Written answers
Tuesday, 5 December 2006
Department of Defence
Consultancy Contracts
11:00 pm
Seán Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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Question 508: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of expenditure on consultancy by his Department in 2003, 2004 and 2005; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in those years; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department in these years and for the future. [41719/06]
Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table.
| Year | Name | Purpose | Cost | Status |
| € | ||||
| 2003 | Dr. Eileen Doyle | Chairperson, Monitoring Group to give effect to recommendations of the Report concerning harassment, bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment in the Defence Forces | 97,400 | Completed |
| 2003 | Mr Colm Dunne | Expenditure Review on "Maintenance of Aircraft in the Air Corps" | 3,220 | Completed |
| 2003 | Mr. Martin McCoy | Assist in the Department's preparations to seek ISO 9000 accreditation | 10,150 | Completed |
| 2003 | Mr Dominic McCanny | To conduct an investigation into allegations of bullying | 86,029 | Completed |
| 2003 | Deloitte & Touche | Assist with specification and selection of Management Information Framework System | 26,740 | Completed |
| 2003 | Brady Shipman Martin | Preparation of integrated action plan for former Murphy Barracks in Ballincollig. | 2,126 | Completed |
| 2003 | Brian Meehan & Associates Ltd | Appeal on behalf of Minister in relation to Aeronautical development planning to Casement Aerodrome. | 5,4445 | Completed |
| 2003 | Sir Frederick Snow and Partners | Review of policy in relation to Casement Aerodrome. | 854 | Completed |
| 2004 | Sir Frederick Snow and Partners | Review of policy in relation to Casement Aerodrome. | 8246 | Completed |
| 2004 | Dr. Eileen Doyle | Chairperson, Monitoring Group to give effect to recommendations of the Report concerning harassment, bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment in the Defence Forces | 43,859 | Completed |
| 2004 | Goldsmith Fitzgerald Partnership | Climate survey analysis in relation to the performance management and development system, PMDS | 1,800 | Completed |
| 2004 | Sweeney Communications | Public relations service | 9,788 | Completed |
| 2005 | Dr Charles O'Malley | Medical Adviser for Civil Defence | 6,400 | On going (Term of 3 years from May 2005) |
| 2005 | Sir Frederick Snow and Partners | Review of policy in relation to Casement Aerodrome. | 874 | Completed |
It should also be noted that the Department has never included the under-mentioned projects as "Consultancies": payment of €2.59m to date to Oracle EMEA Ltd. in respect of implementation services for installation of new financial and management information systems for the Department and the Defence Forces (on going). The full value of the contract is €2.7m.
There is an ongoing capital building programme in my Department designed to modernise the living, training, operational and accommodation facilities available to the Defence Forces, both Permanent and Reserve. There has been an unprecedented level of spending on the programme to date with over €200 million spent between 1999 and 2005. This year will see a further €21.8 million invested in the programme.
As a result of this significant increase in the building programme Consultants with appropriate expertise are engaged by the Department as necessary to provide technical services in connection with building, engineering and equipment projects etc. and in connection with psychometric testing for Army, Naval Service and Air Corps cadetships and trainee technicians.
It should be noted that (as per Comptroller and Auditor General, Report on Value for Money "Consultancies in the Civil Service" 1998) such design and engineering consultancies for capital projects are better examined in association with the construction projects to which they relate.
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