Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 October 2019
625. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the consultancy service providers engaged by her Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the costs associated with each (details supplied); the reason for each service engagement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43313/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department engages consultancy service providers (individuals or organisations) to provide analysis that contributes to decision-making or policy-making. The procurement of such services supports my Department in providing a high quality service to the public in a cost-effective manner and is governed by a comprehensive regulatory framework.
Details of the consultancy service providers engaged by my Department for the period in question is set out in tabular format below:
Consultancy service providers engaged by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection from 1st January 2018 to 1st January 2019
|
Consultancy Service Provider |
Purpose of the Consultancy |
Expdenditure (€) |
|
Deloitte Ireland |
Data Strategy Project |
€188,289 |
|
Clickworks Ltd. |
Strategic Review of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection’s Website |
€47,294 |
|
Deloitte Ireland |
Digital Organisational Change Management |
€100, 294 |
|
Mazars |
Compliance of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2106/679 |
€92,250 |
|
Economic and Social Research Institute |
Social Inclusion Research |
€90, 150 |
|
Indecon |
Review of Local Employment Services |
€58,154 |
|
Grant Thornton |
Business Information Security Management |
€55,104 |
|
Mazars |
Security Infrastructure and Storage Area Network (SAN) Audits |
€41,513 |
|
Crowe Advisory Ltd. |
Forensic review of Financial Statements and Records of JobPath Contractors, Internal Audit |
€21,247 |
|
Renaissance Contingency Services Ltd. |
Business contingency consultancy services |
€14,145 |
|
Brendan Friel |
JobPath Consultancy Services |
€750 |
|
Paul Cunningham |
Consultancy Services on the implications of Brexit on Social Security |
€520 |
A breakdown of annual expenditure on consultancy and IT external service provision, and a list of purchase orders for €20,000 and above, is published on the Procurement Policy page of my Department’s website
http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Procurement-Policy.aspx .
