Written answers
Tuesday, 28 June 2005
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Consultancy Contracts
10:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 382: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the total cost, number and nature of reports, consultancies or other advisory or public relations commissions awarded by his Department from 1998 to 2004 and to date in 2005 to persons other than established civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22474/05]
John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy in relation to my Department, since its establishment in June 2002 is set out hereunder.
| Consultancy | Purpose/Report | Year | Cost â'¬ |
| Eugene Downes | Advice on Framing new international Arts and Cultural Policy | 2003 | 18,000 |
| Richard Wakeley | Commissioner for the Irish Festival of Arts and Culture in China 2004 | 2002-2004 | 253,058 |
| Donal Shiels | Irish Festival in China Festival Manager | 2003-2004 | 153,673 |
| Red Dog Design Consultants | Irish Festival in China Provision of Graphic Design Services | 2003-2004 | 73,000 |
| Kate Bowe PR Limited | Irish Festival in China Provision of Public Relations Management Services | 2003-2004 | 72,834 |
| Eamon Fox | Irish Festival in China Provision of Production and Technical Services | 2003-2004 | 48,434 |
| Sheenagh Gillen | Relations Management Services for Irish China Festival | 2004 | 7,000 |
| Fiach MacConghail | EU Presidency Cultural Programme Commissioner for the EU Cultural Programme | 2003-2004 | 49,964 |
| Fiach MacConghail | Arts Adviser to the Department | 2002-2005 | 126,001 |
| Janice Mc Adam | EU Presidency Cultural Programme Manager | 2003-2004 | 39,600 |
| Siobhán Colgan | EU Presidency Cultural Programme Public Relations Management Services | 2003-2004 | 32,778 |
| Peter Sirr | Curator of Irish Literature Exhibition in Brussels | 2003 | 10,000 |
| Event Ireland Ltd. | EU Presidency Cultural Programme Provision of Exhibition Design and Management Services | 2003-2004 | 73,200 |
| Féilte Dhuibh Linne Teo. | EU Presidency Cultural Programme Development and organisation of Presidency Events | 2004 | 82,000 |
| Audrey Behan | Press Assistant Services | 2004 | 3,200 |
| Red Dog Design Consultants | Advertising and Marketing Day of Welcomes | 2004 | 150,000 |
| Deloitte | Audit Work for 1994 -1999 Tourism Operational Programme | 2004 | 184,815 |
| Lisney | Property Valuation Report | 2004 | 4,235 |
| Kern European Affairs | To assist in staging the "Creative Financing and Music" Seminar | 2004 | 59,760 |
| G.P O'Brian | Projects under Section 481 | 2004 | 11,729 |
| CHL Consulting | Review of Irish Manuscripts Commission | 2004 | 44,165 |
| Laura Weldon | National Co-ordinator of ReJoyce 2004 | 2004 | 105,808 |
| Marie Claire Sweeney | Funding Raising Services ReJoyce 2004 | 2004 | 15,000 |
| Red Dog Design Consultants | Design & advertising ReJoyce 2004 | 2004 | 100,422 |
| Big Top Multimedia | Web design ReJoyce 2004 | 2004 | 21,223 |
| Kate Bowe | PR services ReJoyce | 4,800 | |
| Fleishman Hilliard Saunders | PR services ReJoyce | 2004 | 127,141 |
| CHL Consulting | Review of the Viability of the James Joyce Centre | 2005 | 15,000 |
| Red Dog Design Consultants | Provision of Graphic Design services for Culture Ireland | 2005 | 5,000 |
| Sarah Glennie | Irish Commissioner and Curator of Venice Artist Biennale 2005 | 2004/2005 | 25,000 |
| Jenny Haughton | Co-ordination of Irish Participation at the Sao Paolo Artist Biennale, 2004 | 2004 | 8,000 |
| Jenny Haughton | Co-ordination of Irish Participation at the Venice Artist Biennale, 2003 | 2003 | 9,930 |
| Eugene Downes | Consultancy for the draft Cultural Relations Committee on the International Arts | 2003 | 2,000 |
| Jenny Haughton | Co-ordination of Irish Participation at the Venice Artist Biennale, 2002 | 2002 | 8,000 |
| Mr. G. D. Bye | Review of News plan Microfilming Unit, National Library of Ireland | 2002 | 3,929 |
| Higher Education Digitisation Service, University of Hertfordshire | Review of Digitisation, National Library of Ireland | 2003 | 10,430 |
| Coyle Hamilton | Insurance Consultancy, National Library of Ireland | 2004 | 7,500 |
| Paul Boksberger Advisory Service | Consultancy Services in relation to new Coffee Shop, National Library of Ireland | 2004 | 2,723 |
| Marketing Edge Ltd. | Evaluation of service offered to the public by the National Archives (survey). Compilation of Safety Statement and production of report, National Archives | 2002 | 2,220 |
| Ergo Consultancy Ltd. | Compilation of Safety Statement and production of report | 2002 | 2,381 |
| Colman McLaughlin | Enhancement of the National Archives website | 2003 | 7,700 |
| Mahon O'Neill | Media relations in support launch of "Counties in Time" CD, National Archives. | 2003 | 6,332 |
| Mahon O'Neill | PR work in relation to the launch of the online exhibition entitled "Views of Four Presidencies", National Archives. | 2004 | 7,792 |
| Colman McLaughlin | Enhancement of National Archives website, National Archives. | 2004 | 7,050 |
| Newmarket Solutions | Provision of advice and assistance in implementing FMS Financial Management System, National Museum of Ireland (N.M.I.) | 2002-2004 | 235,851 |
| HELM Corporation | Provision of financial/accounting services in N.M.I. | 2004-2005 | 49,361 |
| Drury Communications | Market Research, N. M.I. | 2002-2004 | 115,572 |
| Alf Longhurst | Security assessment and recommendations in relation to N.M.I's collections | 2002 | 1,812 |
| James Cavanaugh | Fire safety inspections, advice and training, N.M.I. | 2002-2003 | 5,173 |
| Achilles Procurement Services | Advice on procurement of security services, N.M.I. | 2002-2003 | 4,663 |
| Elaine Shields | Report and advice on access by disabled to N.M.I, | 2003 | 4,250 |
| Aidan Walsh | N.M.I Business Planning advice and assistance | 2002 | 10,783 |
| Sutton Vane | Survey and recommendations on flight levels in the Natural History Museum | 2003 | 11,732 |
| Compas Informatics Ltd | Report with recommendations on the generation and storage of both graphical and digital data, N.M.I. | 2003 | 5,000 |
| Anne Gallagher | Evaluation of an aspect of the Education and Outreach programme-N.M.I. | 2004-2005 | 9,600 |
| SMT Consultants | To prepare risk assessments of N.M.I. sites and provide assistance in drawing up N.M.I safety statement and generally advice on safety issues. | 2004-2005 | 11,889 |
| Leonard Pole | Assessing/reporting on the documentation of the Ethnographical collection, N.M.I. | 2004 | 4,108 |
| Menyma Public Relations | PR for relaunch of Afterdark Programme and for 2 specific Afterdark events, N.M.I. | 2003 | 4,276 |
| Deloitte | Audit work for 1994-1999. Tourism Operational Programme | 2004 | 184,815 |
| Lisney | Property Valuation Report | 2004 | 4,235 |
| Gar Holohan | Assessment of the Feasibility and cost, including the ongoing running costs, of the Morton Athletic Stadium | 2003 | 12,100 |
| Raymond Burke Consulting | External Evaluation of Sports Capital Programme Expenditure Review Report | 2003 | 4,904 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates | Evaluation of Local Sports Partnership Programme | 2005 | 54,450 |
| Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (ILAM) | List all public and private sector swimming pool facilities in Ireland | 2004 | 12,100 |
| Capita | Financial Management System V3 Assessment | 2003 | 5,748 |
| Deloitte | Financial Management System Specification & selection | 2003-2004 | 66,172* |
| Mr. John Travers | Chair of the Tourism Policy Review Group and Tourism Action Plan Implementation Group | 2003-to date | 61,000 |
| Murray Consultants | PR Consultants for Department | 2003-to date | 188,270 |
| *€50,000 refunded by the Change Management Fund. |
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