Written answers
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Department of An Taoiseach
Consultancy Contracts
9:00 pm
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 143: To ask the Taoiseach 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. [45960/08]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The following tables detail Consultants engaged by my Department in 2007 and 2008 (up to the end of November) that involved the preparation of a report.
| Details of payment made in 2008 (Jan-Nov 2008) | ||
| Name of Consultant | Report | Total Cost |
| € | ||
| Goodbody | A Regulatory Impact Analysis of the Transposition of the Optional Pensions Provisions of the Transfer of Undertakings Directive | 7,200 |
| RA Consulting | Employee Opinion Survey | 9,030 |
| QTS Limited | Annual Risk Assessment — health and safety | 1,694 |
| Ipsos Mori | Quality customer Service Survey Report 2007 | 19,904* |
| Hudson Talent Management | Although not engaged to prepare a report the work contributed to the 'Report of the Organisational Review Programme (Pilot Phase)', which was published on 26 November. | 45,552 |
| PA Consulting Group | Although not engaged to prepare a report the work contributed to the 'Report of the Organisational Review Programme (Pilot Phase)', which was published on 26 November. | 46,775 |
| *50% paid in 2007 and 50% paid in 2008. |
| Change Management Fund, Department of Finance | ||
| Name of Consultant | Report | Total Cost |
| € | ||
| The Economist Intelligence Unit | The Review of the Economic Regulatory Environment in Ireland is due to be completed shortly. It is expected that a Report will be produced on foot of the Review. | 382,851** |
| Isolde Goggins and Gillian Lauder | Regulatory Impact Analysis: An Operational Review (Published July 2008) | 85,305 |
| Ipsos Mori | Civil Service Customer Survey 2008 (Published November 2008) | 69,817 |
| **This is the total paid to date by this Department. It is expected that a final payment will be made in 2009. |
| Details of payments made in 2007 | ||
| Name of Consultant | Report | Total cost |
| € | ||
| Indecon | A Review of the Irish Annuities Market (The Review was undertaken under the auspices of the Partnership Pensions Review Group which was established under the terms of Towards 2016). | 133,166 |
| PA Consulting Group | Although not engaged to prepare a report the work contributed to the 'Report of the Organisational Review Programme (Pilot Phase)', which was published on 26 November. | 17,424 |
| PA Consulting Group | Although not engaged to prepare a report the work contributed to the 'Report of the Organisational Review Programme (Pilot Phase)', which was published on 26 November. | 6,534 |
| QTS Limited | Safety Statement and Risk Assessment | 2,541 |
| Change Management Fund, Department of Finance | ||
| Name of Consultant | Report | Total Cost |
| € | ||
| RA Consulting | Employee Opinion Survey | 9,051 |
| ESRI | Business Regulation Survey (Published March 2007) | 20,278** |
| Fitzpatrick Associates | Evaluation of the Customer Charter Initiative in the civil Service | 17,182** |
| Isolde Goggin and Gillian Lauder | Regulatory Impact Analysis: An Operational Review (Published July 2008) | 23,595 |
| **Payments were also made in 2006. |
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