Written answers
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Consultancy Contracts
10:00 pm
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 397: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of expenditure on consultancy by his Department in 2006 and 2007; the numbers of consultants engaged by his Department in those years; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42585/08]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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An amount of €488,656 was paid by the Department to the 18 consultants listed below for the years 2006 and 2007.
| Consultancy | Purpose | Year |
| Murray Consultants | PR Consultants for Department | 2006 |
| Laura Barnes | Coordinator of the Beckett Centenary | 2006 |
| John Grenham | Church Records Framework Survey | 2006 |
| Tim Dalton | Report on certain matters affecting Bord na gCon | 2006 |
| Red Dog Design Consultants | Provision of graphic design services in respect of the nomination form and Guidelines for the National Awards to Volunteers in Irish Sport | 2006 |
| Shane Holland Design | Design and Manufacture of awards for the National Volunteers in Irish Sport | 2006 |
| Petrus Consulting Ltd | Quality Assessment of Expenditure Review on Irish Film Board | 2006 |
| Russell Brennan Keane | Report on effect of possible tax changes on Section 481 (Film Relief Scheme) | 2006 |
| Dowling Consultancy Services | Chairing Implementation Group for Horse Sport Ireland | 2006 |
| Raymund Burke Consulting, | Independent evaluation of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme Expenditure Review | 2006-2007 |
| O'Herlihy Communications | PR Consultancy for the Department | 2006-2007 |
| Systems Dynamics Solutions Ltd, | To set up a database to record the results of a public swimming pool usage survey. | 2007 |
| Séan Cromien | Review of operation of the Heritage Fund Leading to revised updating legislation | 2007 |
| Q4PR | PR /Media services for Culture Ireland in the US | 2007 |
| CHL Consulting | Review of The James Joyce Centre | 2007 |
| Indecon International Economic Consultants | To research and prepare an economic evaluation of the benefits to Ireland arising from the proximity of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games | 2007 |
| Charlie Pike The Pacello Group (Europe) Ltd | Website maintenance for Culture Ireland | 2007 |
| Holohan Leisure | To provide consultancy advice in relation to an analysis of sports facility provision in the development of a strategy for sports facilities | 2007 |
This Department observes the Department of Finance Guidelines for Engagement of Consultants in the Civil Service. Consultants are only employed by the Department in circumstances where specialised knowledge or expertise, which is not available in the Department or elsewhere in the public service, is required for a temporary period or a specialist study/project must be completed within a very short time scale.
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