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