Written answers
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Consultancy Contracts
8:00 pm
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 186: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding all contracts for the years 2007 and 2008 with consultants in relation to the preparation of reports of any kind; the name of the consultants; the cost for each report; and if he will provide this information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45845/08]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below:
| Consultants | Cost | Report | Report Date |
| € | |||
| Séan Cromien | 8,800 | Review of operation of the Heritage Fund Leading to revised updating legislation | Sep 2007 |
| CHL Consulting | 17,000 | Progress on implementation of James Joyce Centre Business Plan | Nov 2007 |
| Indecon International Economic Consultants | 114,000 | Economic Evaluation of the Benefits to Ireland of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games | Feb 2008 |
| Raymond Burke | 3,267 | Evaluation of Irish Sports Council Value for Money and Policy Review | Aug 2008 |
| Raymond Burke | 3,354 | Independent evaluation of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme Expenditure Review as part of a Value for Money Report conducted by Department | Sep 2008 |
| DKM Economic Consultants | 3,146 | Consultancy on the Update of the Cost Benefit Analysis for the National Museum at Collins Barracks — Report written by Department | Oct 2008 |
| Holohan Leisure | 113,740 | Analysis of the Sports Facility Provision in Ireland | Oct 2008 |
| Mr. John Travers | 15,660 | Chair of the Tourism Strategy Implementation Group, which produced the Report | Dec 2008 |
| Farrell Grant Sparks | 19,465 | Review of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund. | Not yet Completed |
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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