Written answers

Thursday, 22 September 2011

Department of Education and Skills

Departmental Reports

4:00 pm

Photo of Derek KeatingDerek Keating (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Question 47: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name and number of external reports that were commissioned by his Department from 1997 to 2000 in tabular form; the cost of each one of these external reports; if these external reports were given out to tender; the name of the person or company who was commissioned for these external reports; his views of the benefits that these external reports served the public interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21414/11]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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For the Deputy's information, the list below of reports for the years in question (1997-2000) was compiled in response to previous parliamentary questions tabled some years ago. Of the fifty two reports commissioned during this timeframe, thirty four were implemented in full, a further 7 were partially implemented and some others were noted as project specific. Accordingly it would be reasonable to assume that the advice and recommendations provided by the reports assisted the Department in the development of policies and procedures for the benefit of the Department and the wider education sector.

Note: The totals for 1997 – 2000 inclusive are given in
Irish Punts £
Year 1997
PurposeCost
Commission on Points SystemExamination of Points System£108,709.00
Coopers & LybrandReview of Financial Guidelines, Accounting & Auditing Practices in£22,796.00
Primary & Voluntary Secondary Schools
Dermot RochfordReview of functions and administrative staffing/organisational structures£10,229.00
in amalgamating vocational education committees
Dr. Maurice BricHumanities and Social Sciences Research: A Case for a Research Council£4,500.00
Hay ManagementPreparation of Competency Model for Director, National Centre for£1,815.00
Technology in Education
The Learning OrganisationSchools IT 2000 Project£14,228.00
West Dublin Education CentreReport on the future development of Primary Education in Mallow£2,929.00
Total£165,206.00
Year 1998
PurposeCost
Ad-hoc Advisory GroupReport on Task Force on the Supply of Technicians£254,640.00
ARCLINEArchival Work - EDP & An Gum£26,620.00
CIRCA GroupImplementation of Public Services Mngt Act, 1997£20,631.00
Dermot RochfordKVEC Amalgamation£9,190.00
Dr. Seamus O hUallachainExpenditure Review of Instituid Teangeolaiochta Eireann£2,500.00
Frank PignatelliSchools Points Based System of Priority£23,782.60
NUI - MaynoothAdult Education - Green Paper£34,000.00
Price WaterhouseValue for Money Assignment£6,504.00
ProspectusBusiness Planning Process£6,045.00
Sean NolanIrish Academy for the Performing Arts£2,500.00
WRC Social & Economic ConsultantsWomen's Education Initiative£20,100.00
Total£406,512.60
Year 1999
PurposeCost
ARCLINEArchival Records - EDP & An Gum£70,210.00
Deloitte & ToucheOrganisational Review of the Department£25,477.00
Economics Dept -UCDTo assess both quantitatively and qualitatively the social and economic£4,750.00
contribution of the proposals contained in the Department of Education &
Science's initial outline of priority needs for the National Development Plan
and Community Support Framework for the period 2000 - 2006
Ernst & YoungReview of Structures in the Building Unit£10,605.00
ProspectusBusiness Planning - Review of Special Education Unit£69,824.00
WRC Social & Economic ConsultantsReview of VTOS£17,480.00
WRC Social & Economic ConsultantsWomen's Education Initiative£20,100.00
Total£218,446.00
Year 2000
PurposeCost
C.SheffieldEmployee Assistance Service Review£4,090.00
CRC, Trinity CollegeEvaluation of Early School Leavers Initiative£52,810.89
CRC, Trinity CollegePreparation of National Youth Work Development Plan£54,300.00
Crowleys - DFKESF verification report£70,654.81
Deloitte & ToucheOrganisational review£35,214.00
Dermot RochfordStaffing resource and organisational needs of NQAI, HETAC and FETAC£14,336.08
Dermot RochfordStaffing needs of admin office in Tourism College, Killybegs£4,089.90
Eileen CostelloConsultancy - Inventory System£1,625.00
ERC, St. Pat's DrumcondraResearch on 8 - 15 Early School Leaver Initiative£111,117.00
Ernst & YoungReview of Work in the Building Unit DES£15,137.00
Eustace Patterson LtdReview of Gaisce£15,157.00
Farrell Grant SparksReport on Tralee IT under Section 20 of RTC Act 1992£32,017.18
Farrell Grant Sparks/ A & L GoodbodyPilot PPP Education Projects (Five PPP Schools and Cork School of Music)£103,665.99
Lesley DeeOrchard Cope Foundation£5,075.00
Noel LindsaySaving & loan fund for adult & continuing education£2,000.00
NUI - MaynoothAdult Education - Green & White Papers£35,000.00
Oliver Freaney & Co3rd Level Finance accountancy£19,950.00
Philip Lee SolicitorsConsultancy -Vet School£2,934.25
ProspectusBusiness Planning and Partnership in DES£17,949.00
ProspectusReview of Special Education£26,645.00
ProspectusStaff survey on internal communications£23,262.00
Sean CromienReview of Department of Education operations & structures£16,500.00
Todd ArchitectsMasterplan - Portlaoise£59,508.00
Tony BromwellReview of Safety Procedures in Lisnagry, Co.Limerick£3,534.00
WRC Social & Economic ConsultantsReview of VTOS£11,654.00
WRC Social & Economic ConsultantsWomen's Education Initiative£20,100.00
WRC Social & Economic ConsultantsImproving Effectiveness of VTOS£29,140.00
Total£787,466.10

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