Written answers
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Department of Finance
Consultancy Contracts
9:00 pm
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 347: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of experts' and consultants' reports his Department commissioned during 2008; the cost of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33901/09]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the consultancy firms commissioned by my Department during 2008, the work completed by them and the total cost of such work to date.
| Name of Firm | Purpose of the Contract | Total Cost € |
| Arthur Cox | Legal Advice in respect of the Bank Guarantee Scheme | 3,882,000 |
| Hay Group Ireland, Lr. Mount Street, Dublin 2 | Job evaluation of senior posts in the public sector for the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector | 114,000 |
| MRPA Kinman Communications | Provision of Publicity Services for NDP/CSF to support delivery of NDP Communications Strategy particularly at local level | 39,000 |
| Baseline Creative Services Ltd | Development of NDP 2007-2013 identity guidelines as agreed under the Government- approved Communications Strategy for the National Development Plan 2007-2013 | 13,000 |
| IPA — Institute of Public Administration | Work in relation to the review of the capacity of the Department of Finance | 51,000 |
| Ernst & Young | Study on the economic and budgetary implications of a CCCTB | 194,000 |
In addition to these consultancy related items, the following reports were also commissioned during 2008: Mr. Maurice O'Connell (former Governor Central Bank) was commissioned to write a review of the National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) in 2008. There were no costs associated with the report.
The Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes was announced by the Government in November 2008 and commenced its work in December 2008. The costs incurred by the Group in the preparation of its report, which was published in July this year, amount to €42,148.
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