Mattie McGrath
Ceist:434. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18888/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 5 April 2022
Ceisteanna (434)
Freagraí scríofa
My Department commissions external contractors, consultancy services and outsourcing services where highly specialised skills are not available internally and in particular, where ongoing independent evaluation of programmes and projects is necessary.
External expertise has informed, and continues to inform, my Department's strategies and policies and the effective delivery of our services to our citizens in a transparent and accountable manner representing value for money.
Such external expertise may involve the provision of specialised reports, expert analysis or expert technical services to the Department.
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.
My Department ensures that there is an appropriate focus on good practice in procurement and that procedures are in place to ensure compliance with all relevant procurement guidelines. Procurement takes place in compliance with Directive 2014/24/EU and supported by Procurement Guidelines published by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP).
My Department participates fully in on-going initiatives of the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) focusing especially on achieving procurement savings, including the use of shared framework agreements for the provision of different categories of supplies and services.
The table below details the amount spent on consultancy services by my Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022.
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|
Consultant |
Role/Nature of Consultancy |
Cost |
|
2020 |
Mark Durkan |
Options for Steps to Advance Reconciliation, Inclusive Dialogue, Cooperation and Partnership on the Foundation of the Good Friday Agreement After Brexit |
€14,760 |
|
|
Gill Roe – Southern Cross Consulting |
Appraisal of the Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme and evaluation of online application system |
€31,668 |
|
|
Rob Kevlihan – Gumfoot Consultancy |
Consultancy Services for Process Review of Irish Council for International Student (ICOS) Systems |
€16,335 |
|
|
Enabling outcomes |
EVOLVING IRELAND'S PRIVATE SECTOR |
€32689 |
|
|
Helen Newman |
Facilitation Services Stragegy Planning and Review Women’s rights orgs and movements, and gov institutions |
€1875 |
|
|
MJB Consulting |
TASK FORCE FOR RURAL AFRICA AND FOOD SYSTEMS |
€60,594 |
|
|
Stewart Gee Consulting |
Agricultural Research Partnership Review CGIAR and Teagasc |
€20,298 |
|
|
EY Consultants |
Climate change and gender equality |
€25,765 |
|
|
EY Consultants |
Climate change and gender equality |
€31,633 |
|
|
Deirdre Clancy |
Consultancy on Protection intervention cluster |
€11,588 |
|
|
Rachel Widdis |
Review of Access to Remedy (in regard to Business and Human Rights) |
€17,000 |
|
|
Change by Degrees |
Climate Consultancy |
€984 |
|
John Moody Risk Management |
Strategic Partner Systems Review |
€24,539 |
|
|
2021 |
Public Good Ltd |
Consultancy Services to DFA on IFAD and Food Systems |
€89,298 |
|
|
Social Development Direct |
Consultancy for safeguarding policy engagement |
€26,028 |
|
|
Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd |
Review of the Civil Society Fund |
€28,430 |
|
|
Change by Degrees |
To support the development of Ireland’s international Climate Finance Roadmap, a commitment made in the Programme for Government, “Our Shared Future”. |
€23,650 |
|
|
Arab World for Research and Development |
Gender Review of the Palestine Programme |
€7,500 |
|
|
William Langslet |
Review of the Embassy’s support to mine action and unexploded ordnance across Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar over the previous Mission strategy (2017-2020) |
€7,500 |
|
|
Gill Roe |
Review of the IDEAS programme over the previous Mission Strategy (2017-2020) |
€8,674 |
|
|
Pham Thai Hung |
Review of the EMPRO portfolio in support of ethnic minorities up to 2020 |
€1,315 |
|
|
IOD PARC - Vietnam |
Review of Ireland’s Mission strategy for Vietnam and the Mekong sub region. |
€37,379 |
|
|
Boris Gandon |
Consultancy Support on Francophone Africa and the Sahel |
€34,560 |
|
|
Dillon Development Associates Ltd |
Advisory role to the evaluation of the Programme Grant II/Humanitarian Preparedness Programme Funding Schemes |
€4,182 |
|
|
Tony Tyrell |
Advisory role to the Review of Ireland’s Mission strategy for Vietnam and the Mekong sub region |
€4,750 |
|
|
Bernard McLoughlin |
Review the Performance and Effectiveness of Management Arrangements in place for the Zimbabwe Programme |
€23,616 |
|
|
Lisney |
Advisory role to the Spending Review of the Management of the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Overseas Leased Property Portfolio |
€5,658 |
|
|
GARTNER IRELAND LIMITED |
ICT Research and Advisory Services to support the ongoing ICT Strategy and associated activities of the ICT Unit. |
€72,570 (covers September 2021 to August 2022) |
|
2022 |
Mokoro Ltd |
FRM Consultancy |
€7,156 |
|
|
Deirdre Waldron t/a Fuzion Communications |
Fuzion Communications – AADP Programme |
€6,210 |
|
|
Boris Gandon |
Consultancy Support on Francophone Africa and the Sahel |
€8,820 |
|
|
Dr. Richard Collins |
Consultancy Services to Support an Assessment of the Antarctic Treaty System |
€11,250 |
|
|
Bernard McLoughlin |
Review the Performance and Effectiveness of Management Arrangements in place for the Zimbabwe Programme |
€5,904 |
|
|
Irish Centre for Diversity |
The Irish Centre for Diversity conducted a review of results from a DFA survey on Diversity through Recruitment. As part of this analysis, the Irish Centre for Diversity also conducted a number of focus groups with staff employed by the Department |
€3,690 |