Written answers
Wednesday, 12 October 2005
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Consultancy Contracts
9:00 pm
Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 313: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of contracts awarded by him to outside consultants in respect of each year since 2000; if he will identify the recipient of the contract in each case; the details of the work covered by the contract; the original estimate of the cost of the contract; the final amount paid in respect of each such contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28354/05]
John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy regarding my Department, since its establishment in June 2002 is set out hereunder.
| Consultancy | Purpose/Report | Year | Estimated Cost | Final Cost |
| â'¬ | â'¬ | |||
| Eugene Downes | Advice on Framing new international Arts and Cultural Policy | 2003 | 18,000 | 18,000 |
| Richard Wakeley | Commissioner for the Irish Festival of Arts and Culture in China 2004 | 2002-2004 | 115,500 plus extension 51,334 | 253,058 |
| Donal Shiels | Irish Festival in China Festival Manager | 2003-2004 | 62,500 plus extension 25,000 | 153,673 |
| Red Dog Design Consultants | Irish Festival in China Provision of Graphic Design Services | 2003-2004 | 73,000 | 73,000 |
| Kate Bowe PR Limited | Irish Festival in China Provision of Public Relations Management Services | 2003-2004 | 72,834 | 72,834 |
| Eamon Fox | Irish Festival in China Provision of Production and Technical Services | 2003-2004 | 40,000 | 48,354 |
| Sheenagh Gillen | Relations Management Services for Irish China Festival | 2004 | 7,000 | 7,000 |
| Fiach MacConghail | EU Presidency Cultural Programme Commissioner for the EU Cultural Programme | 2003-2004 | 49,964 | 49,964 |
| Fiach MacConghail | Arts Adviser to the Department | 2002-2005 | Per diem rate linked to Principal Officer scale | 126,001 |
| Janice McAdam | EU Presidency Cultural Programme Manager | 2003-2004 | 37,494 | 39,577 |
| Siobhán Colgan | EU Presidency Cultural Programme Public Relations Management Services | 2003-2004 | 26,143 | 32,778 |
| Peter Sirr | Curator of Irish Literature Exhibition in Brussels | 2003 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Event Ireland Limited | EU Presidency Cultural Programme Provision of Exhibition Design and Management Services | 2003-2004 | 73,200 | 73,200 |
| Féilte Dhuibh Linne Teo | EU Presidency Cultural Programme Development and organisation of Presidency Events | 2004 | 82,000 | 82,000 |
| Audrey Behan | Press Assistant Services | 2004 | 3,200 | 3,200 |
| Red Dog Design Consultants | Advertising and Marketing Day of Welcomes | 2004 | 150,000 | 150,000 |
| Kern European Affairs | To assist in staging the Creative Financing and Musicseminar | 2004 | Information not available within PQ reply deadline | 59,760 |
| G P O'Brian | Projects under Section 481 (Films) | 2004 | Information not available within PQ reply deadline | 11,729 |
| CHL Consulting | Review of Irish Manuscripts Commission | 2004 | 44,165 | 44,165 |
| Laura Weldon | National Co-ordinator of ReJoyce 2004 | 2004 | 50,000 p.a. | 134,690 |
| Marie Claire Sweeney | Funding Raising Services ReJoyce 2004 | 2004 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Red Dog Design Consultants | Design & advertising ReJoyce 2004 | 2004 | 120,000 | 100,422 |
| Big Top Multimedia | Web design ReJoyce 2004 | 2004 | 20,000 | 21,223 |
| Kate Bowe | PR services ReJoyce | 2004 | 5,000 | 4,800 |
| Fleishman Hilliard Saunders | PR services ReJoyce | 2004 | 125,000 | 127,141 |
| CHL Consulting | Review of the Viability of the James Joyce Centre | 2005 | 18,150 | 18,150 |
| Red Dog Design Consultants | Provision of Graphic Design services for Culture Ireland | 2005 | 9,680 | 9,680 |
| Sarah Glennie | Irish Commissioner and Curator of Venice Artist Biennale 2005 | 2004-2005 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Jenny Haughton | Co-ordination of Irish participation at the Sao Paolo Artist Biennale 2004 | 2004 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| Jenny Haughton | Co-ordination of Irish participation at the Venice Artist Biennale 2003 | 2003 | 9,930 | 9,930 |
| Eugene Downes | Consultancy for the draft Cultural Relations Committee on the International Arts | 2003 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Jenny Haughton | Co-ordination of Irish participation at the Venice Artist Biennale 2002 | 2002 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| G D Bye | Review of News plan Microfilming Unit, National Library of Ireland | 2002 | 4,000 | 3,929 |
| Higher Education Digitisation Service, University of Hertfordshire | Review of Digitisation, National Library of Ireland | 2003 | 10,500 | 10,430 |
| Coyle Hamilton | Insurance Consultancy, National Library of Ireland | 2004 | 7,500 | 7,500 |
| Paul Boksberger Advisory Service | Consultancy Services in relation to new Coffee Shop, National Library of Ireland | 2004 | 3,000 | 2,723 |
| Marketing Edge Limited | 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 | 2,220 |
| Ergo Consultancy Limited | Compilation of Safety Statement and production of report | 2002 | 2,072-2,381 | 2,381 |
| Colman McLaughlin | Enhancement of the National Archives website | 2003 | 5,000 | 7,700 |
| Mahon O'Neill | Media relations in support launch of Counties in Time CD, National Archives. | 2003 | 5,506 | 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 | 7,792 |
| Colman McLaughlin | Enhancement of National Archives website, National Archives. | 2004 | 7,500 | 7,050 |
| Newmarket Solutions | Provision of advice and assistance in implementing FMS Financial Management System, National Museum of Ireland | 2002-2004 | Awarded on per diem rates as service required | 186,850 |
| HELM Corporation | Provision of financial-accounting services in NMI | 2004-2005 | 62,668 | 49,361 |
| Drury Communications | Market Research, NMI | 2002-2004 | 114,825 | 115,572 |
| Alf Longhurst | Security assessment and recommendations in relation to NMI's collections | 2002 | 1,812 | 1,812 |
| James Cavanaugh | Fire safety inspections, advice and training, NMI | 2002-2003 | 5,173 | 5,173 |
| Achilles Procurement Services | Advice on procurement of security services, NMI | 2002-2003 | 4,663 | 4,663 |
| Elaine Shields | Report and advice on access by disabled to NMI | 2003 | 4,250 | 4,250 |
| Aidan Walsh | NMI business planning advice and assistance | 2002 | 10,732 | 10,783 |
| Sutton Vane | Survey and recommendations on flight levels in the Natural History Museum | 2003 | 12,300 | 11,732 |
| Compas Informatics Limited | Report with recommendations on the generation and storage of both graphical and digital data, NMI | 2003 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Anne Gallagher | Evaluation of an aspect of the Education and Outreach programme NMI | 2004-2005 | 15,000 | 9,600 |
| SMT Consultants | To prepare risk assessments of NMI sites and provide assistance in drawing up NMI safety statement and generally advice on safety issues. | 2004-2005 | 11,889 | 11,889 |
| Leonard Pole | Assessing-reporting on the documentation of the ethnographical collection, NMI | 2004 | 4,108 | 4,108 |
| Menyma Public Relations | PR for relaunch of Afterdark programme and for two specific Afterdark events, NMI | 2003 | 5,000 | 4,276 |
| Lisney | Property valuation report | 2004 | 4,235 | 4,235 |
| Gar Holohan | Assessment of the Feasibility and cost, including the ongoing running costs, of the Morton Athletic Stadium | 2003 | 12,000 | 12,100 |
| Raymond Burke Consulting | External Evaluation of Sports Capital Programme Expenditure Review Report | 2003 | 4,060 | 4,060 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates | Evaluation of Local Sports Partnership Programme | 2005 | 54,450 | Not yet determined |
| Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management | List all public and private sector swimming pool facilities in Ireland | 2004 | 6,050 | 12,100 |
| Capita | Financial Management System V3 Assessment | 2003 | 5,748 | 5,748 |
| Mr. John Travers | Chair of the Tourism Policy Review Group and Tourism Action Plan Implementation Group | 2003-to date | 100,000 | 83,000 |
| Murray Consultants | PR Consultants for Department | 2003-to date | 166,980 | 188,270 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | External adviser on Steering Committee for Irish Film Board Expenditure Review | 2004-2005 | 10,000 | 16,290 |
| Webfactory | Feasibility, costs and challenges involved in developing a composite calendar of events to facilitate the joint marketing of activities and events by agencies and bodies under the aegis of the Department | 2005 | 6,563 | No payment made to date |
| Wendy Williams Design | Graphic Design Consultant Military History Exhibition, NMI | 2003 | 195,752 | 87,254 (payments to date. Contact is ongoing) |
| Theta ETA Advisors | Advice to NMI on Corporate Governance in the context of impending NMI autonomy | 2005 | 4,937 | 4,937 |
| Coyle Hamilton Willis | Advice on post-autonomy insurance requirements of NMI | 2005 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| Magahy & Company | Project Management Services for Military History Exhibition, NMI | 2004-2005 | 90,000 | â'¬85,191 (paid to date. Contract ends Dec. 2005) |
| Magahy & Company | Project management services for temporary exhibitions, Shackleton & Philip Treacy Hats, NMI | 2005 | 13,000 | â'¬11,347 (paid to date. Contract ends Nov. 2005) |
| Mahon O'Neill | Project management services for events programme,including outdoor museum event | 2002-2003 | 33,635 | 33,635 |
| Deloitte | Financial Management System Specification & selection | 2003-2004 | 75,293 | 66,172* |
| Deloitte | Audit work for tourism operational programme 1994-1999 | 2004-2005 | 321,677** | |
| *€50,000 refunded by the change management fund. | ||||
| **The company was engaged at per diem rates in order to undertake the audit work and was retained for this work due to its experience of the particular EU programme and knowledge of EU requirements, in view of the extreme urgency attached by the Department of Finance to the need to have these verification audits carried out in order to close the programme thereby releasing the final substantial payment from the EU. |
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