Written answers
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Departmental Reports
9:00 pm
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 810: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 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. [33896/09]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department commissioned 10 reports from consultants during 2008, details of which are set out in the table below.
I should add that my Department has made available on its website details regarding consultancies (excepting those of minor value, i.e., less than €5,000, excluding VAT) relating to the period since its establishment in June 2002 up to the end of August 2009.
TABLE: Consultancies (excepting those of a value less than €5,000, excluding VAT) commissioned by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in 2008
| Consultancy Description | Consultant | Start Date | End Date | EstimatedCost € | Paid to31 August2009 € |
| Audit of assessment process for Funding Scheme for NationalCommunity & Voluntary Organisations | Goodbody EconomicConsultants | 01-Apr-08 | 22-Oct-08 | 9,619 | 9,620 |
| Quantifying economic value of non-profit sector in Ireland | Centre for Non-profitManagement, TCD | 01-Apr-08 | 14-Nov-08 | 17,000 | 17,000 |
| Professional assistance relating to PEACE II andINTERREG IV Programmes | Robert Browne | 25-Feb-08 | 11-Apr-08 | 14,376 | 14,376 |
| Advice on formulation of 20 year Strategic Plan for Irish | Fiontar DCU | 08-Feb-08 | 08-Feb-09 | 299,281 | 299,280 |
| Provision of HR services to Local Development Companies -Cohesion Process | Mazars | 01-Jun-08 | 30-May-09 | 85,818 | 85,818 |
| Technical advice in relation to procurement process | Achilles Procurement Services Ltd | 01-May-08 | Contractcancelled12 Jan 09 as tendercompetition no longer proceeding | 9,287 | 3,999 |
| Assistance with tender process for provision of management services to airstrips on or serving offshore islands | Air Transport Group, CranfieldUniversity | 01-Oct-08 | 28-Feb-09 | 33,880 | 25,152 |
| Support to Steering Group for new National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 | PA Consulting | 07-Apr-08 | 08-Aug-08 | 183,582 | 189,939 (incl expenses) |
| Report on employment needs and developmentpotential of islands | FGS Consulting | 19-Nov-08 | 31-Mar-09 | 50,787 | 39,243 |
| Audit of contracts awarded for passenger ferry services toAran Islands | Goodbody EconomicConsultants | 03-Oct-08 | 14-Apr-09 | 6,094 | 6,094 |
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