Written answers

Wednesday, 12 October 2005

Department of Transport

Consultancy Contracts

9:00 pm

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 337: To ask the Minister for Transport 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. [28357/05]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Transport was established in June 2002. Information sought by the Deputy in relation to 2002 to date is set out in the following table, together with information in respect of contracts relating to transport issues awarded by the former Department of Public Enterprise in 2001.

Estimated Cost (incl. VAT) Amount Paid (incl. VAT) Consultant Nature of Report Year Commissioned
25,394 85,072 Coyle Hamilton Ltd Insurance Assistance with aviation terrorist risk indemnities 2001
Max of €9,000 plus expenses 6,750 Asger Petersen Examination of the State Aid issue in the context of funding options for Aer Lingus following financial crisis at end of 2001 2001
Hourly rates dependent on company grades 68,539 William Fry Solicitors Legal advice in relation to Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) in Aer Lingus 2001
30,093 30,093 BDO Simpson Xavier Review of PSO Routes operated by Aer Arann 2001
5,561 5,561 BDO Simpson Xavier Review of allocation of Aer Arann administrative costs 2001
29,839 29,839 Mr Tony Foley Review of Regional Airports 2001
N/A 451 Carley & Co. Solicitors Legal advice in relation to advertising standards 2001
Per diem rate plus expenses 64,994 Appeal Panel Established pursuant to S.40 of the Aviation Regulation Act, 2001 2001
11,984 plus expenses 12,344 BDO Simpson Xavier Examination of revenues of regional airports 2001
N/A 7,682 Mason Hayes & Curran, Solicitors Legal advice in relation to EU tender process for Public Service Obligation air routes 2001
101,939 101,939 Booz Allen Hamilton Assistance in the establishment of the Public Transport Investment Monitoring Unit 2001
44,440 44,440 Matheson, Ormsby, Prentice Report on Public Service Contracts for Public Transport Operators 2001
Nil to Department Nil to Department A Top Level Group of Three Persons To assist Iarnród Éireann face the challenges of expanding the rail network and delivering improved services 2001
131,441 (plus expenses capped at 10% of fee) 136,192 Currie & Brown (in association with Ernst & Young) To review existing arrangements to monitor expenditure and to develop a project management system for the public transport investment programme under the National Development Plan 2001
73,289 81,680 Fitzpatrick Associates Report to the Interdepartmental Committee on Rural Public Transport Availability, Access and Choice 2001
229,878 357,961 Lloyds Register MHA Limited Draft Guidelines for the Design of Railway Infrastructure and Rolling Stock 2001
17,500 7,743 Promech Review of the work practices of Road Haulage Division 2001
1,536 1,536 Precept Consulting To advise on best practice for administering the Irish Road Haulage Association Development fund 2001
246,393 256,167 Price Waterhouse Coopers To advise on the options for dealing with issues in the context of a possible restructuring of CIE. 2001
200,000 155,220 Kilroys Solicitors Ryan Glennon & Co BKF Design Group Ltd — Padraic Smith & Co Ltd Systems Dynamics Advice on Ireland's bid to host the proposed international registry of financial interest in aircraft. 2001
25,759 25,759 Noel Lindsay Process Auditor for competition to select an operator for light rail services in Dublin. 2001
55,233 421,000 E.R.M. To advise on Public Safety Zones at Dublin, Cork, and Shannon airports. 2001
25,141 25,141 Price Waterhouse Coopers Review of Bus operation 2001
37,094 37,094 Mr Patrick Keane Senior Counsel Review of the Public Inquiry which was held into the non-fatal accident to Aer Lingus DC 3 in January, 1953 2001
3,072 3,072 IRMS A Review of Railway safety in Ireland — Implications of the Delay in Implementation of the Mini-CTC Project 2001
25,316 25,316 IRMS Safety Audit for the Lines Affected by the Delay in Implementation of the Mini-CTC Project 2001
12,700 13,000 Major (Rtd) C.B. Holden Advice to Railway Inspectorate and to 2nd Railway Safety Task Force 2001
34,998 34,998 Deloitte & Touche Report on Public Transport Measures under the Community Support Framework 1994-2001 2001-2002
85,090 85,776 Price Waterhouse Coopers Consulting Financial System Selection 2001
142,350 154,960 Pricewaterhouse Coopers Review of service and make recommendations to meet needs of a modern driver testing service 2001
63,299 29,868 Price Waterhouse Coopers Consulting / IBM consulting Financial Management Implementation 2002
30,000 29,280 Mr Fred Wegman SWOV (Road Safety Research Institute Netherlands) To carry out an independent Review of the Irish Road Safety Strategy 1998-2002 2002
Per diem rates plus expenses 113,981 Expert Panel assisted Dublin Airport — Review of "Expressions of Interest" for an Independent Terminal 2002
Per diem rates plus expenses 62,775 Avia Solutions Assistance to Expert Panel which reviewed "Expressions of Interest" for an Independent Terminal 2002
25,773 plus expenses 26,007 DKM Economic Consultants Value for Money Audit of Runway Development Project at Galway Airport 2002
(i) 5,400 (i) 5,400 (i) Anthony Foley Assessment of tenders in EU Public Tender Competition for 5 PSO Routes 2002
16,335 plus expenses 16,943 Deloitte & Touche Verification check of Aer Rianta expenditure under EU Transport Operational Programme 1994-1999 2002
Per diem rate plus expenses 6,044 Stanley Associates Technical advice in connection with Pier D at Dublin Airport 2002
(i) 22,385 58,685 Price Waterhouse Coopers Analysis of financial data in relation to three State Airports. 2002
Per diem rate plus expenses 17,369 WS Atkins Advice on design aspects of Pier D (Dublin Airport) 2002
Per diem rate plus expenses 26,912 Professor Rigas Doganis Consultancy advice on Aviation/Tourism issues 2002
Daily rate agreed 74,143 Deloitte & Touche Forensic accountancy analysis of the claim for damages in a case before the European Court of Human Rights 2002
47,496 38,863 Ernest & Young Financial audits of CIÉ NDP public transport projects 2002
42,249 42,250 A&L Goodbody Report on Modernisation and Reform of Legislation relating to Rosslare Harbour 2002
61,159 61,159 Booz Allen Hamilton in association with Taylor Lightfoot Transport and the TAS Partnership Study on Accessible Public Transport 2002
618,116 649,558 Booz Allen Hamilton in association with Ernst & Young and ERM Strategic Rail Review 2002
150,796 154,299 Atkins Consultancy Fares Study advice. 2002
17,490 17,490 Precept Consulting Staff Opinion Survey 2002
23,046 23,046 Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Assessment scheme for acquisition of land for national road projects 2002
500 per person per meeting 24,440 Taxi Hardship Panel Report To report in general terms on the nature and extent of extreme personal hardship experienced by individual taxi licence holders arising from loss of income as a direct result of the liberalisation of the taxi licensing regime in November 2000. 2002
29,993 29,993 GDK Installation and set up of IT IT systems provision, set-up & support 2002
£10,000 GBP£3,597 Major (Rtd) C.B.Holden Advice to Railway Inspectorate and 2nd Railway Safety Task Force 2002
192,047 175,000 Steer Davis Gleeve Regulation of bus services outside the GDA 2002
111,000 101,000 Progressive Systems Enterprise Delivery of an electronic travel and subsistence computer system 2002
18,150 18,150 Richard Hooper Examination of Investment options for Aer Lingus 2003
38,720 41,090 DKM Economic Consultants Review of Expenditure on the Public Service Obligation (PSO) Programme 2003
Per diem rates plus expenses 13,887 Avia Solutions Supplementary work in connection with Expert Panel's Report on independent terminal 2003
1,550,000 1,840,000 Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Matheson Ormsby Prentice and Steer Davies Gleave Expert Advice in relation to the restructuring of Aer Rianta 2003
36,197 36,194 Atkins Technical audit of Mini-CTC project 2003
13,915 13,915 Dr. Brian Broderick Engineering advice to Cahir Derailment Inquiry 2003
13,649 13,649 GDK IT systems provision, set-up and support 2003
25,000 17,714 Major (Rtd) C.B.Holden Advice to Railway Inspectorate and to 2nd Railway Safety Task Force 2003
30,250 30,250 O'Connor Sutton Cronin & Associates Review of the Engineering feasibility of providing a grade separated crossing of the M50 Motorway and Red Cow interchange for the Luas light rail system Line A Tallaght to Abbey Street Line. 2003
8,988 8,988 Dom Hegarty Recommendation re the LUAS interchange at Red Cow. 2003
45,000 42,577 Richmond Recruitment Provision of an IT Project Manager for the Irish Digital Tachograph Card Issuing Project 2003
111,020 111,020 Holland Railconsult Technical Audit of CIÉ NDP public transport projects 2003
30,169 30,169 Interim Chairman of Commission for Taxi Regulation To undertake a series of detailed consultations with those involved in the taxi, hackney and limousine industry, local authorities, An Garda SôÂochaÂna, and other relevant groups 2003
263,780 263,769 Indecon Consultants Mid-Term Evaluation of the Economic and Social Infrastructure Operational Programme 2003
24,200 24,200 Booz Allen Hamilton Public Transport Study 2003
57,669 57,669 Atkins Technical Review of the Appropriateness, Feasibility, Safety Implications and Cost of Raising the Maintained Headroom of the Dublin Port Tunnel 2003
49,081 45,980 Price Waterhouse Coopers Risk Management System 2004
30,000 30,000 Goldman Sachs Evaluation of Ownership Options regarding Aer Lingus Group plc 2004
18,150 18,150 Farrell Grant Sparks Aer Lingus' future funding requirements. 2004
1,000 1,000 Ms. Helen O'Neill Quality Assessment of PSO Expenditure Review 2003 2004
29,350 35,513 Avia Solutions Technical Assistance regarding PSO Tender Competition 2004
15,000 Nil to date Peter Cassels Facilitation of discussions with unions on collective bargaining structures 2004
9,084 9,084 Booz Allen Hamilton Operational Review of Public Transport Investment Monitoring Unit 2004
45,156 22,578 Atkins Technical audit of Mini-CTC project 2004
181,117 19,947 Booz Allen Hamilton Technical Audits of CIÉ NDP public transport projects 2004
102,850 On-going Arthur Cox Solicitors Advice on drafting the General Scheme of a Bill providing for a new regulatory framework for provision of public transport services and legal advice on Service Level agreements with the CIE companies 2004
14,084 14,084 + €5,000 outstanding for extension of contract Lloyds Register Rail Safety risk assessment of Luas door operation policy — extension to contract to expand on risk assessment 2004
24,332 24,332 Mott McDonald Safety review of Iarnród Éireann's rolling stock procurement and safety acceptance 2004
24,847 24,847 Lloyds Register Rail Mid-term safety review of Iarnród Éireann's DASH Project 2004
13,649 13,649 GDK IT systems provision, set-up and support 2004
25,000 6,053 Major (Rtd) C.B.Holden Advice to Railway Inspectorate and to 2nd Railway Safety Task Force 2004
34,243 34,243 Goodbody Economic Consultants Evaluation of Business Cases for large Iarnód Éireann Projects 2004
Daily rate between €630-€930 58,250 The TAS Partnership Advice on Regulatory Reform 2004
Under €10,000 7,417 A&L Goodbody Legal advice on Digital Tachograph Contracts 2004
198,000 197,840 Richmond Recruitment Provision of IT Project Manager for Irish Digital Tachograph Card Issuing Project 2004
12,100 12,100 Deloitte & Touche Audit of the Heuston Terminal & South West Rail Corridor (Stage 1) project 2004
5,920 5,920 Tony O'Brien Communications Public Relations Advice 2004
89,492 95,686 Watson Wyatt (Actuaries & Benefit Consultants) and O'Donnell Sweeney (Solicitors) Review of CIE pension arrangements 2004
16, 495 16, 495 NERA Public transport study 2004
47,295 47,295 Goodbody Economic Consultants Parameter Values for Use in Cost-Benefit Analysis of Transport Projects Cost Benefit Parameters and Application Rules for Transport Project Appraisal 2004
35, 348 35, 348 Staveley and Partners Review of Delays and Increased Costs of the Glen of the Downs Road Improvement Project (N11) 2004
94,600 94,600 Booz Allen Hamilton IAA Audit under Sect 32 of IAA Act 2004
147,523 In progress Goodbody Economic Consultants in association with Atkins and Mazars. Review and development of investment appraisal and monitoring systems in order to develop a common framework for the Department of Transport 2004
30,000 30,016 Barbara Crowley Limited To prepare draft text of guidelines on the making of special speed limit bye-laws and to produce a working text of a new Rules of the Road. 2004
On-going project being managed by Richmond Recruitment Project Manager. Total amount for 5 year contract for 3 companies is €3.74m. (ex VAT) (i) 976,591(i) Intercede Ltd(i) Card Management Solution for Digital Tachograph 2004
25,000 0 Major (Rtd) C.B.Holden Advice to Railway Inspectorate and to 2nd Railway Safety Task Force 2005
13,649 11,374 (to date) GDK IT systems provision, set-up and support 2005
Per diem rate 958 Mr. David O'Callaghan Process Auditor for PSO Tender Competition 2005
111,139 0 (in progress) Indecon Update Evaluation of ESIOP 2005
165,000 136,431 Richmond Recruitment Provision of an IT Project Manager for the Irish Digital Tachograph Card Issuing Project 2005
35,000 15,195 Audrey Kirwan Business Process Manuals, knowledge transfer and work practices 2005
2,500 Nil to date Eugene Regan BL Barrister engaged on transposition of EU Working Time Directive 2005
3,000 3,557 Heartbeat Safety Air Quality Survey in D/Transport Frederick Bldgs 2005
20,238 20,238 Deloitte & Touche Planned Decentralisation in the Department 2005
Hourly rate dependent on company grade 10,944 LK Shields Legal services in relation to contracts 2005
121,000 for Phase 1 — offsettable against the fee for Phase 2 which is a % of gross proceeds depending on transaction type In progress UBS & AIB Capital Markets Advice to Ministers for Transport and Finance on most appropriate mechanism for an Aer Lingus investment transaction (Phase 1) and for execution of selected transaction (Phase 2) 2005
Phase 1: William Fry — monthly fee of €19,215 including expenses subject to maximum fee of €57,645 In progress William Fry and Freshfields, Bruckhaus, Derringer Domestic and international Legal Advisors to Ministers for Transport and Finance on most appropriate mechanism for an Aer Lingus investment transaction (Phase 1) and for execution of selected transaction (Phase 2). 2005
496,000 No payments to date PricewaterhouseCoopers with SH&E Assistance to Ministers for Transport and Finance re analysis and review of State Airports' Business Plans 2005
157,300 137,000 Rational Commerce Ltd Upgrading of hardware and software underlying the Driving Test Application computer system 2005
15,000 15,000 Mazars Audit of IT Financial Systems 2005
54,276 54,276 Crowleys DFK Audit of some Divisions of the Department 2005
19,360 No payments to date Mazars Audit of Transport and Roads Measures (ESIOP) 2005
17,500 No payments to date Marsh Ireland Ltd Assistance with aviation terrorist risk indemnities 2005
40,000 No payments to date Change Management Training Grade-based training for competency development for management grades 2005
77,000 No payments to date Change Management Training Review and re-design of driver testers' training programme 2005
42,677 In progress (fixed price) Boreham Consulting Engineers Risk assessment of conducting truck, bus and motorcycle driving tests at one location 2005
9,885 10,530 Toner consultancy Explore risks related to personal safety at work in driving test centres 2005
59,900 59,019 FGS Consultancy Evaluation of organisational structure design for the Driving Testing and Standards Authority 2005
Daily rate of €544.50 in the context of an assignment timetable 5,445 John Malone Process Auditor to the Appointment of Financial & Legal Advisors to the Ministers of Transport and Finance in regard to an Aer Lingus Transaction 2005
Daily rate of €544.50 in the context of an assignment timetable No payment to date Kevin Murphy Independent Participant on Selection Committee for the Appointment of Financial & Legal Advisors to the ministers of Transport and Finance in regard to an Aer Lingus Transaction 2005

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