Written answers
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Department of Transport
Consultancy Contracts
9:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 219: To ask the Minister for Transport the private consultancy firms his Department and the agencies which report to his Department used to date in 2007; the projects each worked on; the cost to his Department or agency of each engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30192/07]
Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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In relation to the matter of private consultants engaged by agencies this is a matter for the agencies themselves. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the Department is contained in the following tables.
| Division | Consultancy Firm | Reason | Cost |
| Marine Survey Office | Phoenix Safety | To draft health and safety strategy required by Statute to produce | €10,698.13 |
| Marine Survey Office | Sogeti | To Develop an IT vision for Maritime Safety Sector | €80,066.10 (Expected to cost a further €4,000-€5,000) |
| Dublin Transport Authority (DTA) | Matheson Ormsby Prentice | Legal advice in relation to the drafting of some provisions of the Dublin Transport Authority Bill | €26,630 (inc Vat) (Engaged in November 2006 and completed in early 2007) |
| Internal Audit | Ernst & Young | Internal Audit Services | €13,000 |
| Internal Audit | Helm Corporation Ltd | Internal Audit Services | €11,965 |
| Internal Audit | Deloitte | Internal Audit Services | €72,600 |
| Strategic HR Unit | Institute of Public Administration | To conduct an Employee Attitude Survey and to produce a HR-Strategy for the Department | €125,598 |
| Luas/Metro Division | Goodbody Economic Consultants | Review of Business cases of Luas Lines A1 and C1 | €13,370.50 |
| Luas/Metro Division | Dom Hegarty | Review of funding arrangements for Longmile Road Junction | €18,876.00 |
| Luas/MetroDivision | Matheson Ormsby Prentice | Seminar on State Aid in Land Transport | €7,500 (ex Vat) |
| Irish Coast Guard | Consultavia | Ongoing Advice on Helicopter Service | €19,700 approx. |
| Public Transport Access | Goodbody Economic Consultants | Value for Money Study on the DTO Traffic Management Grants Scheme | €59,986 (inc Vat) |
| Air Services Development Services | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Legal advice to the Minister in relation to Ryanair's bid to take over Aer Lingus | €1.373 million |
| Maritime Safety Directorate | Ms Clodagh Brick Barrister | Consolidated and Annotated working Text of the extant Merchant Shipping legislation 1894-2005 | €52,586 |
| Motor Insurance Unit | PA Consulting Group | Review of Motor Insurance costs for Young People | €70,650 (€28,495.50 cost to date) |
| Transport 21 | Drury Communications | To provide professional advice to the Department on communication issues arising in relation to Transport 21 | €183,599.95 (inc VAT) |
| Transport 21 | Raymond Turner Associates | To assist the Department in the promotion of Transport 21 image | €172,237.10 (inc VAT) |
| Transport 21 | DesignBridge | Transport 21 branding | €70,463.35 (inc VAT) |
| Transport 21 | Steer Davies Gleave | Appraisal Audit to review compliance by the State Agencies responsible for the delivery of transport infrastructure with the appraisal and procurement guidelines. | €58,747.05 (inc VAT) |
| Transport 21 | Booz Allen Hamilton | Implementation Audit to assess quality and robustness of project development and implementation of selected Transport 21 projects. | €26,253.27 (inc VAT) |
| Transport 21 | Goodbody Economic Consultants | To review business cases prepared by the Agencies implementing Transport 21 projects. | €0 to date |
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