Written answers
Thursday, 16 January 2014
Department of Finance
Consultancy Contracts Data
Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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48. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of consultants or consultancy firms employed by his Department during each of the past five years; the purpose and duration of each of these consultancies or consultancy contracts; the names of the consultants or firms. [1818/14]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
Name of Consultant/Consultancy Firm | Year | Purpose |
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Stratathree | 2013-2014 | Website development for Medium Term Economic Strategy (MTES) |
A & L Goodbody Solicitors | 2013 | Company secretarial work for Sealúchais Árachais Teoranta (SAT) |
Arthur Cox | 2013 | Legal advice on restructuring of Irish Banking System, related litigation, further emerging issues |
Creative A.D. Ltd | 2013 | Graphic design for Budget Day publications: Report of the Review of the R&D Tax Credit and the International Tax Strategy |
Crowe Horwath | 2013 | Independent survey of R&D Active firms for the 2013 Review of the R&D Tax Credit |
Dr. Anil Shivdasani | 2013 | Expert Witness for High Court case |
Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI) | 2013 | Modelling Support - MTES |
Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI) | 2013 | MTES - Spatial development principles |
Indecon | 2013 | Independent cost benefit analysis of Living City Initiative |
Matheson | 2013 | Legal advice regarding the acquisition and sale of Irish Life and related matters |
Mercer (Ireland) Ltd | 2013 | Review of Remuneration Practices & Frameworks at the Covered Institutions . This was a once off consultancy. |
National Asset Management Agency | 2013 | National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) Ministerial Advisory Group |
PMCA Economic Consulting | 2013 | Modelling Support - MTES |
RED C Research & Marketing Lim | 2013 | Professional services in relation to the SME Lending Survey |
Arthur Cox | 2012 | Ongoing legal advice on restructuring of Irish Banking System, related litigation, further emerging issues and issues related to development of proposals with Troika |
A & L Goodbody Solicitors | 2012 | Company secretarial work for SAT |
BDO and Amarach | 2012 | Reports on film industry (a) Survey of audio-visual producers (b) Review on international review of audio-visual state supports |
Deloitte & Touche | 2012 | External Review of General Government Debt (GGD) error |
Mazars | 2012 | Professional services in relation to the SME Lending Survey |
Matheson Orsmby Solicitors | 2012 | Legal advice regarding the acquisition and sale of Irish Life and related matters. |
McCann Fitzgerald | 2012 | Bankruptcy/Personal Insolvency Reform |
Thomas J. Foley | 2012 | Consultancy Services (Mortgage Arrears/Personal Insolvency Project) |
Aram International Partners LL | 2011 | Advices in relation to Framework Development - Mortgage Arrears |
Arthur Cox | 2011 | Legal advice in relation to the Bank Guarantee Scheme; redundancies and remuneration issues and general banking advice. |
Charles River Associates | 2011 | Advice on competitions and mergers |
David Barneville | 2011 | Competition and State aid advisors |
Mazars | 2011 | Professional advice in relation to SME lending surveys |
McCann Fitzgerald | 2011 | Bankruptcy/Personal Insolvency Reform |
Niamh Hyland | 2011 | Competition and State aid advisors |
Arthur Cox | 2010 | Legal advice in relation to the Bank Guarantee Scheme; Eligible Liabilities Guarantee (ELG), recapitalisation and restructuring issues; general banking advice. |
Paul O'Higgins SC | 2010 | Independently appointed by the Banking Inquiry |
Price Waterhouse Coopers | 2010 | Accounting advice on promissory notes to Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society |
Arthur Cox | 2009 | Legal advice in relation to the Bank Guarantee Scheme; ELG, recapitalisation and restructuring issues; general banking advice |
Carr Communication Ltd. | 2009 | Editorial and design service in preparation of the Report of the Commission on Taxation |
Economic and Social Research Institute (ERSI) | 2009 | Economic and social policy on various proposals considered by the Commission on Taxation and on the overall economic impact of the Report s approach. In addition, some detailed advice received on technical issues, including SWITCH amd Hermes model analysis |
Hay Group Consulting | 2009 | Advice to Covered Institutions Remuneration Oversight Committee ( CIROC) in relation to Banking Remuneration |
Life Strategies Limited | 2009 | Parallel Benchmarking of Pensions |
Mercer (Ireland) Ltd | 2009 | Advice to CIROC in relation to Human Capital. |
Watson Wyatt (Ireland) Limited | 2009 | Advice to CIROC in relation to the Executive Compensation market |
Total number of consultancy projects | 39 | |
Total number of consultancy firms | 30 |
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