Written answers
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Department of Social and Family Affairs
Consultancy Contracts
8:00 pm
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs 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 she will provide this information in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45856/08]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Department has engaged consultancy expertise in 2007 and 2008 to support it in undertaking strategic reviews (e.g. review of the Social Insurance Fund and the equality review of the Social Welfare Code) and to provide specialist technical expertise in the application of information technology.
Details of the consultants engaged to undertake strategic reviews and reports in each of these years along with the amount of money paid in the particular year are set out in the Appendix. The 2008 table covers the period 01/01/2008 to 31/10/2008 inclusive and includes consultancies ongoing at 31/10/2008 where reports have not yet been finalised.
| Details of consultancy contracts for 2007 in Department of Social and Family Affairs | ||
| Project | Name of Consultancy Firm | Spend in 2007 |
| € | ||
| Microsoft Windows Active Directory (AD) strategy | Hewlett Packard Ireland Ltd | 58,962 |
| Report on Charges on Supplementary Pension arrangements and Standard PRSAs (Personal Retirement Savings Accounts) | Technical Guidance Ltd | 5,748 |
| Review of the sustainability of the Social Insurance Fund | Mercer Human Resource Consulting | 199,650 |
| Study to identify viable possible social housing solutions to meet needs of those who are dependent on long-term rent supplementation | Goodbody Economic Consultants | 36,784 |
| Information Communications Technology (ICT) strategy report | Steve Wylie (Independent ICT Consultant) | 24,200 |
| Technical review of the social welfare code to examine its compatibility with the Equal Stats Act 2000 | Mel Cousins and Associates | 73,871 |
| Examination of the Cost Of Healthy Eating and Specialised Diets for a Single Individual in Ireland | Dr. Muireann Cullen | 5,850 |
| Research Studies — Thematic Review on reforming Disability Benefit | OECD | 70,000 |
| Review of Management Advisory Committee | Prospectus | 6,624 |
| Family Patterns and Trends Report | UCD | 5,227 |
| Report on Economic Implications of Demographic Change | Goodbody Economic Consultants | 20,086 |
| Report on Trusteeship and Proposed Regulation of Scheme Administrators' | Technical Guidance Ltd | 5,203 |
| Report on Health & Safety Management Programme | NTTX Ltd | 43,560 |
| Personnel Investigations | Polaris | 9,623 |
| Accessibility Consultancy Services | National Council for the Blind | 2,500 |
| Peer Review | Edmond Cussen | 1,800 |
| Details of consultancy contracts for 2008 in Department of Social and Family Affairs | ||
| Project | Name of Consultancy Firm | Spend in 2008 (to 31/10/08) |
| € | ||
| Technical review of the social welfare code to examine its compatibility with the Equal Stats Act 2000 (continued from 2007 and due to be completed by end 2008) | Mel Cousins & Associates | 98,494 |
| Family Income Supplement — Uptake Research Project (Project ongoing) | Millward Brown IMS | 32,670 |
| Strategic Review of Client Eligibility Services (Project ongoing) | Accenture | 203,054 |
| Strategic Review of Customer Facing Services (Project ongoing) | Grant Thornton | 92,565 |
| Report on Auto Enrolment Scheme Impact | Technical Guidance Ltd | 3,448 |
| National Employment Action Plan (NEAP) Evaluation (Project ongoing) | ESRI | 51,847 |
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