Written answers
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Department of Health
Consultancy Contracts
10:00 pm
Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 1374: To ask the Minister for Health the number of contracts that were issued to consultancy firms by his Department in 2011; the number that were issued in the first quarter in 2012; the cost of each contract and to whom they were issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19179/12]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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It is the policy in my Department only to engage the services of external consultants where it is felt to be appropriate and cost-effective, taking account of Government decisions and policy on the matter. All projects involving the engagement of external consultants are approved by me before any decision can be taken by any division of the Department to go to public tender. Once initiated, the spend profile of each project is monitored by my Department on a monthly basis. The following tables set out the payments made by my Department to consultancy firms in 2011 and the first quarter of 2012.
| Table 1: Payments made to Consultants in 2011 | |||
| No | Consultancy Purpose | Consultant | Amount Paid (€) |
| 1 | Actuarial Advisory Services/Health Insurance | Milliman | 72,348 |
| 2 | Government decision on the Capitalisation, Authorisation and Sale of VHI | Goodbody Stockbrokers | 300,080 |
| 3 | All Ireland Travellers Health Study | University College Dublin | 139,000 |
| 4 | D/JEI led project to Reduce the Administrative Burden | Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation | 14,000 |
| 5 | Practice of Symphysiotomy in Ireland | Dr. Oonagh Walsh | 10,000 |
| 6 | Suboxone Feasibility Study | Create Consultancy Ltd | 13,144 |
| 7 | Organisation and Financing Options for Chronic Care | Mr. Gerard Mullally | 5,227 |
| 8 | Special Delivery Unit Project - Expert Clinical Advice | Dr. Hubert Curran | 5,808 |
| 9 | Special Delivery Unit Project - Expert advice regarding elective treatment waiting lists | Valued Based Health Solutions | 45,385 |
| 10 | Special Delivery Unit Project - Expert advice on performance improvement in scheduled care | Valued Based Health Solutions | 302,540 |
| 11 | Process Auditor to oversee procurement process of actuarial/insurance services | Mr. Peter Smyth | 2,541 |
| 12 | Payment in respect of Evaluation Committee member for the award of tender for actuarial/insurance advisory services | Mr. Dermot Smyth | 1,200 |
| 13 | Payment in respect of editing and proofing services for the report "National Policy and Strategy for the Provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services in Ireland 2011-2015" | Ms. Carole Devaney | 1,530 |
| 14 | High Level Issues Analysis of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme | Accenture (Pro Bono) | 0 |
| 15 | Oversee and monitor the implementation of and adherence to alcohol advertising Voluntary Codes of Practice re U-18s | Advertising Standards Authority Ireland | 32,265 |
| 16 | Secretarial and executive services for the Alcohol Marketing Communications Monitoring Body | Advertising Standards Authority Ireland | 20,000 |
| 17 | Chairperson of the Alcohol Marketing Communications Monitoring Body | Peter Cassells Consultants Ltd. | 16,698 |
| 18 | European Schools Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) 2011 | Mark Morgan | 22,688 |
| 19 | Nutrition Service | Irish Heart Foundation | 35,832 |
| Total | 1,040,286 |
| Table 2: Payments Made to Consultants in Q1 2012 | |||
| No | Consultancy Purpose | Consultant | Amount Paid (€) |
| 1 | Actuarial Advisory Services/Health Insurance | Milliman | 22,866 |
| 2 | Practice of Symphysiotomy in Ireland | Dr. Oonagh Walsh | 15,000 |
| 3 | Special Delivery Unit Project - Expert Clinical Advice | Dr. Hubert Curran | 4,200 |
| 4 | Special Delivery Unit Project - Expert advice on performance improvement in scheduled care | Valued Based Health Solutions | 52,295 |
| 5 | Special Delivery Unit Project - Expert advice regarding elective treatment waiting lists | Centre for Diagnostic Management | 37,856 |
| 6 | WP/AG/CI-Model of demand GP Practice Nurse | Trinity College Dublin | 30,552 |
| 7 | Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Survey (HBSC) 2010 | Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway | 100,640 |
| Total | 263,409 |
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