Written answers

Tuesday, 17 February 2004

Department of An Taoiseach

Consultancy Contracts

10:00 pm

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 182: To ask the Taoiseach the number and nature of the reports, consultancies or other advisory or PR commissions awarded by his Department in the past five years to those other than established civil servants; the total cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4554/04]

Photo of Bertie AhernBertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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Details of all reports, consultancies and other advisory or PR commissions awarded by my Department in the past five years (1999 — to date) are listed in the Table 1. Details of bodies under the aegis of my Department are listed in Table 2.

Table 1: Department of the Taoiseach
Name Description Overall Cost Date
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St. John's University New York Basic Income Study (Phases 1 and 2)34,283 1999
ESRI Basic Income Study (Phases 1 and 2)97,521 1999
PA Consulting Group Audit of year 2000 contingency plans7,000 1999
Deloitte & Touche Business Analysis and review of Financial Management Function46,691 1999-2000
PricewaterhouseCoopers Consultancy eCabinet152,094 2000-2002
Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, UCD Study of progress on Partnership50,789 2000
Drury Communications Development of PMDS Pack7,093 2000
IPA Development of guidelines for the preparation of strategy statements & assistance with customer action plans4,916 2000
Dominic McCanny Analysis of HRM questionnaire952 2000
BFK Design Development of PMDS Pack14,134 2000
Hays Management Consultants Effective systems of feedback on PMDS45,774 2001
CBC Customer service guidelines document152 2001
Dr. Jane Pillinger Equality diversity research38,823 2001
Authur Anderson Management Information Framework93,440 2001
Mr. Alex Matheson, OECD Evaluation of SMI14,014 2001-2002
PA Consulting Group Evaluation of SMI426,437 2001-2002
IPA Preparation of HR strategy guidelines document18,284 2001
Oracle Management Information Framework — Financial System 229,623 2002
Deloitte & Touche Value for Money Audit of Mobile Phones7,618 2001
IBEC Review of Health and Safety4,889 2001
Hosca Management Consultants Employee Opinion Survey12,077 2001
Octagon Ltd IT Strategic Principles8,400 2002
Dr. Patrick Butler Evaluation of Customer Action Plans30,473 2002
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Peter White Development of Communications Strategy850 2002
Prof. Philip Lane Commentary on Beter Regulation Submissions4,500 2002
Bearing Point HRMS103,220 2002-2003
Watson Wyatt Employee Opinion Survey18,150 2003
Grayling Gilmore PR Consultants* EU Presidency Logo Launch & Public Relations Campaign60,000 2003
Jacobs and Associates Economic Report12,947 2003
Martin Cave Economic Report589 2003
* Met from funds provided by Department of Foreign Affairs
Table 2: Bodies under the aegis of Department of the Taoiseach
Information Society Commission
Name Description Overall Cost Date
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MRBI Research survey of the general public designed to establish levels of awareness of, and engagement with, the technologies associated with the evolving Information Society35,951 1999
MRBI Survey of Irish businesses to establish awareness of technology23,814 1999
Edelman Worldwide PR Consultancy for Netd@ys66,026 July to November 1999
MRBI Update of 1999 research survey to assess the impact of Netd@ys12,214 November 1999
MRBI Research into awareness and usage of information and communications technology amongst Irish businesses21,332 2000
MRBI Research into General Public Awareness and Usage of Information and Communications Technology 200032,355 2000
Paul Tanney Report on Personal Use of Technology317 2000
NW Labs To examine the issues of convergence and the implications for telecommunications communications regulation for Ireland26,977 2000
Centre for Research in Technology in Education Research material for seminar20,890 2000
Dunnion Partners Development of Government websites review and report4,609 2000
KPMG Investigation of tax incentives & barriers to e-working in Ireland6,349 2000
Barry McCall Copywriting of Business & General Public Research reports1,371 2000
Farrell Grant Sparks Research into future needs for Ireland's development as an Information Society30,669 2000
Chapman Flood Mazars Auditing Services being supplied for Equalskills Initiative19,600 2001
Chinook Consulting Evaluation of Equalskills Initiative18,165 2002
ElectricNews.net Production of eGovernment Ireland Bulletin24,040 2002 — ongoing
Text 100 Messaging Workshop for ISC members6,655 2002
MRBI Business Survey on attitudes to the Information Society in Ireland28,740 2002
MRBI General Public Survey on attitudes to the Information Society56,628 2002
Models Research (now Itech Research) Consultancy and report on inclusive Information Society Development59,931 2002-2003
Accenture Consultancy and report on a National ePayments Strategy155,334 2002
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Fleishman-Hillard Saunders Engaged on a retainer basis to manage a communications and media strategy for the ISC68,275 2002 — ongoing
Parallel IT Electronic Document Management Exchange13,613 2003
Sonas Innovation Consultancy and report on Ireland's Broadband Future49,610 2003
CBC Editorial work on Broadband Report3,993 2003
Dublin City University Research on perspectives of Information Society thinkers (20%)1,331 2003
ESRI Analysis of General Public and Business Surveys 1996-20027,260 2003
National Forum on Europe
Keating & Assoc. Media Strategy and Market Survey 6,278 2002
Caroline Erskine PR Consultancy 75,372 2002-2003
Conor Joyce PR Consultancy 54,288 2002-2003
All Party Committee on Constitution
IT Assist Advice on e mail and internet systems460.90 1999
Gerard Hogan SC Research on referendums480 2001
Laura Rattigan BL Legal Research1,663 1999
Frank Farrell In house Services Creation of a database to record public submissions on the Committee's Reports190 1999
Moss Technologies Year 2000 Compliance307 2000
Shelbourne Public Affairs Public Relations16,837 2000-2001
Sureskills.com IT support3,687 2000
Diarmuid Rossa Phelan Legal Research6,200 2000-2001
Richard Humphreys Research on Rights16,349 2001 to date
Seán de Fréine Feasibility Study500 2002
Donall Ó Maolfábhaile PR consultancy11,600 2002-2003
Tribunal of Inquiry (Payments to Messrs. Charles Haughey and Michael Lowry)
Baker Consultants Design, implement and host a Web site15,416 1999 to date
Confidential Computer related data consultancy7,536 1999
Moss Technology Limited Year 2000 compliance report and follow up6,567 1999
Confidential Commercial Research3,851 2000
Ionet Ltd. Demonstration107 2001
Moss Technology Report on Tribunal IT network and system3,055 2001
Confidential Specialist Data etc. analysis46,948 2003
National Centre for Partnership and Performance
Bradley McGurk Partnership Corporate Identity26,358 2001-2002
Woodgrange Consultancies Irish Times 20007,999 2001
Bill Roche Consultative Process & Strategic Planning31,743 2001
Tom Neville Guidelines on Organisational Change20,570 2001
Bradley McGurke Corporate Identity21,066 2001 to date
Options Consultancy Information & Consultation Project 5,445 2002
Options Consultancy Learning Strategy 16,845 2002-2003
Tom Neville Employee Financial Involvement 30,949 2003
Pearn Kandola Competency Development 11,206 2003
ESRI Surveys (Forum on the Workplace of the Future) 76,481 2003
Align Management Solutions Health Strategy Using a Partnership Approach 7,000 2003
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Roy Greene Scoping Paper (Forum on the Workplace of the Future) 4,980 2003
Maria Maguire Scoping Paper (Forum on the Workplace of the Future)26,988 2003
John Geary Scoping Paper (Forum on the Workplace of the Future)5,600 2003
Align Management Solutions Consultation Paper (Forum on the Workplace of the Future)1,400 2003
National Economic and Social Forum
ESRI Labour Market Study2,539 1999
Hay Consultants, D. Halloran and C. O'Connell Social Housing10,351 1999
Anne Clarke Local Employment Services8,387 1999
Agtel (video) Social Housing38,092 2000
NI Housing Executive Social Housing7,389 2000
C. O'Connell Social Housing1,206 2000
Freda Keeshan Lone Parents2,971 2000
Hay Consultants Labour Shortages2,920 2000
Mary Murphy Labour Shortages1,778 2000
Kieran McKeown Lone Parents6,223 2001
Anne Clarke Lone Parents4,400 2000
NUI Maynooth Lone Parents7,927 2000
Goodbody Draft Opinion on National Anti Poverty Strategy3,143 2000
UCD (Equality Studies Centre) Draft opinion on Equality Issues18,056 2000
Professor Chris McCrudden Draft opinion on Equality Issues2,184 2000
Ian O'Donnell Prisoners and Ex Offenders6,096 2001
Tamarron Work on NESF Report No. 235,079 2001
ESRI (Brian Nolan) Health8,832 2002
ESRI (Emer Smyth) Early School Leavers3,892 2002
Maureen Lynott Evaluation of working arrangements3,239 2002
Eithne Fitzgerald Older Workers3,600 2002
Jerry Sexton Older Workers15,392 2002
ESRI Survey Older Workers15,730 2002
ESRI Questionnaire Social Capital12,342 2002
PA Consulting Services Ltd. LGBs8,105 2002
Ann Clarke Older Workers3,282 2002
Mary Murphy NAPS400 2003
Carmel Corrigan NAPS 3,939 2003
Mary Murphy Child income support paper 1,440 2003
Bernard McDonagh LGBs1,431 2003
National Economic and Social Council
Dr. John Sweeney & Dr. Kieran McKeown Social and Economic Research Consultant Preparing background documents for Strategy Report No. 10514,366 1999
Dr. John Geary Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business UCD Preparing background documents for Strategy Report No. 1055,333 1999
Dr. Richard Boyle Institute of Public Administration Preparing background documents for Strategy Report No. 1055,377 1999
ESRI Research for a project undertaken with regard to a Strategic Review of a Tax and Welfare system as referred to under PPF.12,697 2001
Síle O'Connor Research for reports No. 107 & 108 6,984 2001
J. Visser Paper for Report No 111 13,069 2001
Indecon Consultants Consultancy fees re: Regional Development in the North West21,202 2001
Edgeworth Organisational Consultants PR Consultancy 1,200 2003
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National Millennium Committee
BDO Simpson Xavier Consulting Detailed assessment of a proposal for a Millennium Tower (the old Jameson chimney at Smithfield in Dublin)6,299 1999
Peter Owens DDB Advertising/information campaign413,047 1999-2002
Pembroke Communication Public Relations Work107,350 1999-2002
Ireland Film & Television Network Millennium Event Guide42,766 2000
PC Associates Creation and distribution of Millennium Newsletters and production and management of the Millennium Book236,278 1999-2002
BFK Design Limited Design of the Millennium Logo, put the logo on disc for use by authorised bodies, and to create large backdrops for use at various Millennium launches45,750 1999-2002
Fusio Limited Design, set up website27,282 1999-2002
Campus & Stadium Ireland Development Ltd (transferred from the Department of the Taoiseach's Vote in 2001)
PricewaterhouseCoopers Feasibility studies602,906 Up to December 2000
McCann Fitzgerald Legal Consultancy13,346 Up to December 2000
Wilson Hartnell Public Relations70,530 Up to December 2000
RIAI Architectural consultancy19,046 Up to December 2000
Deloitte & Touche Tax Consultancy15,872 Up to December 2000

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