Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
2600. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount paid for consultancy services in each of the years 2012 to 2017; the details of these payments; the companies that received the payments; the amount received by each company; the hourly rates that applied to each company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35383/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe procurement of services is essential to support the Department in providing a high quality service to the public in a cost effective and efficient manner and is governed by a comprehensive regulatory, legal and procedural framework.
The Department is engaged in a number of service delivery modernisation and transformation programmes involving business process, organisational and technological change. These programmes are supported by the procurement of external consultants to provide advice to the Department to support it in meeting its objectives. Where required, external consultants are engaged for a fixed period following procurement exercises conducted in accordance with Department procedures that are compliant with EU and national legislation and with guidelines set down by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Contracts are awarded based on the most economically advantageous tender or lowest price. Pricing models can vary but are generally fixed price and details of consultants paid on an hourly rate are not readily available.
A breakdown of annual expenditure on consultancy and IT external service provision, and a list of purchase orders for €20,000 and above, are published on the Procurement Policy page of Department’s website www.welfare.ie. In addition, in accordance with FOI legislation with effect from January 2016, details of public contracts awarded over €25,000 are also available on www.welfare.ie. Details of expenditure on consultancy for the years 2012 to 2017 are set in the following tables.
My Department closely monitors expenditure on consultancy and it is kept to a minimum. All procurements under Consultancy Expenditure must be approved by the Department’s Project Governance Committee prior to tendering for the service.
2017
|
KPMG |
€256,670 |
Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund |
|
Mazars |
€209,100 |
Compliance with EU GDPR |
|
Indecon |
€104,944 |
Independent Review of the Amendments to OFP |
|
ESRI |
€61,500 |
Joint Research Programme on Retirement |
|
Consult Hyperion |
€61,194 |
SAFE - Expert Advice |
|
Mazars |
€56,734 |
Outsourced Internal Audit Expertise |
|
ESRI |
€15,678 |
Measurement and Analyses of Income and Living Conditions |
|
Clickworks Limited and iReach |
€11,808 |
Strategic Review of DSP Website |
|
Irish Research Council |
€10,558 |
Social Protection Research Innovation Awards |
|
Grant Thornton |
€7,749 |
Security Partner Services |
|
Total |
€795,935 |
2016
|
ESRI |
€63,975 |
Analysis & Measurement of Poverty & Social Exclusion |
|
Consult Hyperion |
€39,307 |
SAFE - Expert Advice |
|
Irish Research Council |
€29,940 |
Social Protection Research Innovation Awards |
|
National College of Ireland |
€29,900 |
Development of NFQ Programme for Training in DEASP |
|
Indecon |
€29,077 |
Review of Local Employment Services |
|
Mazars |
€15,074 |
Outsourced Internal Audit Expertise |
|
Grant Thornton |
€14,637 |
Provision of Security Partner Services |
|
The Analytics Store |
€9,471 |
Predictive Analytics Modelling |
|
Renaissance Contingency Services Ltd |
€7,749 |
Business Continuity Management Programme |
|
Total |
€239,130 |
2015
|
Mercer |
€278,479 |
Implementation of Mediated Agreement on Hogan Case |
|
ESRI |
€67,973 |
Analysis & Measurement of Poverty & Social Exclusion |
|
Indecon International Economic Consultants |
€59,280 |
Provision of Consultancy Services to review the EmployAbility (Supported Employment) Service |
|
Irish Research Council |
€42,250 |
Social Inclusion Research Innovation Awards |
|
Consult Hyperion |
€25,709 |
SAFE - Expert Advice |
|
Mel Cousins |
€18,000 |
Review of Rent Supplement under Equal Status Acts |
|
RITS Information Security |
€11,480 |
Confidential Forensic Services |
|
ESRI |
€6,285 |
Evaluation Research (BTEA) |
|
EisnerAmper Ireland |
€5,535 |
External Assessment of Internal Audit Unit |
|
ESRI |
€4,000 |
Action Learning, Behavioural Economics & Payments Migration |
|
Total |
€518,991 |
2014
|
ESRI |
€250,000 |
SWITCH Research Programme |
|
Accenture |
€237,636 |
Review and redesign of front-line learning and development programme |
|
Haywood Associates |
€224,340 |
BOMi- Technical Development Advice |
|
Naked Objects Group Ltd |
€200,857 |
BOMi - Business Objects Modelling Advice & Expertise |
|
Consult Hyperion |
€66,546 |
SAFE PSC |
|
ESRI |
€55,978 |
Analysis & Measurement of Deprivation & Poverty |
|
Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion |
€50,978 |
Contracting of External Employment Services |
|
OECD |
€50,000 |
Youth Guarantee Advice |
|
Axiom Consulting |
€47,880 |
Employee Engagement Programme (Culture & Values) |
|
Irish Research Council |
€40,101 |
Social Inclusion Research Innovation Awards |
|
Microsoft Consulting |
€36,720 |
Premier Support for Developers |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
€28,246 |
Provision of Security Partner Services |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
€23,616 |
IS Internal Audit Services |
|
Microsoft Consulting |
€19,590 |
Support to Technical Architecture Group |
|
ESRI |
€16,873 |
Profiling of “Stock” Live Registrants |
|
Mel Cousins & Associates |
€16,000 |
Evaluation of Fund for EU Aid for the Most Deprived (FEAD) |
|
ESRI |
€9,809 |
Evaluation Research (BTEA) |
|
Geary Institute |
€7,960 |
Social Inclusion Research Innovation Awards |
|
Rits |
€6,541 |
Confidential Forensic Investigation Services |
|
ESRI |
€2,000 |
Action Learning, Behavioural Economics & Payments Migration |
|
Mike Byrne |
€2,000 |
Tender Evaluation - Contracting of External Employment Services |
|
Total |
€1,393,671 |
2013
|
Naked Objects Group Ltd |
€234,463 |
BOMi - Business Objects Modelling Advice & Expertise |
|
Bearing Point |
€224,917 |
Public Services Card Registration & Management Functionality on BOMi |
|
Naked Objects Group Ltd |
€168,181 |
BOMi- Technical Development Advice |
|
ESRI |
€150,000 |
SWITCH Research Programme |
|
Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion |
€140,989 |
External Service Delivery - Employment Services |
|
Haywood Associates |
€87,871 |
BOMi- Technical Development Advice |
|
Axiom Consulting |
€74,812 |
Employee Engagement Programme (Culture & Values) |
|
ESRI |
€67,979 |
Analysis & Measurement of Deprivation & Poverty |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
€48,688 |
IS Internal Audit Services |
|
Accenture |
€33,388 |
Mobile Opportunity Exploration |
|
Consult Hyperion |
€23,720 |
SAFE PSC |
|
Mercer Ireland Ltd |
€18,450 |
Long-term Pensions Policy Research |
|
ESRI |
€16,873 |
Profiling of “Stock” Live Registrants |
|
Microsoft |
€11,515 |
Support to Technical Architecture Group |
|
Irish Research Council |
€11,103 |
Social Inclusion Research Innovation Awards |
|
Mel Cousins & Associates |
€10,000 |
Review of Best International Practice regarding In-Work Supports |
|
TOR Financial |
€9,900 |
Models of National Employment Based Pension Systems |
|
ESRI |
€9,809 |
Evaluation Research (BTEA) |
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
€7,380 |
Provision of Financial Advisory Services (for Payment Services Evaluation) |
|
Monsoon Consulting |
€7,085 |
Updates to Jobseekers Smartphone App |
|
Monsoon Consulting |
€7,042 |
Modification to Jobseekers Smartphone App |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
€6,540 |
Provision of Security Partner Services |
|
Mel Cousins & Associates |
€4,720 |
GRO Legislation Review |
|
Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute |
€4,000 |
Update of the Diet Supplement Diet Cost Report |
|
Mel Cousins & Associates |
€2,400 |
Guidance documentation for Deciding & Appeals Officers |
|
Total |
€1,381,825 |
2012
|
Bearing Point |
€265,776 |
Public Services Card Registration & Management Functionality on BOMi |
|
Naked Objects Group Ltd |
€199,260 |
SDM - Technical Development Advice |
|
KPMG |
€153,750 |
Actuarial Review of Social Insurance Fund |
|
ESRI |
€150,000 |
SWITCH Research Programme |
|
OECD |
€130,000 |
OECD Review of Long Term Pension Policy |
|
Naked Objects Group Ltd |
€108,486 |
SDM - Business Objects Modelling Advice & Expertise |
|
ESRI |
€81,494 |
Analysis & measurement of Deprivation & Poverty |
|
Indecon |
€59,557 |
Evaluation of the JobBridge National Internship Scheme |
|
Accenture |
€44,772 |
FÁS ICT Applications Systems Review |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
€39,541 |
IS Internal Audit Services |
|
Consult Hyperion |
€36,472 |
SAFE PSC |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
€27,675 |
Security Partner to provide ongoing Information Security Support |
|
Creative Inc |
€24,777 |
Design Work for Intreo |
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
€24,600 |
Review of Pension Charges |
|
Language |
€21,990 |
Intreo Corporate Identity |
|
Ernst & Young |
€7,623 |
Security Partner to provide ongoing Information Security Support |
|
Rits |
€4,654 |
Confidential Forensic Services |
|
Compass Point |
€4,600 |
Developing architecture for Intreo |
|
Technical Guidance Ltd |
€1,230 |
Review of Pension Charges |
|
Daniel Finn |
€650 |
Pathways to Work – Consultation |
|
Total |
€1,386,907 |
