Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 July 2019
116. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in each of the years March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of same; the company involved; and the title and publication date by report in tabular form. [32249/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for two votes - Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation).
The Department commissions external expertise where highly specialised skills are not available internally and in particular where ongoing independent evaluation of programmes and projects is required. During the course of their engagement, these consultants and experts may prepare reports and other documentation for the Department.
In-depth analysis of issues by external experts has informed, and continues to inform, the Department’s policies, allowing for a more targeted use of resources and greater accountability in the allocation of budgets.
These services are procured by open competitive tendering processes in accordance with EU and national rules and comply with the overall value for money objectives.
A small number of consultancies are engaged directly by our Missions abroad from time to time and in some instances they prepare technical reports relating to Ireland’s overseas development aid programme.
The following reports were commissioned by my Department from 2011 to date in 2019:
|
Year |
Experts/Consultants |
Report/Subject |
Cost |
Date of publication |
|
2011 |
Kevin Moore |
Support to the Governments of Zambia and South Africa to develop Special Economic Zones for the promotion of inward investment and employment |
€17,861 |
Not Applicable – see footnote* |
|
2011 |
Paul Sheane |
Support to the Governments of Zambia and South Africa to develop Special Economic Zones for the promotion of inward investment and employment |
€9,965 |
* |
|
2011 |
Stefanie Meredith |
Review of Irish Aid Support for Product Development Partnerships in developing countries |
€10,100 |
* |
|
2011 |
Samia Saad |
Review of Irish Aid Support for Product Development Partnerships in developing countries |
€9,198 |
* |
|
2011 |
Paud Murphy |
Development Education Reviews - to examine the current funding support and engagement in each of the priority areas identified in the Development Education strategy (primary, post primary, third level, adult, community and youth work) |
€9,064 |
* |
|
2011 |
80:20 |
Development Education Reviews - to examine the current funding support and engagement in each of the priority areas identified in the Development Education strategy (primary, post primary, third level, adult, community and youth work) |
€9,870 |
* |
|
2011 |
Eilis Murray |
Development Education Reviews - to examine the current funding support and engagement in each of the priority areas identified in the Development Education strategy (primary, post primary, third level, adult, community and youth work) |
€6,068 |
* |
|
2011 |
ISOS |
Development Education Reviews - to examine the current funding support and engagement in each of the priority areas identified in the Development Education strategy (primary, post primary, third level, adult, community and youth work) |
€42,247 |
* |
|
2011 |
Bernard McLoughlin |
Review of the Irish Aid Centre, Dublin |
€6,143 |
* |
|
2011 |
Cathal Higgins |
Preparation of a report on the programme of education sector budget support towards school infrastructural development in Karamoja region and skills development in the oil sector (Uganda) |
€5,000 |
* |
|
2011 |
Mike Williams |
Review of Humanitarian Programme Plan for Irish Aid |
€18,742 |
* |
|
2011 |
Humanitarian Policy Ltd |
Review of Security Policy & Practice among Irish Aid Humanitarian Partners |
€33,930 |
* |
|
2012 |
Mike Williams |
Evaluation of the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation |
€12,247 |
July 2013 |
|
2012 |
PA Consulting Group |
Evaluating the value of the economic relationship between the United Kingdom and Ireland |
€73,083 |
July 2013 |
|
2012 |
Cathy Roche |
Review of the Our World Awards 2005-2011 |
€6,300 |
* |
|
2012 |
Everywhere Consulting |
Feasibility Study on the Establishment of a Humanitarian Hub at Shannon Airport |
€74,982 |
December 2012 |
|
2012 |
Fintan Farrelly |
Review of the Irish Aid Strategic Environmental Partnership Programme |
€6,000 |
* |
|
2012 |
Mike Williams |
Review of Misean Cara |
€15,099 |
* |
|
2012 |
Pham Quang Hoa |
Local consultancy contract 'Review of P135 infrastructure projects funded by Irish Aid' |
€5,453 |
* |
|
2012 |
IOD Parc |
South Africa Country Strategy Programme 2008-2012 Final Report |
€73,256 |
January 2013 |
|
2012 |
Itad |
Evaluation of the Irish Aid Ethiopia Country Strategy Programme 2008-2012 |
€143,886 |
May 2013 |
|
2013 |
Peter McEvoy |
Evaluation of a number of Organisations funded by the Emigrant Support Programme(ESP) |
€13,075 |
July 2013 |
|
2013 |
Wright Consultancy Ltd |
Gender Equality Audit |
€14,000 |
December 2013 |
|
2013 |
Mary Jennings |
Review of HRD (Human Rights and Democratisation) Scheme Irish Aid Palestine |
€15,500 |
* |
|
2013 |
Bronagh Hinds & Karen McMinn Consultants |
Report on the implementation of Ireland's National Action Plan on UNSCR (United Nations Security Council Resolution) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security |
€20,811 |
June 2013 |
|
2013 |
Gareth Williams |
Review of Financial and Programme of the Camara Education Programme |
€20,000 |
* |
|
2013 |
John Geraghty |
Review of University College Cork’s Programme of Technical Support Internships for Food Security |
€7,568 |
* |
|
2013 |
Natural Research Institute |
Review of Irish Aid Support to Fair and Ethical Trade Initiatives |
€19,292 |
* |
|
2013 |
Pham Quang Hoa |
Review Programme 135 (for Ethnic Minorities) of Irish Aid funded infrastructure projects |
€5,588 |
* |
|
2013 |
Gareth Singleton |
Review of Irish Forum for Global Health |
€8,395 |
* |
|
2013 |
IOD Parc |
Evaluation of Irish Aid's Sierra Leone Strategy Paper, 2011-2013 |
€77,907 |
August 2014 |
|
2013 |
Mokoro |
Evaluation of Ireland's Support to Timor Leste, 2001-2014 |
€85,203 |
August 2014 |
|
2014 |
Gareth Singleton |
Review of Royal College of Surgeons |
€25,756 |
* |
|
2014 |
Tierney & Associates, Risk & Governance Consultants |
Audit of grants awarded under Emigrant Support Programme |
€19,934 |
* |
|
2014 |
Hogan Lovells, Washington |
Review of tax, social insurance and health obligations and other conditions of service in respect of locally-recruited staff members at our missions in the United States |
€57,756 |
* |
|
2014 |
Gallup Korea (Korea Gallup Poll Co. Ltd.) |
Working Holiday Agreement Report |
€7,217 |
March 2015 |
|
2014 |
Andy Pollak |
Review of Irish Aid support for Initial Teacher Education |
€11,564 |
* |
|
2014 |
ADETEF |
OECD DAC EVALNET Study on Collaborative Partner- Donor Evaluation Work |
€25,000 |
* |
|
2014 |
Tran Thi Ngoc Diep |
Local input into Review of Irish Aid scholarship programmes |
€1,502 |
* |
|
2014 |
Tom Collins |
Feasibility Study - Celebrating and Sustaining Ireland’s relationship with Africa |
€5,000 |
* |
|
2014 |
ITAD Limited |
Mid Term Review of the Civil Society Support Programme |
€68,135 |
* |
|
2014 |
David Goodman Payne |
Review of Irish Aid Civil Society Facility in Vietnam |
€8,549 |
* |
|
2014 |
Cathy Gaynor/Niamh O’Grady/Gill Roe |
Evaluability Assessment of the Programme of Strategic Cooperation |
€43,200 |
* |
|
2014 |
Willis Risk Services (Ireland) Limited |
Consultancy for insurance policy report and tender documentation for the Rapid Response Corps |
€6,150 |
* |
|
2014 |
Mekong Dev Research Institute |
Impact assessment of Irish Aid funded infrastructure projects under P135 in 2011 & 2012 |
€43,912 |
* |
|
2014 |
Karen McMinn |
Report and final review on the implementation of Ireland's National Action Plan on UNSCR (United Nations Security Council Resolution) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security |
€9,750 |
2015 |
|
2014 |
Mokoro |
Evaluation of Irish Aid’s Uganda Country Strategy Paper 2010-2014 |
€113,739 |
2016 |
|
2014 |
ASM (B) Ltd |
Payroll System Audit |
€11,636 |
* |
|
2014 |
Ground Work Consultancy |
Review of Nutrition Options for Irish Aid in Mozambique |
€5,000 |
* |
|
2014 |
Ground Work Consultancy |
Review of performance and lessons learned for Irish Aid funded OFSP projects |
€3,500 |
* |
|
2014 |
Ground Work Consultancy |
Review of Irish Aid Nutrition programming in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos PDR |
€13,829 |
* |
|
2015 |
ASM |
Audit of grants awarded under Emigrant Support Programme |
€24,500 |
* |
|
2015 |
Coffey International Development Ltd |
Review of the Irish Aid Programme Grant Mechanism |
€23,588 |
* |
|
2015 |
Tran Thi Ngoc Diep |
Local input into scoping study to explore Ireland’s cooperation in the agriculture & agribusiness sector under the IDEAS programme |
€4,442 |
* |
|
2015 |
Johnny O ‘Regan |
Organisational Assessment of Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice |
€4,400 |
* |
|
2015 |
Mazars |
ICT Audit |
€29,520 (paid between 2015 & 2016) |
* |
|
2015 |
Crowleys DFK |
Payment System Audit |
€19,004 |
* |
|
2015 |
Saferworld |
Conflict Analysis input to the Embassy of Ireland Country Strategy Paper(CSP) development process - Uganda |
€15,450 |
* |
|
2015 |
Dr Cornelius Chipoma |
Review of the education Sector programme in the context of Irish Aid Zambia 2013-2017 CSP - Zambia |
€3,738 |
* |
|
2015 |
Charles Abola |
Review of Irish Aid support to Acholi Education initiative (AEI) - Zambia |
€12,000 |
* |
|
2015 |
Firetail Ltd |
Evaluation of the MVIWATA Strategic Plan 2010-2014 - Tanzania |
€21,450 |
* |
|
2015 |
Centre for Social Research |
Review of Irish Aid’s support of the Forum from Women’s Educationalist – Uganda Chapter(FAWEU) |
€18,942 |
* |
|
2015 |
Gemma O’Reilly |
UNFCCC Reporting and Climate Finance Mapping 2014-2015 |
€27,041 |
* |
|
2015 |
Wilberforce MUHWANA |
Design of the Quality Education Component for the Development of the Country Strategy Paper 2016 - 2020 |
€14,400 |
* |
|
2015 |
Transparency international |
Consultancy to assess the current Governance and Management status of institutions in Education Sector to appraise Performance, and propose Recommendations to improve Accountability and Transparency |
€15,362 |
* |
|
2015 |
Stephens Moore |
Audit and Verification of Grants awarded to the Platform for Social Protection Zambia for 2013 and 2014 |
€31,550 |
* |
|
2015 |
Ann Nolan |
Review of the Irish Aid – HSE collaboration – 2015 |
€6,300 |
October 2015 |
|
2015 |
Sebastian Kevany |
Review of Irish Aid- Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) Partnership 2011-2015 |
€21,368 |
* |
|
2015 |
Ms Mpala Nkonkomalimba |
Mid Term Review Process Irish Aid Zambia Country Strategy 2013-17 |
€6,300 |
* |
|
2015 |
Kate Bridges |
Review of Partners Logic Models/ theories of change- Zambia |
€6,680 |
November 2015 |
|
2015 |
Mr Isaac Ngoma |
Mid Term Review Public Financial Management (PFM) Assessment - Zambia |
€5,000 |
November 2015 |
|
2015 |
Lahluva Consultores |
Annual Planning Report of G19 and Government of Mozambique and Assessment of Irish Aid Annual Comm to GBS - Mozambique |
€24,000 |
March 2016 |
|
2015 |
OPTIMOZ |
Facilitation & Capability Strengthening for Niassa Provincial Leadership Team re Design of Niassa Provincial Strategic Framework for the PEN – 2027 - Mozambique |
€25,000 |
November 2015 |
|
2015 |
OPTIMOZ |
Capability Assessment and Initial Facilitation of Planning Exercise for Niassa Provincial Leadership Team 2017-27 - Mozambique |
€4,900 |
October 2015 |
|
2015 |
Option Consultancy Services Ltd |
Review of Social Accountability Approaches in Health |
€12,872 |
January 2016 |
|
2015 |
Anne Nolan |
Review of HSE MOU |
€8,100 |
October 2015 |
|
2015 |
Michael Shannon |
Asia Pacific Ireland Business Forum Review |
€4,951 |
January 2016 |
|
2015 |
Alasdair Collins DP Evaluation |
Evaluation of IDEA’s (Irish Development for Education Association) Capacity Development Programme 2013-2015 |
€5,212 |
* |
|
2015 |
Cathal Reidy |
A review of Ireland’s Humanitarian Emergency Relief Supplies |
€36,290 |
* |
|
2015 |
Ground Work Consultancy |
Review of Irish Aid Nutrition programmes in Tanzania |
€6,558 |
* |
|
2016 |
Raiseaconcern.com |
HR Reports |
€64,362 (paid between 2015 & 2016) |
|
|
2016 |
Consensus Research |
Evaluation of Cooperation Ireland programmes supported by the Reconciliation Fund |
€14,188 |
* |
|
2016 |
Right to Change |
Planning of Irish Aid Country Strategy Programme Tanzania 2017-2022 |
€13,974 |
|
|
2016 |
Bronagh Hinds Debbie Donnelly |
Midterm Review of the 2nd National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security |
€15,506 |
March 2017 |
|
2016 |
The Institute of International and European Affairs |
Comprehensive study mapping the Ireland Japan relationship to mark the 60th anniversary of Ireland-Japan Diplomatic Relations in 2017 |
€22,000 |
|
|
2016 |
Grant Thornton |
Audit Services |
€100,000 |
|
|
2016 |
Emily Mates |
Stocktake of Nutrition Engagement |
€13,612 |
|
|
2016 |
Noel Casserly |
UNFCC Reporting and Climate Finance Mapping 2015-2016 |
€25,370 |
|
|
2016 |
REEV Consult International |
Evaluation of the CSF and the Partnership Fund |
€25,000 |
|
|
2016 |
ASM |
Audit of grants awarded under Emigrant Support Programme |
€26,533 |
* |
|
2016 |
Emmanuel Sulle |
Land Rights Scoping Study / Consultancy |
€7,500 |
|
|
2016 |
Ishihaka Mwandalima |
Gender Based Violence scoping study |
€3,750 |
|
|
2016 |
McQuillans |
Accounting, Audit and Financial Services |
€6,240 |
|
|
2016 |
PWC |
Internal audit of Embassy, and external audit of selected projects/programmes |
€75,000 |
|
|
2016 |
Dr Cornelius Chipoma |
Review of the Irish Aid Zambia Education programme |
€9,000 |
|
|
2016 |
Luiz Genedio Mendes Jorge |
Review of the Supreme Audit Institution’s report and opinion on the State Accounts 2014 |
€4,800 |
|
|
2016 |
Southern Cross Consulting |
Review of Embassy of Ireland’s approach to Fellowship in Tanzania |
€11,430 |
|
|
2016 |
Willis Towers Watson |
Study of Compensation Levels - Locally engaged staff in diplomatic missions (USA) |
€3,150 |
|
|
2016 |
Mercer International |
Study of Compensation Levels - Locally engaged staff in diplomatic missions (Irish Aid) |
€13,200 |
|
|
2016 |
Eamon Brehony, Alais Nakuyukuyo Morindat |
Review of Irish Aid support to Pastoralism in Tanzania |
€10,450 |
|
|
2016 |
Centre for Law and Democracy |
Analysis of anti-corruption legislation in Tanzania |
€2,670 |
|
|
2016 |
CASE International |
Consultancy to evaluate the Civil Society Fund |
€49,800 |
|
|
2016 |
Ingrid Obery |
Review of partner results and internal capacity building on results based Management |
€25,000 |
|
|
2016 |
Anne Nolan/Janet Gruber |
Review of Global Health and HIV AIDS |
€39,535 |
|
|
2016 |
Technopolis |
Review of Product Development partners |
€19,375 |
|
|
2016 |
Caoimhe Hughes |
Review of Annual Reports of Programme Grant Partners |
€4,000 |
|
|
2016 |
Mr. Sean Mc Gearty |
Review of Co-Operation Ireland |
€14,188 |
|
|
2016 |
M Horizon (UK) Ltd |
Analysis of recent recommendations issued by the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf |
€1,788 |
* |
|
2017 |
ASM |
Audit of grants awarded under Emigrant Support Programme |
€59,292 (paid between 2017 & 2018) |
* |
|
2017 |
Tierney & Associates, Risk & Governance Consultants |
Systems review of Emigrant Support Programme |
€15,375 |
* |
|
2017 |
Indecon Consultants |
Economic Report on Addressing the Challenges Faced by Returning Irish Emigrants |
€73,628 (paid between 2017 & 2018) |
February 2018 |
|
2017 |
Ernst & Young (EY) |
External Quality Assessment of Internal Audit |
€18,450 (paid between 2018 & 2019) |
* |
|
2017 |
Amárach Research |
Brexit Research: Understanding the likely demand for Irish passports from citizens in U.K. |
€21,000 |
* |
|
2017 |
M Horizon (UK) Ltd |
Continental Shelf NE Atlantic |
€3,163 |
* |
|
2017 |
Mary Brady |
Overview of Humanitarian Mine Action |
€4,500 |
|
|
2017 |
Noel Casserly |
UNFCCC Reporting and Climate Financing Mapping 2016 – 2017 |
€25,537 |
|
|
2017 |
Rachael Twinem |
Internal review of the management structure and roles in the DICE (Development and Intercultural Education) project |
€5,721 |
* |
|
2017 |
Mercer International |
Study of Compensation Levels - Locally engaged staff in diplomatic missions (Irish Aid) |
€19,188 |
|
|
2018 |
FitzPatrick Associates |
Review of VIBE programme |
€11,234 |
|
|
2018 |
FitzPatrick Associates |
Review of ROR’s approach to Fellowships in Palestine |
€18,761 |
|
|
2018 |
MEPS Consulting |
Feasibility Study on Gaza Solar Energy Proposal |
€38,787 |
|
|
2018 |
Brian Casey |
Review of the Humanitarian Programme Plan in Somalia |
€9,591 |
|
|
2018 |
Brian Casey |
Review of the Humanitarian Programme Plan in Burundi |
€4,500 |
|
|
2018 |
Brian Casey |
Review of External Quality Assurance HPP 2019-2021 |
€2,250 |
|
|
2018 |
Julia Lewis |
Review of the Humanitarian Programme Plan in Cameroon |
€9,383 |
|
|
2018 |
Niall Roche |
Review of the Humanitarian Programme Plan in Tanzania |
€8,548 |
|
|
2018 |
Sherry McLean |
Review of IRC Strategic Partnership and IRC Kenya Country Programme |
€13,925 |
|
|
2018 |
Mercer International |
Study of Compensation Levels - Locally engaged staff in diplomatic missions (Foreign Affairs and Trade) |
€38,376 |
|
|
2018 |
The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces / International Security Sector Advisory Team |
Member States’ Systems of Secondment to Civilian CSDP and Recommendations for Strengthening and Expanding Ireland’s Participation. |
€50,000 approx. (awaiting final invoice) |
|
|
2018 |
Leading Edge |
Baseline assessment of the legislative and regulatory framework pertaining to business and human rights as it applies in Ireland. |
€24,293 |
April 2019 |
|
2018 |
ASM (B) Ltd |
Audit of Grants awarded under the Emigrant Support Programme |
€81,402 |
* |
|
2018 |
National Centre for Research on Europe at the University of Canterbury |
Undertake a benchmark analysis of how Ireland is perceived in New Zealand. The study is led by the National Centre for Research on Europe at the University of Canterbury and will take the form of surveys, media analysis and interviews with key stakeholders in New Zealand. |
€13,500 |
|
|
2018 |
AECOM |
External Services for the analysis of Rio Markers and Climate Finance in Irish Aid - Funded Programmes, 2017 to 2018 |
€3,000 |
|
|
2018 |
Deirdre Clancy |
Ireland's engagement with Somalia |
€11,782 |
|
|
2018 |
Mazars |
Support to ICT Audit (ICT Security, ICT Governance, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery) |
€15,990 (paid in 2019) |
* |
|
2018 |
Democrashe (Bronagh Hinds and Debbie Donnelly) |
Final Review of Ireland's Second National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 (the Women, Peace and Security Agenda). Building on a mid-term review undertaken in 2016, the purpose of the final Review was to measure progress in the implementation of commitments and plans set out in Ireland’s Second National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2015-2018. |
€14,367 |
June 2019 |
|
2019 |
Red C |
Perceptions of Ireland in Japan |
€11,624 (co-funded with Tourism Ireland) |
|
|
2019 |
Dr. Maria Gallo |
Scoping research study on alumni engagement of Ireland's Diaspora. |
€23,000 |
* |
|
2019 |
Brian Casey |
Review of the Emergency Response Fund |
€11,850 |
June 2019 |
|
2019 |
Gumfoot Consultancy |
Review of Programme Grant II in Ethiopia |
€14,080 |
* |
*Certain reports commissioned by the Department are for internal management usage and not for publication. However, many Departmental reports are published on www.irishaid.ie and www.dfa.ie
