Written answers
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Consultancy Contracts
9:00 pm
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 322: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount he has spent on hiring or use of outside consultants in 2007, 2008 and 2009 in tabular form; if he is satisfied that this practice represents good value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9209/10]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in tabular format below.
This Department observes the Department of Finance Guidelines for Engagement of Consultants in the Civil Service. Consultants are only employed by the Department in circumstances where specialised knowledge or expertise, which is not available in the Department or elsewhere in the public service, is required for a temporary period or where a specialist study/project must be completed within a very short time scale. In that context, I am satisfied that the consultants engaged represents good value for money.
| Consultancy | Purpose | Year | Expenditure € |
| Raymund Burke Consulting | Independent evaluation of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme Expenditure Review | 2006-2007 | €3,355 |
| O'Herlihy Communications | PR Consultancy for the Department | 2007 | €15,245 |
| Systems Dynamics Solutions Ltd, | To set up a database to record the results of a public swimming pool usage survey. | 2007 | €6,775 |
| Séan Cromien | Review of operation of the Heritage Fund Leading to revised updating legislation | 2007 | €8,800 |
| Q4PR | PR /Media services for Culture Ireland in the US | 2007 | €15,245 |
| CHL Consulting | Review of The James Joyce Centre | 2007 | €17,000 |
| Indecon International Economic Consultants | To research and prepare an economic evaluation of the benefits to Ireland arising from the proximity of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games | 2007 | €113,845 |
| Jim McCaffrey | Mediation Consultancy | 2007 | €2,000 |
| Q4PR | PR and Communications for Culture Ireland | 2007-2008 | €72,000 |
| Holohan Leisure | To provide consultancy advice in relation to an analysis of sports facility provision in the development of a strategy for sports facilities | 2007-2008 | €113,740 |
| DKM Economic Consultants | Update of the Cost Benefit Analysis for the National Museum at Collins Barracks | 2008 | €3,145 |
| Farrell, Grant, Sparks | Review of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund | 2008 | €19,440 |
| Raymond Burke Consulting | Evaluation of Irish Sports Council Value for Money and Policy Review | 2008 | €3,265 |
| Anne Bonnar | To review the current proposals to combine the National Gallery of Ireland, Irish Museum of Modern Art and Crawford Art Gallery while retaining their separate brand identities. | 2009 | €8,675(excluding VAT) |
| DKM Economic Consultants | Economic impact of the Cultural Sector | 2009 | €12,090 |
| Arts Council - Price Waterhouse Coopers examination of Artists Exemption Scheme | Consultancy Services | 2009 | €12,150 |
All rates quoted are inclusive of VAT unless otherwise stated
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