Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
753. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount his Department has paid for consultancy services from 2012 to 2017; the details of these payments; the companies that received same; the amount received by each company; the hourly rates that applied to each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32991/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to confirm to the Deputy that the information sought cannot be provided in the time allowed. As soon as the information has been collated I will write to the Deputy on the matter.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42.
To note the in some instances, the hourly rate is not available as the overall fee for the consultancy services was fixed or a daily rate as opposed to an hourly rate was applied.
A detailed breakdown of the information required by the Deputy is outlined in the appendix.
|
Year |
Company |
Amount (inc Vat) € |
Hourly rate € |
Detail of Payments: i.e. rationale for engaging Consultant |
|
2012 |
McCann Fitzgerald |
€495,232.38 |
N/A |
Development of the Insolvency Bill 2012 |
|
2011 - 2015 |
Professor Gisli Gudjonsson and Dr John Pearse of Forensic Navigation Services, UK |
€59,729 (over 5 years) |
N/A |
Annual Review of Garda Investigative Interview Training for the Smyth Committee |
|
2012 |
Safecon Training & Consultancy |
€984 |
N/A |
Department of Justice and Equality, 51 St Stephen’s Green, Safety Statement |
|
2012 |
IPA (Institute of Public Administration |
€24,538.50 |
N/A |
Mid-term review of first national Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender based Violence |
|
2012 |
Capita |
€14,760 |
Contracted on a daily rate of 24 days@ €615 per day. Hourly rate based on 8 hour day of €76.88 |
Consultancy fees to undertake interim evaluation of European Refugee Fund and European Fund for the Integration of Third Country National – period 2007-2010. Evaluation is a requirement of EU Funding |
|
2012 |
Mr Owen McCarthy |
€2,450 |
Contracted for 7 days @ €350 per day. |
Report on the workshop of National Traveller Committees |
|
2012 |
Mr Owen McCarthy |
€2,200 |
An agreed amount. |
Report on ‘Ethnicity and Travellers: An Exploration’ conference proceedings. |
|
2012 |
RITS Bianconi Research Limited |
€10,083 |
€1,273 daily rate |
Required to conduct a perimeter ICT security review (Penetration test) to review & report on the integrity of the Department’s existing security infrastructure |
|
2012 |
Openplain |
€4,682 |
€646 daily rate |
Microsoft Software Licence Review/Audit |
|
2011/2012 |
Tribal/Helm taken over by Capita |
€44,227 |
N/A |
Strategy Development – quality control process to review and assist in implementing audit recommendations to ensure effective internal controls in financial management and payroll processes in the Financial Shared Services. |
|
2012 |
Mazars |
€12,677 |
N/A |
Review of Financial Management System & Payroll |
|
2012 |
Capita |
€3,997 |
N/A |
Audit of ICT in Probation Service |
|
2012 |
Capita |
€9,225 |
N/A |
Audit of ICT Shared Services in Justice |
|
2012 |
Capita |
€4,920 |
N/A |
Audit of Asylum Information System Information Programme (A.I.S.I.P) |
|
2012 |
Professor Tim Trimble |
€3,138.05 |
Fixed fee |
A jointly commissioned research project by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland and the Irish Probation Service. Research Project title – “Evaluation of The Stable and Acute 2007 Risk Assessment and Supervision Model in Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland” 50% paid by Probation Service. Total 2012-2015 €19,403 |
|
2012 |
Rogerson Reddan |
€35,806 |
N/A |
Options Study in relation to future infrastructural developments at Cork Prison |
|
2013 |
Sue Corbett & Jacinta Kitt |
€10,500 |
N/A |
Dignity at work in the Irish Prison Service Report on Staff Perceptions |
|
2013 |
KC Consulting |
€4,502 |
N/A |
Benchmark Exercise investigating the implementation of the Irish Prison Service incentivised regimes policy |
|
2013 |
RITS Bianconi Research Limited |
€6,874 |
€1,273 daily rate |
Penetration Testing |
|
2013 |
SAM360 (formerly Openplain) |
€1,776 |
€646 daily rate |
Microsoft Software Licence Review – final payment |
|
2013 |
Hibernia Evros |
€24,631 |
€554 daily rate |
Enterprise Design Architect to review options for datacentre re-build. |
|
2013 |
Professor Tim Trimble |
€3,031.54 |
Fixed fee |
A jointly commissioned research project by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland and the Irish Probation Service. Research Project title – “Evaluation of The Stable and Acute 2007 Risk Assessment and Supervision Model in Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland” 50% paid by Probation Service. Total 2012-2015 19,403 |
|
2013 |
The Communications Clinic |
€1,374 |
Information not readily available. |
Facilitators report of the workshop on Irish Sign Language held 14/12/2013 |
|
2013 |
RSM McClure Watters |
€23,097.32 |
N/A |
Impact Evaluation Study of Equality for Women Measure. (Payment of first and second instalments) |
|
2013 |
Capita |
€3,338 |
N/A |
Strategy Development – Audit on ICT in FSS (Financial Shared Services) |
|
2014 |
Dr J.J. Kennedy Roberts Bsc MB ChB OBE FRCGP |
€6,389 |
N/A |
Audit of Healthcare in certain prisons/institutions |
|
2014 |
RITS Bianconi Research Ltd |
€29,410 |
N/A |
Review of Irish Prison Service ICT Security 2014 |
|
2014 |
RITS Bianconi Research Ltd |
€38,701 |
€1,273 daily rate |
Information Security Advisor & Expert Opinion |
|
2014 |
Professor Tim Trimble |
€6,204.34 |
Fixed fee |
A jointly commissioned research project by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland and the Irish Probation Service. Research Project title – “Evaluation of The Stable and Acute 2007 Risk Assessment and Supervision Model in Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland” 50% paid by Probation Service. Total 2012-2015 19,403 |
|
2014 |
RSM McClure Watters |
€14,277 |
N/A |
Impact Evaluation Study of Equality for Women Measure (payment of final instalment) |
|
2014 |
Ms Maureen Lynott |
€4,900 |
N/A |
Facilitation of and reporting on a Consultative forum for the National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence 2010 -2014 |
|
2014 |
University of Limerick |
€5,786 |
N/A |
Analysis of text for final Review of national Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender based Violence |
|
2015 |
RITS Bianconi Research Limited |
€4,901 |
€1,273 daily rate |
Information Security Advisor- required to conduct various perimeter ICT security reviews (Penetration testing) & review & report on the integrity of the Department’s existing security infrastructure & other applications Department wide. |
|
2015 |
SAM360 |
€400 |
€400 (half day) |
Microsoft License Advisory Services |
|
2015 |
The Economic and Social Research Institute |
€25,000 |
Fixed fee |
Research Programme on Equality and Integration |
|
2015 |
Capita Consultants |
€15,015 |
Contracted on a daily rate of 27.3 days @ €550 per day. Hourly rate €68.75 based on 8 hour day |
Consultancy fees to undertake final evaluation of European Refugee Fund and European Fund for the Integration of Third Country National – period 2011-2013. Evaluation is a requirement of EU Funding. |
|
2015 |
Emma Doyle BL |
€4,307.46 |
N/A |
Consultation and Drafting re: Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 |
|
2015 |
Sinead Drinan BL |
€4,612.50 |
N/A |
Consultation and Drafting re: Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 |
|
2015 |
McDowell Purcell |
€34,809.00 |
€150- €180 per hour |
Professional Services re: Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 |
|
2015 |
Margaret O’Driscoll BL |
€7,995 |
N/A |
Consultation and Drafting re: Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 |
|
2015 |
Lucy McRoberts BL |
€7,955 |
N/A |
Consultation and Drafting re: Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 |
|
2015 |
Professor Tim Trimble |
€7,029.17 |
Fixed fee |
A jointly commissioned research project by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland and the Irish Probation Service. Research Project title – “Evaluation of The Stable and Acute 2007 Risk Assessment and Supervision Model in Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland” 50% paid by Probation Service. Total 2012-2015 19,403 |
|
2015 |
Archie Ker, Tarhell Training Centre, Scotland |
€973 |
N/A |
Feasibility Study of Laundry Service Mountjoy |
|
2015 |
Grant Thornton |
€7,926 |
N/A |
Independent verification of saving and costings under the Haddington Road Agreement in the Irish Prison Service |
|
2015 |
Frank Porporino |
€7,200 |
N/A |
There had been significant number of developments in the Irish Prison Service in terms of meaningful engagement by prisoners e.g. incentivised regimes, sentence management. Ensure alignment of Psychology Service with all other rehabilitative developments. |
|
2015 |
Cleanpass |
€6,000 |
N/A |
Development of cleaning manual for Irish Prison Service published – for internal use |
|
2015 |
Calista Nutrition |
€2,735 |
N/A |
Consultancy service used to review 28 day menu for prisoners. |
|
2015 |
Eustace Patterson |
€9,471 |
Fixed fee |
Arising from the Strategic Review of Penal Policy 2014, a review of drug and alcohol treatment services for adult offenders in prison and in the community was jointly commissioned by the Irish Prison Service and Probation Service. |
|
2016 |
Mazars |
€27,373 |
N/A |
Report on Insolvency Service Ireland Case Management System |
|
2016 |
University of Limerick |
€68,500 |
N/A (fixed term contract) |
Funding of Greentown Research Study which looks at criminal networks. This is an academic study which could not be undertaken within the Department |
|
2016 |
Empirica |
€15,759.37 |
N/A |
Pitch consultants to Cosc national awareness campaign Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender based Violence |
|
2016 |
The Economic and Social Research Institute |
€25,000 |
Fixed fee |
Research Programme on Equality and Integration |
|
2016 |
Sandra Roe Research |
€10,000 |
25 days at €400 per day. |
Report of consultations with children and young people about human rights in Ireland in advance of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process |
|
2016 |
ESRI |
€82,600 |
N/A |
A study of Gender in Senior Civil Service Positions in Ireland. (payment of first instalment) |
|
2016 |
Cordatus Consulting Ltd |
€18,450 |
€1,000 daily rate |
A review of the service officer role and associated work processes. As part of the implementation of the Department’s Programme for Change, with reforms focused on improving the performance, management, and administration of the Department. The Department sough to examine how its service office cadre is deployed and to review the work processes associated with the service officer role. |
|
2016 |
RITS Bianconi Research Limited |
€18,841 |
€1,273 daily rate |
Information Security Advisor |
|
2016 |
Evros |
€62,136.50 |
€750 daily rate |
Business Analysis support to assist with the production of a Service Delivery Strategy for INIS |
|
2016 |
The Communications Clinic Ltd |
€24,221.16 |
Account Director (€250) per hour, Company Directory (€350) per hour, Senior Account Executive (€110) per hour |
Preparation and delivery of communications strategy for the IRPP |
|
2016 |
Eustace Patterson |
€19,619 |
Fixed fee |
Under the Joint Probation Service/Irish Prison Service Strategy 2015-2017 a review of IASIO(Irish Association for Social Integration of Offenders) a community based organisation funded by both organisations, was commissioned. |
|
2016 |
GSS International |
€14,441 |
N/A |
Value for Money Audit on the Canine Unit within Operational Support Group |
|
2016 |
Automobile Association |
€10,000 |
N/A |
Evaluation of the Irish Prison Service Fleet Management Structure and Processes |
|
2016 |
Rogerson Reddan |
€51,001 |
N/A |
Options Studies for future developments at Portlaoise and Castlerea Prisons |
|
2017 |
The Communications Clinic Ltd |
€2,691.24 |
Account Director (€250) per hour Company Directory (€350) per hour Senior Account Executive (€110) per hour |
Preparation and delivery of communications strategy for the Irish Refugee Protection Programme |
|
2017 |
Evros |
€96,135.60 |
€750 daily rate |
Business Analysis support to assist with the production of a Service Delivery Strategy for INIS |
|
2017 |
RITS Bianconi Research Limited |
€1,400 |
€1,273 daily rate |
Information Security Advisor |
|
2017 |
University of Limerick |
€80,011 |
N/A fixed term contract |
Funding of Greentown Research Study which looks at criminal networks. This is an academic study which could not be undertaken within the Department |
|
2017 |
Ebiquity Marsh |
€13,222.50 |
N/A |
Consultants engaged to undertake a media audit of the media buying for the national awareness What Would You Do? Campaign (if you witnessed domestic violence) |
|
2017 |
Ms Jennifer Carroll MacNeill |
€6,000 |
Payment for 12 days |
For necessary research input to legislative reform proposals |
|
2017 |
Fitzpatrick Associates |
€28,228.50 |
Contracted on a daily rate of 25.5 days @ €1,107 per day. Hourly rate of €138.83 based on 8 hour day. |
Consultancy fees to undertake interim evaluation of Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund period 2014-2017. Evaluation is a requirement of EU Funding. |
|
2017 |
ESRI |
€35,400 |
N/A |
A study of Gender in Senior Civil Service Positions in Ireland ( payment of final instalment) |
|
2017 |
Information Security Assurance Services Limited (ISAS) |
€113,412 |
€1,292/€1,169/€738 Daily rates for 3 separate people |
Independent Security Consultant. Also to provide detailed technical response to security issues that might arise from time to time. |
|
2017 |
SAM360 |
€400 |
€400 half day |
Microsoft License Advisory Services |
|
2017 |
Mazars |
€18,081 |
N/A |
Irish Prison Service IT Risk Assessment. |
|
2017 |
Mazars |
€48,708 |
€199.62 |
Organisation Structure Review. Expertise required to analyse and evaluate the broad structure of the organisation and advise how it could be more effectively organised to deliver on its strategic and business objectives. |
|
2017 |
EY |
€76,567.50 |
€106.34 |
To conduct a review of the Department of Justice and Equality’s Change Programme initiated in response to the Report of the Independent Review Group (Toland Report) |
|
2017 |
Mazars |
€59,409 |
N/A |
Governance and organisation structure review of the Irish Prison Service |
