Written answers
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Department of Agriculture and Food
Consultancy Contracts
9:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 562: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the private consultancy firms his Department used during the periods 1 January to 14 October 2008 and 15 October 2008 to date in 2009; the projects each worked on; the cost to his Department for each project; and if he will provide the information in tabular readable form. [4808/09]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department is set out in the table below.
| Consultant | 1 Jan to 14 Oct 2008 | 15 Oct 2008 to 5 Feb 2009 |
| € | € | |
| Fitzpatrick Associates Independent Ex-post evaluation of the Rural Development Plan 2000-2006 | Commenced: 3 Oct | |
| Deloitte & Touche Independent certification of the EAGF/EAFRD annual accounts as required under EU Regulations | 2007 EAGF & EAFRD | 2008 EAFG & EAFRD (Payment 2) €222,073.10 |
| John Malone Consultant: Preparation of Report "Factors Affecting Afforestation in Ireland" | 23,363,83 | |
| Aquatic Services Unit, UCC Monitor water quality in Freshwater Pearl Mussel areas | 47,894.22 | |
| Espion Quarterly IT Security review Reports | 15,125.00 | 605.00 |
| Morehampton Consultancy Services: Work on 2008-2011 IT Strategy | 950.00 | |
| Mazars Provision of IT Audit expertise | 46,797.00 | 38,054.00 |
| Veterinary Laboratory Services: BSE Risk Analysis | 4,594.85 | |
| RPS Consulting Engineers: Coastal Protection Strategy Study (phase 2) | 5,929.00 | |
| RPS Consulting Engineers: Coastal Protection Strategy Study (phase 3) | 180,266.33 | 80,928.20 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers: Coastal Protection Strategy Study (Storm Surge) | 4,894.98 | |
| Philip Lee Solicitors: Procurement advice | 1,658.31 | |
| Moore Stephens Caplin Meehan Accountants: Audit of PRISM system | 2,100.00 | |
| Marine Modelling Centre — NUIG — PRISM Computer System | 25,000.00 | |
| RPS Consulting Engineers (Dingle dredging study) | 53,603.00 | |
| Aquafact International: (Doonloughan Marine Study) | 5,747.50 | |
| Keville & O'Sullivan Associates (Doonloughan Marine Study) | 2,678.94 | |
| Aquatic Services Unit — Environmental Research Institute: Sediment sampling & analysis of Dunmore East Fishery Harbour | 19,915.39 | |
| MERC Consultants Ltd: Sediment sampling and analysis report of Howth Fishery Harbour | 20,920.90 | |
| REPS Consulting Engineers: Dunmore East sedimentation study | 18,634.00 | |
| Horizon Consulting: review of VFM report | 2,299.00 | |
| Horizon Consulting: review of VFM report | 1,936.00 | |
| Raymond Burke Consulting: Review of VFM report | 2,722.50 | |
| Raymond Burke Consulting: Review of VFM report | 3,267.00 | |
| I write: Review of VFM report | 2,420.00 | |
| Brendan Riordan Consultant: Completion of report "Net Contribution of the Agri-food sector to the inflow of funds" | 3,000.00 | |
| Raymond Burke Consulting: Review of VFM report | 2,885.63 | |
| Petrus Consulting Ltd: Review of VFM report | 2,430.00 | |
| Surepath Solutions: Health & Safety advise | 2,986.50 | |
| Integrated Risk Solutions: Health & Safety advise | 3,085.50 | |
| Ray Burke Consulting: Business Plans for Fisheries Harbour Centres | 64,903.19 | 14,749.90 |
| Ray Burke Consulting: Border inspection Post at Killybegs | 7,292.67 | |
| Poseidon Aquatic Resources Ltd: Cost benefit analysis of Dunmore Fishery Centre | 17,968.50 | |
| Dr Noel Cawley: Chairperson of the Seafood Strategy implementation group overseeing the implementation of the Seafood industry report "Steering a new course" | 56,305.00 | |
| Achilles Procurement Services Ltd: Human Resources Management System | 847.00 | |
| Achilles Procurement Services Ltd: Procurement advise — HRD | 317.63 |
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