effectiveness and Relevance of the JobBridge Activation Programme
|
Indecon International Economic Consultants
|
Sept - 2015
|
Published October 2016
|
€134,895
|
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Activation Reforms
|
ESRI
|
Oct - 2015
|
Q1 2017
|
€118,315
|
External quality assessment of DSP Internal Audit under the D/PER Internal Audit standards 2012
|
EisnerAmper Ireland
|
Nov-2015
|
Internal Management Report
|
€5,535
|
Information Security Reports
|
Grant Thornton
|
Dec- 2015
|
Internal Management Report
|
€10,332
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
Review of the Local Employment Services and Job Club services
|
Indecon International Economic Consultants
|
Nov-2016
|
To be determined following completion of the review.
|
Est. €87,232
|
Review of the Predictive Analytic Modelling Solutions for the Dept. of Social Protection.
|
The Analytics Store Ltd.
|
Jul-2016
|
Internal Management Report
|
€9,471
|
Back to Education Allowance Qualitative Study
|
BMG Research
|
Oct-2016
|
Q1 2017
|
€50,670
|
Jobseeker and JobPath Customer Satisfaction Survey 2016 – (this is the next annual round of Jobseeker Customer Satisfaction Survey which was originally commissioned in Aug 2015.)
|
W5 Marketing Intelligence Ltd
|
Jun-2016
|
Q1 2017
|
€124,549.80 (includes €71,463 expenditure on report commissioned Aug 2015 and published Q1 2016)
|