Written answers
Thursday, 17 April 2008
Department of Agriculture and Food
Consultancy Contracts
5:00 pm
Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 414: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the consultants who carried out work for her Department or for any body under the auspices of her Department during 2007; if each consultant was an individual or a firm; the amount earned by each consultant in 2007; the basis of the calculation of same; the rate per hour, day, week, month or other period payable in each case; if in each case the consultant was engaged to prepare a report or to carry out work; if, in the case of a report being prepared, the report has been published; if not, when the report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14098/08]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Details of the consultants who carried out work for my Department in 2007 is set out in tabular format in the following table. With regard to State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the use of consultants by these Bodies is a matter for the Bodies themselves and the Deputy can seek to obtain that information directly from each Body.
Consultant | Company Or Individual | Payment in 2007 | Basis of calculation | Purpose — report or work carried out |
UCD Forestry Department | Company | €3,200 | NFI manual — 36 hrs × €50 | National Forest Inventory Published |
Dr Gerhardt Gallagher | Individual | €3,085.50 | €300 plus vat per day × 8.5 days | National Forest Inventory — Published |
Institute of Forest Ecosystem (IFER) | Company | €66,699 | Agreed contract price | National Forest Inventory — Published |
Brendan Riordan — Research Economist | Individual | €3,000 | Agreed contract price for completed report on the agri-food sectors contribution to net flow of funds | The Report will be published shortly. |
Achilles Procurement Services | Company | €2,240 | Daily Rate €1,120 × 2 days | Report on specialized procurement advice — Report for internal use only |
Open Interface Ltd | Company | €8,470 | €8,470 — Fixed price tender | Produce an accessibility report on Dept's web and online services — Internal use only |
Vantage Resources | Company | €20,421 | €523 daily rate | Business analysis for Forestry Online applications — Internal use only |
Resources Global Consultancy | Company | €9,196 | €1,078 — daily rate | IFORIS computer system — post implementation review- Internal use only |
Griffith Associates | Individual | €3,011.77 | €85 per hour | EN45011 — Accredition of Organic Certification Bodies — Work Completed |
Levercliff Associates | Company | €68,392 | €1,000 per day | UK Organic Market and Sector Research — Work Completed |
Cullinane Doherty | Company | €20,636.62 | €750 per day | Italian Organic Market and Sector Research — Work Completed |
Farrell Grant Sparks | Company | Nil to date | Flat Rate Contract €108,900 | Review of the organizational structure of the Department — Due for completion September 2008 |
Indecon International Consultants | Company | €154,670 | Agreed Discount Public Sector Daily Rate | Advice on litigation on Sugar Reform implementation — Internal use only |
John Malone consultant | Individual | €22,718 | €875 per day | Report on the Implementation of the Sheep Strategy Group — Report published April 2007 |
Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management Ltd | Company | €172,350 | Open Tender — Fixed price contract | Review of Fisheries Control regime — Presented to Minister — June 2007 |
Dr Mary McMahon | Individual | €103,739 | Service provided ongoing basis to Department | Evaluation of Departments Avian Flu Contingency arrangements — ongoing |
Mazars | Company | €58,147 | Rate per grade of person per day | To assist and provide IT audit expertise to Internal Audit Unit |
Consultant | CompanyOr Individual | Payment in 2007 | Basis of calculation | Purpose — report or work carried out |
John Malone Consulting Ltd | Individual | Nil to date | Forestry Report completed and presented to Minister March 2008 | |
Consultants engaged during 2007 in relation to Marine Engineering Projects | ||||
Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers | Company | €251,647 | Scale of fees IEI conditions of engagement for consulting engineers | Work carried out — information for internal use |
RPS Consulting Engineers | Company | €387,111 | Tendered Fixed Price contract | Work Carried out — information for internal use |
JE Jacobs Consulting Engineers | Company | €173,409 | Tendered fixed price contract | Work carried out — Information for internal use |
Aquatric Services United Ltd | Company | €4,702 | Tendered fixed price contract | Work carried out — Information for internal use |
Compass Informatics Ltd | Company | €47,510 | Tendered fixed price contract | Work carried out — Information for internal use |
Marine Modeling Centre NUIG | Company | €44,600 | Tendered fixed price contract | Work carried out — Information for internal use |
Philip Lee Solicitors | Company | €6,050 | Payment on basis of tendered quote | Work carried out — Information for internal use |
Blom Aerofilms | Company | €151,436 | Tendered fixed price contract | Work carried out — Information for internal use |
ERA Maptec | Company | €7,411 | Tendered contract | Work carried out — Information for internal use |
Reencon Development Service | Company | €12,102 | Tendered contract | Work carried out — information for internal use |
Royal Haskoning | Company | €44,242 | Tendered contract | Work carried out — information for internal use |
RPS Consulting Engineers | Company | €33,370 | Tendered contract | Work carried out — Information for internal use |
Mott McDonald Petit Ltd | Company | €804,673 | Tendered contract | Work carried out |
Ryan Hanley — Consulting Engineer | Company | €65,430 | Tendered contract | Work carried out — Information for internal use |
Raymond Burke & McIver Consulting | Company | €23,602 | Contract Price | Preparation of a report due in 2008 |
Poseidon Aquatic Resources | Company | €14,805 | Contract Price | Report Published |
Configure Ltd | Company | €19,965 | Contract Price | Report Published |
Briggs Environmental Service | Company | €13,835 | Contract Price | Report Published |
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