Written answers
Tuesday, 27 June 2006
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Reports
11:00 pm
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 155: To ask the Taoiseach the number of reports commissioned by his Department by year since 2002; the number that were conducted internally; the number that were carried out by consultants; what those reports were; the amount they cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24353/06]
Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following schedule:
| Title of Report | Year Report was commissioned | Internal Reports | Reports carried out by Consultants | Cost of Report |
| Consultation document 'Towards Better Regulation' | 2002 | Yes — with some input from Consultant | €31,665 of which €6,692 was in respect of consultant's input | |
| Report on submissions received arising from public consultation on 'Towards Better Regulation' | 2002 | Yes — with some input from Consultant | €11,790 of which €4,000 was in respect of consultant's input | |
| Report on 'Evaluation of Customer Action Plans' | 2002 | Yes | €33,528 of which €30,473 was in respect of consultant's input | |
| 'Communicating Change and Modernisation in the Civil Service' | 2002 | Yes | €30,166 | |
| Irish Civil Service — Customer Satisfaction Survey 2003 | 2003 | Yes | €36,000 | |
| 'Customer Charters — Guidelines for preparation' | 2003 | Yes — with some input from Consultant | €39,003 of which €4,840 was in respect of consultant's input | |
| An Inquiry into certain matters in relation to procurement as requested by the Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern, T.D. | 2004 | Yes | No | Nil |
| The Contribution of Better Regulation to Social Progress — A Report for Irish EU Presidency Conference | 2004 | Yes | €18,876 | |
| 'Quantifiying the impacts of Regulation' — A report for the Irish EU Presidency Conference | 2004 | Yes | €5,250 | |
| 'Our Commitments to our Colleagues — Internal Customer Service in the Civil Service' | 2004 | Yes | €11,060 | |
| Examination of the Brick and Block Laying Sector of the Construction Industry | 2004 | No | Yes | This work is not yet completed the costs are therefore not yet available. |
| 'Redress for Civil Service Customers — International Approaches' | 2004 | Yes | €81,943 of which €76,894 was in respect of consultant's input |
| Title of Report | Year Report was commissioned | Internal Reports | Reports carried out by Consultants | Cost of Report |
| Three Progress Reports produced on the Implementation of the Affordable Housing Initiative | 2004 & 2005 | No | Yes | €3,675 |
| Report to the National Implementation Body Re: Cost and Implications of Proposed Amendments made by the Communications Workers' Union on 3 August 2005 | 2005 | No | Yes | €61,172 |
| Report on the introduction of Regulatory Impact Analysis | 2005 | Yes | €29,890 | |
| Report and Database of Regulatory Bodies in Ireland | 2005 (due for completion by end Summer 2006) | Yes | €13,310 (to date) | |
| Review of PMDS Evaluation results for Technical and Professional Staff | 2005 | Yes | €15,125 | |
| *Lisbon Agenda National Reform Programme Ireland | 2005 | Yes | No | €13,885 |
| Irish Civil Service (General Public) Customer Satisfaction Survey 2006 | 2005 | Yes | €32,973 | |
| Research Project on the Special Initiatives under Sustaining Progress | 2005 | No | Yes | €37,207.50 |
| Report on Affordable Housing | 2005 | No | Yes | €9,680 |
| Survey of Business attitudes to Regulation | May 2006 (due for completion Autumn 2006) | Yes | €90,000 allocated | |
| Irish Civil Service (Business) Customer Satisfaction Survey 2006 | 2006 | Yes | €17,848 | |
| *The Cross Departmental Team to the Cabinet Committee on Housing, Infrastructure and PPPs 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 five are available on the Department of the Taoiseach website. |
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