Written answers
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Consultancy Contracts
9:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 233: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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. [30185/07]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The consultancies engaged by my Department from 1st January –31st October, 2007 are set out in the following tabular statement. In relation to consultancies engaged by the Agencies, this is a day-to-day operational matter for the Agencies concerned and one in which I have no function.
| 2007 | |||
| Name of Consultants | Purpose of Consultancy | Total Cost to date | Projects Completed Yes/No |
| Indecon International | Value for Money Review of Science Foundation Ireland | €55,622 | No |
| HELM Corporation Ltd. | Advice and support on the Optimisation of the ORACLE Financial Management system | €8,145.76 | Yes |
| RITS | ICT Security Review | €118,928 | Yes |
| Tom Walsh | Provides assistance in the production of revised health and safety legislation as well as provision of advice to the Department on other occupational health and safety matters | €67,776.64 | No |
| Corporate Risk Strategies — CRS | Health and Safety Consultancy | €4,840 incl VAT | No |
| Barbara O'Mara | Legal Advice ODCA/NCA | €35,086 | Ongoing |
| Q4 PR | Public Relations ODCA/NCA | €156,509 | Ongoing |
| Owens DBB | Media ODCA/NCA | €128,566 | Yes |
| Amas | Website Development & maintenance ODCA/NCA | €26,916 | Ongoing |
| Parallel Internet | Web Development ODCA/NCA | €12,826 | Yes |
| Nathan Reilly | Review of Consumer Legislation | €6,786.03 | Largely completed |
| The Media Group | To devise and manage a national promotion and advertising campaign for the ICT Audits Programme for Small Businesses in Ireland(Known as the Tech-Check Programme) | €118,725.20 | No |
| Noel J. Travers BL | Drafting of legal instrument for Transposition of the Measuring Instruments Directive 2004/22/EC | €9,377.50 | Yes |
| Goodbody Economic Consultants | Review of Wage Subsidy Scheme | Nil paid to date | No — ongoing |
| Tom Ferris | Regulatory Case Studies for Business Regulation Forum | €2,997 as final 25% of total payment | Yes |
| Dan Flinter | Facilitation of Business Regulation Workshops, production of Report and presentation to High Level Group on Business Regulation | €8,643.09 | Yes |
| Mazzars | Engagement of Consultants to carry out internal audits within the Department | €6,289.34 | No ongoing |
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