Written answers
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
Consultancy Contracts
10:00 pm
Arthur Spring (Kerry North-West Limerick, Labour)
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Question 754: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of expenditure by his Department on outside consultants for each year since 2007. [26931/12]
Arthur Spring (Kerry North-West Limerick, Labour)
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Question 755: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the top five paid consultancy companies contracted by his Department since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26932/12]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 754 and 755 together.
My Department uses private contractors, consultants and agencies to provide certain services when such proves to be more cost effective and Department staff are not available. This can include services such as specialised laboratory services, computer services, legal advice or independent auditing services. The information requested can be found in the following table:
| TOTAL AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURE ON CONSULTANTS | ||||
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| 1,378,502 | 2,890,638 | 2,778,490 | 1,882,866 | 1,531,181 |
| The top five paid consultancy companies contracted since 2007 | |||
| CONSULTANT/CONSULTANCY COMPANY | NATURE OF WORK | EXPENDITURE IN 2007⬠| |
| 1 | Deloitte | Certifying Body, providing independent certification of the Department's EAGF/EAFRD annual accounts and compliance with EU accreditation criteria, as required under EU Council Regulation 1290/05. | â¬481,118.75 |
| 2 | Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers,5 Eastgate Avenue,Little Island,Cork | Various Harbour Developments | 259,581.22 |
| 3 | Jacobs Engineering UK Ltd.,Jacobs House,427 London Road,Reading,Berkshire RG6 1BL,UK | Castletownbere Harbour Development â Site Works supervision | 233,525.00 |
| 4 | RPS Consulting Engineers,Elmwood House,74 Boucher Road,Belfast BT12 6RZNorthern Ireland | Various Harbour Developments | 130,255.72 |
| 5 | Mazars | Provision of IT audit expertise to the Internal Audit Unit | 58,147 |
| CONSULTANT/CONSULTANCY COMPANY | NATURE OF WORK | EXPENDITURE IN 2008⬠| |
| 1 | Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers, 5 Eastgate Avenue, Little Island, Cork | Various Harbour Developments | 704,560.40 |
| 2 | Deloitte | Certifying Body, providingindependent certification of the Department's EAGF/EAFRD annual accounts and compliance with EU accreditation criteria, as required under EU Council Regulation 1290/05. | 519,168.15 |
| 3 | Haskoning Consulting Engineers | Engineering Services in relation to Greencastle Harbour Development | 443,274 |
| 4 | Jacobs UK, Consulting Engineers, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7HX, U.K. | Castletownbere Harbour Development â Site Works supervision | 390,939.88 |
| 5 | RPS Consulting Engineers, Elmwood House, 74 Boucher Road, Belfast BT12 6RZ | Various Harbour Developments | 210,132 |
| CONSULTANT/CONSULTANCY COMPANY | NATURE OF WORK | EXPENDITURE IN 2009⬠| |
| 1 | Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers, 5 Eastgate Avenue, Little Island, Cork | Various Harbour Developments | 1,091,818.53 |
| 2 | Deloitte | Certifying Body, providingindependent certification of the Department's EAGF/EAFRD annual accounts and compliance with EU accreditation criteria, as required under EU Council Regulation 1290/05. | â¬556,652.88 |
| 3 | Jacobs UK, Consulting Engineers, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7HX, U.K. | Castletownbere Harbour Development â Site Works supervision | 338,902.38 |
| 4 | Lisney | Property Valuations | â¬132,457.14 |
| 5 | RPS Consulting EngineersElmwood House, 74 Boucher Road, Belfast BT12 6RZ | Various Harbour Developments | 117,651.00 |
| CONSULTANT/CONSULTANCY COMPANY | NATURE OF WORK | EXPENDITURE IN 2010⬠| |
| 1 | Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers, 5 Eastgate Avenue, Little Island, Cork | Various Harbour Developments | 727,694.73 |
| 2 | Deloitte | Certifying Body, providingindependent certification of the Department's EAGF/EAFRD annual accounts and compliance with EU accreditation criteria, as required under EU Council Regulation 1290/05. | â¬438,689.27 |
| 3 | Jacobs UK, Consulting Engineers, 95 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7HX, U.K. | Castletownbere Harbour Development â Site Works supervision | 139,210.21 |
| 4 | Indecon International Economic Consultants | Independent mid-term evaluation of the Rural Development Programme 2007 â 2013 as required by the EU | 110,903 |
| 5 | Haskoning Consulting Engineers | Engineering Services in relation to various Harbour Developments | 105,411 |
| CONSULTANT/CONSULTANCY COMPANY | NATURE OF WORK | EXPENDITURE IN 2011⬠| |
| 1 | Deloitte | Certifying Body, providing independent certification of the Department's EAGF/EAFRD annual accounts and compliance with EU accreditation criteria, as required under EU Council Regulation 1290/05. | 509,830 |
| 2 | Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers, 5 Eastgate Avenue, Little Island, Cork | Various Harbour Developments | 265,030.63 |
| 3 | RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd, Innishmore, BallincolligCo. Cork | Various Harbour Developments | 255,463.86 |
| 4 | White Young Green Consulting Engineers | Engineering Services in relation to Electrical Upgrading at Howth Harbour | 72,408 |
| 5 | Mazars | Provision of IT audit expertise to the Internal Audit Unit | 56,634 |
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