Written answers
Wednesday, 2 November 2005
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Consultancy Contracts
9:00 pm
Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 346: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number and value of contracts awarded to outside consultants by his Department in each of the past five years; the details of the contracts involved; and if these projects have reached fruition. [31778/05]
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 as follows:
| Consultancy | Purpose or Report | Year | Contract Cost | Project completed Yes/No/Ongoing |
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| Eugene Downes | Advice on framing new international arts and cultural policy | 2003 | 18,000 | Yes |
| Richard Wakeley | Commissioner for the Irish Festival of Arts and Culture in China 2004 | 2002-04 | 115,500 plus extension 51,334 | Yes |
| Donal Shiels | Irish Festival in China Festival Manager | 2003-04 | 62,500 plus extension 25,000 | Yes |
| Red Dog Design Consultants | Irish Festival in China Provision of graphic design services | 2003-04 | 73,000 | Yes |
| Kate Bowe PR Limited | Irish Festival in China Provision of public relations management services | 2003-04 | 72,834 | Yes |
| Eamon Fox | Irish Festival in China Provision of production and technical services | 2003-04 | 40,000 | Yes |
| Sheenagh Gillen | Relations management services for Irish China Festival | 2004 | 7,000 | Yes |
| Fiach Mac Conghail | EU Presidency Cultural Programme Commissioner for the EU Cultural Programme | 2003-04 | 49,964 | Yes |
| Fiach Mac Conghail | Arts adviser to the Department | 2002-05 | Per diem rate linked to Principal Officer scale | Yes |
| Tony Sheehan | Arts adviser to the Department | 2005 | Per diem rate linked to Principal Officer scale | Ongoing |
| Janice Mc Adam | EU Presidency cultural programme manager | 2003-04 | 37,494 | Yes |
| Siobhán Colgan | EU Presidency cultural programme public relations management services | 2003-04 | 26,143 | Yes |
| Peter Sirr | Curator of Irish Literature Exhibition in Brussels | 2003 | 10,000 | Yes |
| Event Ireland Limited | EU Presidency cultural programme provision of exhibition design and management services | 2003-04 | 73,200 | Yes |
| Féilte Dhuibh Linne Teoranta | EU Presidency cultural programme Development and organisation of Presidency events | 2004 | 82,000 | Yes |
| Audrey Behan | Press assistant services | 2004 | 3,200 | Yes |
| Red Dog Design Consultants | Advertising and marketing Day of Welcomes | 2004 | 150,000 | Yes |
| Kern European Affairs | To assist in staging the "Creative Financing and Music" seminar | 2002-05 | 59,760 | Yes |
| G. P. O'Brian | Projects under Section 481 (Films) | 2004 | 11,729 | Yes |
| CHL Consulting | Review of Irish Manuscripts Commission | 2004 | 44,165 | Yes |
| Laura Weldon | National Co-ordinator of ReJoyce 2004 | 2004 | 50,000 p.a. | Yes |
| Marie Claire Sweeney | Fund-raising services ReJoyce 2004 | 2004 | 15,000 | Yes |
| Red Dog Design Consultants | Design and advertising ReJoyce 2004 | 2004 | 120,000 | Yes |
| Big Top Multimedia | Web design ReJoyce 2004 | 2004 | 20,000 | Yes |
| Kate Bowe | PR services ReJoyce | 2004 | 5,000 | Yes |
| Fleishman Hilliard Saunders | PR services ReJoyce | 2004 | 125,000 | Yes |
| CHL Consulting | Review of the viability of the James Joyce Centre | 2005 | 18,150 | Yes |
| Red Dog Design Consultants | Provision of graphic design services for Culture Ireland | 2005 | 9,680 | Yes |
| Sarah Glennie | Irish Commissioner and Curator of Venice Artist Biennale 2005 | 2004-05 | 25,000 | Yes |
| Jenny Haughton | Co-ordination of Irish participation at the Sao Paulo Artist Biennale, 2004 | 2004 | 8,000 | Yes |
| Jenny Haughton | Co-ordination of Irish participation at the Venice Artist Biennale, 2003 | 2003 | 9,930 | Yes |
| Richard Wakely | Exploring co-operation between Hong Kong, Singapore and Ireland in field of culture | 2005 | 8,417 | Ongoing |
| Eugene Downes | Consultancy for the draft cultural relations committee on the international arts | 2003 | 2,000 | Yes |
| Jenny Haughton | Co-ordination of Irish participation at the Venice Artist Biennale, 2002 | 2002 | 8,000 | Yes |
| Mr. G. D. Bye | Review of news plan microfilming unit, National Library of Ireland | 2002 | 4,000 | Yes |
| Higher Education Digitisation Service, University of Hertfordshire | Review of digitisation, National Library of Ireland | 2003 | 10,500 | Yes |
| Coyle Hamilton | Insurance consultancy, National Library of Ireland | 2004 | 7,500 | Yes |
| Paul Boksberger Advisory Service | Consultancy services regarding new coffee shop, National Library of Ireland | 2004 | 3,000 | Yes |
| Baker Tully O'Hare | Provision of specialised advice regarding certain financial issues associated with the establishment of the NLI board | 2005 | 11,821 | No |
| 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 | Yes |
| Ergo Consultancy Limited | Compilation of safety statement and production of report | 2002 | 2,072-2,381 | Yes |
| Colman McLaughlin | Enhancement of the National Archives website | 2003 | 5,000 | Yes |
| Mahon O'Neill | Media relations in support of launch of "Counties in Time" CD, National Archives | 2003 | 5,506 | Yes |
| Mahon O'Neill | PR work regarding the launch of the online exhibition entitled "Views of Four Presidencies", National Archives. | 2004 | 7,792 | Yes |
| Colman McLaughlin | Enhancement of National Archives website, National Archives | 2004 | 7,500 | Yes |
| Newmarket Solutions | Provision of advice and assistance in implementing financial management system, FMS, National Museum of Ireland, NMI | 2002-04 | Awarded on per diem rates as service required | Yes |
| HELM Corporation | Provision of financial or accounting services in NMI | 2004-05 | 62,668 | Yes |
| Drury Communications | Market research, NMI | 2002-04 | 114,825 | Yes |
| Alf Longhurst | Security assessment and recommendations regarding NMI's collections | 2002 | 1,812 | Yes |
| James Cavanaugh | Fire safety inspections, advice and training, NMI | 2002-03 | 5,173 | Yes |
| Achilles Procurement Services | Advice on procurement of security services, NMI | 2002-03 | 4,663 | Yes |
| Elaine Shields | Report and advice on access by disabled to NMI | 2003 | 4,250 | Yes |
| Aidan Walsh | NMI Business Planning advice and assistance | 2002 | 10,732 | Yes |
| Sutton Vane | Survey and recommendations on flight levels in the Natural History Museum | 2003 | 12,300 | Yes |
| Compass Informatics Limited | Report with recommendations on the generation and storage of both graphical and digital data, NMI | 2003 | 5,000 | Yes |
| Anne Gallagher | Evaluation of an aspect of the education and outreach programme, NMI | 2004-05 | 15,000 | Yes |
| SMT Consultants | To prepare risk assessments of NMI sites and provide assistance in drawing up NMI safety statement and generally advice on safety issues | 2004-05 | 11,889 | Ongoing |
| Leonard Pole | Assessing or reporting on the documentation of the ethnographical collection, NMI | 2004 | 4,108 | Yes |
| Menyma Public Relations | PR for re-launch of Afterdark programme and for two specific Afterdark events, NMI | 2003 | 5,000 | Yes |
| Lisney | Property valuation report | 2004 | 4,235 | Yes |
| Gar Holohan | Assessment of the feasibility and cost, including ongoing running costs, of the Morton Athletic Stadium | 2003 | 12,000 | Yes |
| Raymond Burke Consulting | External evaluation of sports capital programme expenditure review report | 2003 | 4,060 | Yes |
| Fitzpatrick Associates | Evaluation of local sports partnership programme | 2005 | 54,450 | Ongoing |
| Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management, ILAM | List all public and private sector swimming pool facilities in Ireland | 2004 | 6,050 | Yes |
| Capita | Financial management system V3 assessment | 2003 | 5,748 | Yes |
| Mr. John Travers | Chair of the tourism policy review group and tourism action plan implementation group | 2003 to date | 100,000 | Ongoing |
| Murray Consultants | PR consultants for Department | 2003 to date | 166,980 | Ongoing |
| PriceWaterhouse Cooper | External adviser on steering committee for Irish Film Board expenditure review | 2004-05 | 10,000 | Yes |
| 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 | Ongoing |
| Wendy Williams Design | Graphic design consultant Military History Exhibition, NMI | 2003 | 195,752 | Ongoing |
| Theta ETA Advisers | Advice to NMI on corporate governance in the context of impending NMI autonomy | 2005 | 4,937 | Yes |
| Coyle Hamilton Willis | Advice on post-autonomy insurance requirements of NMI | 2005 | 12,000 | Yes |
| Magahy & Co. | Project management services for Military History Exhibition, NMI | 2004-05 | 90,000 | Ongoing |
| Magahy & Co. | Project management services for Temporary Exhibitions (Shackleton and Philip Tracey Hats), NMI | 2005 | 13,000 | Ongoing |
| Mahon O'Neill | Project management services for events programme (including Museum Outdoors event) | 2002-03 | 33,635 | Yes |
| Deloitte | Financial management system specification and selection | 2003-04 | 75,293 | Yes |
| Deloitte | Audit work for 1994-99 tourism operational programme | 2004-05 | 321,677 | Yes |
| Mahon O'Neill | PR work regarding James Joyce and Yeats exhibitions and other special events. | March 2005 | 65,289 | Ongoing |
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