Dáil debates

Tuesday, 8 December 2009

3:00 pm

Photo of Brian CowenBrian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 7 to 9, inclusive, together.

The expert and consultancy reports that have been commissioned by me and the agencies under the aegis of my Department from June 2007 to date are listed in the following tables. The tables provide details of the expert and consultancy reports commissioned by the Department of the Taoiseach and the agencies under its aegis from June 2007 to date. Department of the Taoiseach

YearName of the ReportCost
2007Employee Opinion Survey€18,102
2007Operation of Regulatory Impact Analysis€108,900
2007Quality Customer Service Survey Report 2007€16,450
2007Annual Risk Assessment, 2008€1,400
2008Review of the Economic Regulatory Environment€108,900
2008Knowledge Management Report€ 2269
2008Report on virtualisation options for eCabinet System€726
2008Survey of Civil Service Customers€69,817
2008Annual Risk Assessment, 2009€1,400
2008Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) on the Transposition of the Optional Pensions Provisions of the Transfer of Undertakings Directive€7,200
2009Survey of Civil Service Customers€68,186
2009Survey of Civil Service Business Customers€23,752
2009Case Study on the Garda Síochána Boundaries Realignment Project€46,413
2009Staff surveys for the Organisational Review Programme€34,626

Agencies under the Department of the Taoiseach

National Economic and Social Forum (NESF)
YearName of the ReportCost
20075th Periodic Report on the work of the NESF€700
2009Fifth Social Inclusion Forum€3,038
2009Fifth Social Inclusion Forum€7,260
2009Implementation of the Home Care Package Scheme€9,345
2009Implementation of the Home Care Package Scheme€7,509
2009Child Literacy and Social Inclusion: Implementation Issues€4,900
2009Child Literacy and Social Inclusion – Implementation Issues€5,800
2009Child Literacy and Social Inclusion – Implementation Issues€6,075
2009Community Participation in the Delivery of Public ServicesWork in progressNot invoiced yet.Contracted for €12,000 plus VAT
2009Ken McKenzie: Co Louth – Ireland's First Age-Friendly StrategyWork in progressNot invoiced yet.Contracted for €700 per day to a yearly maximum of €20,000 plus VAT

National Centre for Partnership & Performance (NCPP)

YearName of the ReportCost*
2007The Innovative Workplace: A Practical Guide to Partnership and Performance€26,562
2007Hospital of the Future Project (name of report yet to be finalised)€65,794
2008National Workplace Surveys€511,935

* Amount incurred by the NCPP

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