The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection engages consultants (individuals or organisations) to provide expert analysis over a wide range of areas, which includes the delivery of reports that contribute to decision-making or policy-making. I am advised by my Department that the amount spent on external consultancy reports between May 2016 and to date in 2019 was €1,834,681 for 35 reports. Details of these reports is set out in tabular format.
External Consultancy Report
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Name of Consultant
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Amount Spent
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Back to Education Allowance Qualitative Study
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BMG Research
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€50,670
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Data Protection – General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) Scoping exercise
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Grant Thornton
|
€3,444
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Development of National Frameworks Qualifications (NFQ) Programme for training in the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
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National College of Ireland
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€29,900
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Measurement and Analysis of Household Income & Living Conditions 2017 Programme:
1. Technical paper: examine the feasibility of conducting dynamic analysis to explore poverty and deprivation transitions over time and between different social risk groups
2. Research report: examine the poverty and deprivation experience of the different risk groups, both dynamically and across a set of selected EU-countries
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ESRI
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€94,070
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Jobseeker Customer Satisfaction Survey 2016
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W5 Marketing Intelligence Ltd.
|
€124,550
|
Joint Research Programme on Retirement
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ESRI
|
€29,500
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Research into development of pensions, longer working lives and retirement policy
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ESRI
|
€32,000
|
Provision of IT Security Partner Services
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Grant Thornton
|
€14,673
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Review of the Local Employment Services and Job Club Services
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Indecon
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€87,232
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Review of the Predictive Analytic Modelling Solution
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The Analytics Store Ltd.
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€9,471
|
Standard Authentication Framework Environment (SAFE) – Expert Advice
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Consult Hyperion
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€61,194
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Social Inclusion Forum 2016 – Conference Report
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Aidan Lloyd
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€1,650
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Social Protection Research Innovation Rewards
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Irish Research Council
|
€10,558
|
Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund as at 31st December 2015
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KPMG
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€281,670
|
Assessment of Indoor Air Quality - Longford Headquarters
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Shorcontrol Ltd.
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€1,913
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Assistance with compliance by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
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Mazars
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€301,350
|
Consultancy on Procurement Contract (OGP Framework tenders)
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Empirica Consultants
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€4,244
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External review of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection’s website
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Clickworks and iReach
|
€59,100
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Health and Safety Risk Audit – Longford Headquarters and Intreo Office
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Healthy Build Environment
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€1,244
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Independent Review of the Amendments to the One-Parent Family payment since January 2012
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Indecon
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€104,944
|
Jobseeker Customer Satisfaction Survey 2017
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W5 Marketing Intelligence Ltd
|
€167,674
|
Social Inclusion Forum 2017 – Conference Report
|
Lisa Costello
|
€1,750
|
Study to Explore the drivers of negative employment outcomes on participants of the Back to Education Scheme
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BMG Research
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€41,228
|
Survey of Employers (including JobsPlus employers)
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W5 Marketing Intelligence Ltd
|
€30,750
|
Treatment Benefit Privacy Impact Assessment
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Grant Thornton
|
€7,749
|
Economic Analysis of Auto-Enrolment Options
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ESRI
|
€25,000
|
Fire Safety Audit on Con Colbert House
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LNB Fire Risk Management Ltd.
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€1,500
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Joint Research Programme on Gender and Pensions
|
ESRI
|
€80,000
|
Jobseeker Customer Satisfaction Survey 2018
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W5 Marketing Intelligence Ltd.
|
€121,228
|
Pension Accounting Advice on Post-Employment Benefits
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Mazars
|
€4,428
|
Social Inclusion Forum 2018 – Conference Report
|
Peigín Doyle
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€1,443
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Social Inclusion Forum 2019 - Conference Report
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Elizabeth Costello
|
€2,600
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Review of National Action Plan for Social Inclusion
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Indecon
|
€30,275
|
Access to Childcare and Home Care Services
across Europe
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ESRI
|
€15,679
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Overall Total
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€1,834,681
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