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Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Consultancy Contracts

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department, including payments from Ministerial allowances, details of the consultants employed and costs of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37625/12]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Details of the expenditure associated with the external reports commissioned by my Department since January 2011, and of the consultants engaged, are set out in the tables below. Details for 2009 to Sep 2010 are included for comparative purposes.

Jan – August 2012

Name of Company/Payee
Cost (€)
Deloitte & Touche
€30,900
Version 1
€147
Deloitte & Touche
€41,200
Ward Solutions
€14,111
Achilles Procurement Services Ltd
€2,706

2011

Name of Company/Payee
Cost (€)
John Travers
€36,905
Capital for Enterprise Ltd.
€59,565
Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants
€15,730
UCD (Dr Frank Walsh)
€15,000
Greater Heights Ltd
€15,645
Rits
€7,093
Maxima Ireland
€8,276

2010 (Jan – Sept)

Name of Company/Payee
Cost (€)
Vision 1 Consulting Ltd
€9,317
University of Limerick/NERA
Nil
(Work carried out as part of a Masters programme by a NERA staff member with University of Limerick.)
University of Limerick/NERA
Nil
(Work carried out as part of a Masters programme by a NERA staff member with University of Limerick.)
Forfás
€12,046
Fidelma White,
Law Department, UCC
€14,000
Finbar Flood
€20,000(Total cost, including a payment in 2009, was €40,000)
LHM Casey McGrath
€50,735

2009

Name of Company/Payee
Cost (€)
Peter Cassells
€20,000(Total Cost, including a payment in 2010, was €40,000)
Version 1
€7,560
Version 1
€10,328
Forfás
€8,581
KPMG
€209,564(Paid for by Forfás.)
Competition Authority
Cost borne by the Competition Authority
Contractauditline (CAL)
€9,800

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