Public Procurement Contracts

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 February 2023

Tuesday, 28 February 2023

Ceisteanna (305)

Neasa Hourigan

Ceist:

305. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department and aegis bodies for each of the years 2018 to 2022 inclusive, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [10116/23]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51:

Details of awards made by my Department, both with and without a tender process, to the firms specified, in the period 2018 to 2022 are set out in Table 1 below.

My Department does not maintain the requested information in respect of the State bodies under its aegis.  These bodies may be contacted directly by e-mail by members of the Oireachtas, as set out in Table 2.

Table 1

Year	Firm	Description	Duration (Months)	Desired/Completed Output
2018	Ernst & Young	Provision of external audit staff	2	Provision of external audit staff
2019	Ernst & Young	Business, Management and ICT Consultancy Services	12	Provision of procurement support and services
2019	PwC	To provide external support for Business Requirements Definition and Request for Tender Development Phase in relation to a Housing ICT Project.	6 (proposed)	Support provided for Business Requirements Definition and RFT Development.
2020	KMPG	Contracted to conduct a socioeconomic impact study regarding implementation of the LIFE14/NAT/IE/000032 raised bog restoration project on local economy and population.	24	Report on the Socioeconomic impact study for the European Commission as a requirement under the LIFE14/NAT/IE/000032
2021	Deloitte	SSIS Work – PACE Project	1	SSIS (Sequel Server Integration Services) Work for PACE (Planning, Application, Capture and Environment) database
2021	KPMG	Provision of support to draft the 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan	18	Draft Plan for Public Consultation   4th National Biodiversity Action Plan
2022	KPMG	To Produce a report relating to costs as part of the Review of Part B of the Building Regulations	2 Months	Report provided re: cost analysis
2022	KPMG	To conduct an independent expert review of a Preliminary Business Case for the URDF Clonburris Strategic Infrastructure project as part of the External Assurance Process for Major Public Investment Projects.	3 months	Review completed and Final Report submitted to the Department within the contract timeframe, the consultants also presented their findings to the Major Projects Advisory Group.
2022	Ernst & Young	Following a public procurement process on the e-tenders and OJEU websites in early 2022, the Department of the Taoiseach, with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, awarded a contract for data strategy services to support the implementation of the Housing for All plan to Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants.	12 months with the possibility to extend for a further 24 months	The creation of an enhanced data platform and an insight service
2022	Ernst & Young	Strategic Workforce Planning exercise for the new Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA)	2 months	Strategic Workforce Plan report completed within agreed contracted timeframe by y/e 2022.

Contract Value (ex VAT)	Contract Spend (ex VAT)
€99,600	€97,200
€165,933	€250,183[1]
€396,358	€413,298[2]
€16,620	€13,690
€3,000	€3,000
€141,085	€182,847[3]
€7,260	€7,260
€46,721	€46,721
€2,258,039	€2,258,039
€49,999	€49,999

Table 2

State Body	Contact E-mail Address
State Body	Contact E-mail Address
An Bord Pleanála	[e-mail]
An Fóram Uisce (the Water Forum)	[e-mail]
Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority	[e-mail]
Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum	[e-mail]
Ervia	[e-mail]
Gas Networks Ireland	[e-mail]
Heritage Council	[e-mail]
Housing Finance Agency	[e-mail]
Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency	[e-mail]
Irish Water	[e-mail]
Land Development Agency	[e-mail]
Local Government Management Agency	[e-mail]
National Oversight and Audit Commission	[e-mail]
National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee	[e-mail]
Office of the Planning Regulator	[e-mail]
Ordnance Survey Ireland	[e-mail]
Property Registration Authority	[e-mail]
Pyrite Resolution Board	[e-mail]
Residential Tenancies Board	[e-mail]
Valuation Office	[e-mail]
Valuation Tribunal	[e-mail]
Water Advisory Body	[e-mail]
Waterways Ireland	[e-mail]