Written answers
Wednesday, 22 June 2005
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Reports
10:00 pm
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 118: To ask the Taoiseach the number of reports which have been published in his Department since June 1997; the name of each report; the estimated cost of each report; the date of publication of each; the length of time it took to prepare each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21619/05]
Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy relating to reports published in my Department since June 1997 is detailed in the following schedule.
| Name of report | Cost of report | Date of publication | Length of time to prepare report |
| IMS "Survey of Civil Service Customers" | Fixed price contract for consultancy and publication costs €11,369 (IR£8,954) | July 1997 | Three months |
| Implementing the Information Society in Ireland: An Action Plan | €3,823 (IR£3,011) | January 1999 | Approximately seven months |
| Reducing Red Tape: An Action Programme on Regulatory Reform | â'¬3,369.88 | July 1999 | Preparation of SMI Working Group Report — four months Preparation of Action Programme — two years |
| Strategy for the Development of the International Financial Services in Ireland | â'¬11,880 | March 1999 | It is not possible to estimate the exact time it took to prepare |
| Hay Management Consultants Report on 'Design & Development of effective systems of feedback within PMDS' | Fixed price contract for Consultancy and Publication costs €45,800 (£36,050) | October 2000 | Five months |
| 'Evaluation of Partnership' Report | Production Costs €14,000 (£11,111) | March 2000 | One month |
| e-Business in International Financial Services: Developing Ireland's Potential Proposals for Action | Prepared internally at marginal cost | Published on Department of Taoiseach website January 2001 | It is not possible to estimate the exact time it took to prepare |
| 'Equality/Diversity and Quality Customer Service' | €38,700 (£30,492) Production costs €1,760 Total: €40,460 | December 2001 | Ten months |
| Consultation Document: Towards Better Regulation: Initiating a public consultation process leading to a national policy statement on better regulatory management: Consultation Document: Executive Summary: Towards Better Regulation: Initiating a public consultation process leading to a national policy statement on better regulation and regulatory management | Designing/Printing €18,081.46 Consultancy fees €6,692.00 Total: €24,773.46 | February 2002 | Seven months |
| 'Evaluation of Customer Action Plans' | €25,400 Production Costs €3,055 Total: €28,455 | April 2002 | Four months |
| *eCabinet Feasibility study | â'¬152,094 | January 2002 | Approximately ten months |
| New Connections: A strategy to realise the potential of the Information Society | â'¬14,775 | March 2002 | Approximately seven months |
| Evaluation of the Strategic Management Initiative | (Consultancy only) €491,991.83 no printing fees incurred, Report published by the Department of Finance | March 2002 | Approximately nine months |
| Ireland and the European Union: Identifying Priorities and Pursuing Goals | â'¬9,674.26 | April 2002 | This Report involved contributions from a broad range of Government Departments. It is not possible to estimate the exact time it took to prepare |
| Reports on submissions received arising from public consultation on Towards Better Regulation | Designing/Printing €7,790 Consultancy fees €4,000 Total: €11,790.00 | December 2002 | Six months |
| High Level Review Group on the Freedom of Information Act 1997 — Report to the Government. | Negligible | February 2003 | Approximately Six months |
| Lansdowne Market Research Report 'Irish Civil Service — Customer Satisfaction Survey' | Price included Consultancy, Survey and supply of Report €36,000 | January 2003 | Four months |
| NGM Report 'Communicating Change & Modernisation in the Civil Service' | Price included Consultancy, Survey and supply of Report €15,000 | January 2003 | Four months |
| 'Customer Charters — Guidelines for preparation' | Production Costs €34,000 | September 2003 | Nine months |
| Ireland and the European Union: Identifying Priorities and Pursuing Goals — Second Edition 2003 | â'¬12,207.47 | April 2003 | This Report involved contributions from a broad range of Government Departments. It is not possible to estimate the exact time it took to prepare |
| Regulating Better: A Government White Paper setting out six principles of Better Regulation: Regulating Better: Executive Summary: A Government White Paper setting out six principles of Better Regulation | Designing/Printing €25,763.57 Consultancy fees €4,840 Total: €30,603.57 | January 2004 | 12 months |
| 'Our Commitments to our Colleagues — Internal Customer Service in the Civil Service' | Production Costs €11,000 | January 2004 | Four months |
| 'Redress for Civil Service Customers — International Approaches' | €76,894 Production Costs €5,049 Total: €81,943 | November 2004 | 11 months |
| An Inquiry into certain matters in relation to procurement as requested by the Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern, T.D. | Negligible | January 2005 | Approximately one month |
| *The €152,094 paid to PwC for a feasibility study on eCabinet covered the cost of extensive key stakeholder liaison, international research and research into the business processes involved. This culminated in PwC producing a comprehensive two-volume report on eCabinet. |
The cross departmental team to the Cabinet committee on housing, infrastructure and public private partnerships has, since its establishment in 1999, prepared an annual progress report. These reports are prepared internally at marginal cost and take approximately one month to prepare. They are laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas and the latest four are available on the Department of the Taoiseach's website.
In addition, my Department has published annual reports for each year since 1998. The 2004 report is currently being finalised. The cost of the most recent annual report for 2003 was €26,352. The Department has published strategy statements since 1998 and the cost of the most recent statement, for 2003 to 2005 was €13,405.
Additionally, the Deputy will be aware that for every full year that Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats have been in Government, we have published an annual progress report. The second annual progress report of this current administration was published on 1 August 2004. The total cost of printing and publication was €1,933. Work is currently under way on the third annual progress report.
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