Written answers
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
Consultancy Contracts
5:00 pm
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the names of all external public relations and consultancy persons and organisations used by his Department for the years 2010 and 2011; the amount paid to each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40509/11]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the external public relations and consultant persons and organisations used by my Department is set out in the following tables:
2010
| Name of Company/Payee | Purpose | Cost (€) |
| Mr. John Travers | Facilitation of Code of Practice for Grocery Goods Undertakings | €24,805 |
| SIRA Consulting BV | Provision of training in the Standard Cost Model to facilitate measurement of administrative burdens. | €9,950 |
| SIRA Consulting BV | Support and Quality Assurance in respect of the measurement of administrative burdens. | €8,531 |
| Capgemini Consulting | Provision of training in use of the National Application Database – a system developed by the European Commission to assist countries in the collation and interrogation of results arising from their cross-Government administrative burden measurements | €4,963 |
| Jacobs and Associates | Training support in the Standard Cost Model methodology for the measurement of administrative burdens in Ireland. | €3,300 |
| Connolly Lowe | Consultancy – Accountancy for ODCE | €12,778 |
| Caroline Costello | Counsel's Opinion for ODCE | €424 |
| Paul Anthony McDermott | Counsel's Opinion for ODCE | €3,933 |
| Brian Murray | Counsel's Opinion for ODCE | €5,288 |
| Paul O'Higgins | Counsel's Opinion for ODCE | €3,933 |
| Nessa Cahill | Counsel's Opinion for ODCE | €1,892 |
| Tom Mallon | Counsel's Opinion for ODCE | €557 |
| Brian Murray | Counsel's Opinion for ODCE | €4,564 |
| Cyril O' Neill | Consultancy - Accountancy for ODCE | €2,056 |
| Remy Farrell | Counsel's Opinion for ODCE | €424 |
| Remy Farrell | Counsel's Opinion for ODCE | €333 |
| Paul Anthony McDermott | Counsel's Opinion for ODCE | €1,210 |
| Paul O'Higgins | Counsel's Opinion for ODCE | €1,210 |
| Catherine Donnelly | Counsel's Opinion for ODCE | €4,235 |
| Remy Farrell | Counsel's Opinion for ODCE | €3,237 |
| Horwath Bastow Charleton | Consultancy - Accountancy for ODCE | €1,252 |
| Nessa Cahill | Counsel's Opinion for ODCE | €3,896 |
| Mr. Eoghan O'Briain | To assist the Dept. in the technical aspects of Emissions Trading, Climate Change and other related Environment work | €8,785 |
| Keating & Associates | To provide NERA with PR Consultancy Services re their information campaign on employment rights matters. | €29,011 |
| Brendan Moran | Computer consultancy services (NERA) | €3,085 |
| Version 1 Software | Phase 1 analysis of Geo Smart - ERCES IT system (NERA) | €9,317 |
| Achilles procurement Services ltd | Procurement consultant Services (NERA) | €1,411 |
| Mazars | Professional services for NERA business planning | €3,630 |
| Mairéad Carey | Case Summaries for The Labour Court Annual Report 2009 | €6,679 |
| Rits | Security review | €4,847 |
| Version 1 | Software asset management review | €9,518 |
| Bearing Point | Technical skills gap and training needs analysis | €9,680 |
| Kilroys Solicitors | Provision of legal advice on Export Credit Insurance issues | €7,213 |
| LHM Casey McGrath | Audit work as part of closure of the Productive Sector Operational Programme, to support Ireland's drawdown of eligible EU monies under the European Regional Development Fund | €55,575 |
2011
| Name of Company/Payee | Purpose | Cost (€) |
| Mr. John Travers | Facilitation of Code of Practice for Grocery Goods Undertakings (continuation of services provided in 2010) | €24,805 |
| Reidy Brophy Limited | Facilitation of a focus group with business to develop a web portal on regulation affecting businesses | €3,570 |
| Connolly Lowe | Legal Accounting Assignment for ODCE | €8,963 |
| Remy Farrell | Counsel's Opinion for ODCE | €545 |
| Una Ni Raifeartaigh | Opinion and Advices for ODCE | €1,210 |
| Una Ni Raifeartaigh | Opinion and Advices for ODCE | €4,840 |
| Karole Cuddihy | Legal Proofing of document for ODCE | €968 |
| Una Ni Raifeartaigh | Opinion and Advices for ODCE | €454 |
| Capital for Enterprise Ltd. | Design of Temporary Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme | €59,565 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants | Assessment of the Productive Sector Operational Programme, 2000 – 2006 | €15,730 |
| Leo Burnett | Design work for publicity campaign re increase in National Minimum Wage Rate | €847 |
| UCD (Dr Frank Walsh) | Review of ERO and REA Wage Setting Mechanisms | €15,000 |
| Keating & Associates | To provide NERA with PR Consultancy Services re their information campaign on employment rights matters. | €18,226 |
| Greater Heights Ltd | Learning needs Analysis(NERA) | €15,645 |
| Mairéad Carey | Case Summaries for The Labour Court Annual Report 2010 | €7,889 |
| Rits | IT Security assessment of new hosting site established in the Revenue Hosting Centre, John's Road | €7,093 |
| IBM | Lotus Notes healthcheck | €10,239 |
| Maxima Ireland | Virtualisation Strategy Review – a short high-level assessment of the future opportunities available to the Department to virtualise some of its servers with a view to making cost savings. | €8,276 |
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