Written answers
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Consultancy Contracts
9:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 239: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism 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. [30180/07]
Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to my Department is set out in the following table.
Consultant | Description | Cost |
€ | ||
O'Herlihy Communications | PR Consultants for the Department (January – September) | 37,800 |
CHL Consulting | Report on the progress of the implementation of the Business Plan for 2006 and 2007 for the James Joyce Centre and to recommend on future of the centre | 17,000 |
Indecon International Economic Consultants | To analyse and evaluate the potential economic benefits to Ireland in the sporting, business and tourism areas from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games | 114,000 |
Holohan Leisure | To carry out an analysis of the sports facility provision in Ireland to assist the Department in developing a sports facilities strategy. | 113,740 |
Systems Dynamics Solutions Ltd | To set up database to record results of swimming pool usage survey. | 6,776 |
Raymund Burke Consulting | Independent evaluation of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme. Value For Money & Policy Review Report. | 3,354 |
Q4 | PR and Communications for Culture Ireland | 60,000 |
Charlie Pike The Pacello Group (Europe) Ltd. | Culture Ireland — Website maintenance Oct 07-Feb 08 – 6 month contract | 3,993 |
The engagement of consultancy firms by the agencies under aegis of my Department is a day-to-day matter for the agencies themselves.
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