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Consular Services Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 May 2018

Thursday, 17 May 2018

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Mattie McGrath

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74. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of consultancy services, value for money and policy review expenses incurred by his Department as at 31 December 2017. [21891/18]

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The table outlines the amount paid to consultancy firms by my Department during 2017. My Department ensures that every effort is made to limit the use of consultancy where possible. It should be noted that the complex nature of the Department’s work in recent years in leading major reform programmes, such as the roll-out of shared services by the National Shared Services Office or the transformation of the central procurement function under the Office of Government Procurement, means that it is necessary for the Department to bring in external expertise from time to time. All contracts are negotiated with a view to achieving best value for money and are kept under review to ensure this is maintained. When the use of consultants is unavoidable, the staff in my Department ensure appropriate skills transfer to reduce the requirement for consultants going forward.

My Department actively ensures that funds appropriated to it by Dáil Éireann are spent in a manner that supports the achievement of the best possible value-for-money. Consequently, each Division in my Department examines and reviews capital, consultancy and information technology project expenditure on a regular basis. This process is formalised through the collation of bi-annual value for money reports on such projects.

Consultant

Purpose

Cost

Accenture

Build to Share (OGCIO)

€34,440

Accenture

Build to Share (OGCIO)

€10,762

Accenture

Build to Share (OGCIO)

€51,660

Accenture UK Ltd

Robotic process automation process analysis, HSE and passport office

€13,214

Achilles Procurement Service

Strategic Advice (OGP)

€32,643

Agency Assessments Ireland

EMA bid - Consultancy services (OGP)

€861

Analysys Mason

Mobile voice and data sourcing strategy report (OGP)

€26,912

Aspira

Expert analysis and advice on implementation of eCohesion System

€79,824

Astron

Review of system design and operation of eCohesion IT system

€22,140

Bearing Point

Service supply contract research into technical, operational, market and procurement considerations into implementation of a future Human Capital Management system for the Civil Service

€71,401

Bearing Point

ICT common services evaluation (OGP)

€18,450

Bearing Point

ICT common services evaluation (OGP)

€24,600

Bearing Point

Expert advisory services to the Single Scheme Administration Project (Design phase)

€95,854

Bid Management Services

Professional Services (Bid Manager) (OGP)

€61,474

Byrne Wallace

Consult on employment law

€119,433

Coyne Research Associates

Research consultancy (OGP)

€11,162

Deloitte

Financial management shared service project / GDPR assessment services (NSSO)

€1,553,960

Empirica

Strategic Advice (OGP)

€59,427

Ernst & Young

Diversity and Inclusion diagnostic for the Department

€14,452

Ernst & Young

Continuity and Resilience

€24,465

Eversheds

Legal advice (OGP)

€94,620

Fehily Timoney & Co.

Environmental consultancy

€12,300

Fehily Timoney & Co.

Environmental consultancy

€24,600

Fehily Timoney & Co.

Environmental consultancy

€18,450

Gartner

Research and Advisory Services (OGCIO)

€182,655

Gartner Ireland Ltd

Strategic Advice (OGP)

€127,428

Genfour Limited

Robotic process automation needs analysis Peoplepoint

€6,600

Greenville Procurement Partners

Strategic Advice (OGP)

€2,085

Horizon Energy Group

Strategic Advice (OGP)

€238,326

Innovative Procurement Solutions Ltd

Procurement support and advice (OGP)

€59,497

KPMG

Build to Share business case (OGCIO)

€92,250

KPMG

Advisory services on data centre hosting of Government cloud infrastructure (OGCIO)

€23,757

KPMG

Advisory services on data centre hosting of Government cloud infrastructure (OGCIO)

€99,999

KPMG

Peer review of actuarial work completed

€15,000

Milliman

Actuarial Consulting Services

€22,755

Oiliúna

Technical consultancy (OGP)

€2,000

Praesta Ireland Ltd

Business Planning consultancy (OGP)

€19,680

Price Waterhouse Cooper

Operational support and strategic advisory (OGP)

€44,526

Prof. Edel Conway & Dr. Yseult Freeney

Academic advice services to the Public Service Pay Commission

€1,900

Research Matters Ltd

Strategic Advice (OGP)

€23,979

Ryan Hanley Consulting Engineers

EIS of river Fealge Clonakilty

€6,285

The Friday Agency

ICT - www.eufunds.gov.ie

€15,141

Version 1 Software

ICT - Contingency system development and implementation

€22,071

Ward Solutions

Security Consultancy fees (OGCIO)

€3,321

OGCIO - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer

OGP - Office of Government Procurement

NSSO - National Shared Services Office

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