Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Consultancy Contracts
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail in tabular form, the amount paid to consultants since February 2011; the name of each organisation used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37551/12]
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [37615/12]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1370 and 1373 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. These consultancy services are procured using either the national procurement guidelines or under the EU procurement directives. It should be borne in mind that several of these consultancies arise from obligations placed upon my Department under EU Regulations such as providing independent certification of the Department’s EAGF/EAFRD annual accounts and compliance.
The table below includes the figures for the year 2011 and up to 30 June 2012. However, the figures for 2012 are not finalised and may change, subsequently, as further invoices are processed.
Please see details on table below.
| CONSULTANT/CONSULTANCY COMPANY | NATURE OF WORK | EXPENDITURE IN 2011€ |
|---|---|---|
| Accenture | 1) An analysis of an internal review of procurement, 2) an examination of the opportunities and capacity for further shared services between the Department and its non-commercial state agencies, and 3) a review of the Department’s role in regulating meat plants. | work done on a pro-bono basis. |
| KPMG | An examination of the administration of the Single Payment Scheme. | work done on a pro-bono basis. |
| Deloitte | To examine the recommendations in the Report of the Review Group on State Assets and Liabilities as applicable to this Department, to value the assets referred to and to make a series of recommendations. | work done on a pro-bono basis |
| Dave Ring | Expenditure Reviews | 1,800.00 |
| Brendan Riordan | Training on estimation of net flow of funds for agri-food sector | 6,000.00 |
| ESPION | Quarterly independent assessments of the Department’s IT security measures as required for EU accreditation purposes and Biannual independent security review of the Department's IT infrastructure. | 13,445.53 |
| ESPION | Independent Web Application testing | 3,517.47 |
| Mazars | Provision of IT audit expertise to the Internal Audit Unit | 56,634 |
| 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. | 509,829.79 |
| AON McDonagh Boland | AON were retained to review the insurance policies of Italian companies who had submitted claims for contaminated pigmeat which was destroyed in a fire in a coldstore. | 8,021 |
| Stiofán Nutty Consultant | Report on the Development of Ireland’s Organic Industry and the potential establishment of an Organic Trade Board | 29,040 |
| Fitzpatrick and Associates | Conduct of interim Evaluation of the seafood Development Operational Programme 2007-2013. Evaluation mandated by Regulation 1198/2006(European Fisheries Fund) | 39,325.00 |
| Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers, 5 Eastgate Avenue, Little Island, Cork | Castletownbere Harbour Development Project Fees | 67,696.54 |
| Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers, 5 Eastgate Avenue, Little Island, Cork | Castletownbere Harbour Development – Site Works supervision | 122,483.09 |
| Ciaran Fahy, Consulting Engineer, | Castletownbere Harbour Development – Contract conciliation fees | 25,489.26 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd, Innishmore, Ballincollig Co. Cork | Environmental Investigation and Remediation Works at Syncrolift Boatyards at Howth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere and Killybegs FHC's | 103,710.51 |
| Malachy Walsh & Partners Park House, Bessboro Road, Blackrock, Cork | Castletownbere Navigation Beacons | 29,013.26 |
| CEI Collins Engineers, Riverview Business Park, Nangor Road Dublin 12 | Castletownbere underwater Inspection of Syncrolift and Dinish Bridge | 10,823.45 |
| Mott MacDonald | Consulting Engineers for Rossaveel Hbr Development | 74,851 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers | Engineering Services in relation to Howth and Killybegs Harbour Pier Inspections | 41,624 |
| White Young Green Consulting Engineers | Engineering Services in relation to Electrical Upgrading at Howth Harbour | 72,408 |
| Corrosion Prevention Ltd | Engineering Design services in relation to cathodic protection at Greencastle Harbour Development | 8,288 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers, Elmwood House, 74 Boucher Road, Belfast BT12 6RZ | Dunmore East FHC, Dredging Feasibility Report | 12,625.72 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers, Elmwood House, 74 Boucher Road, Belfast BT12 6RZ | Design & tendering for the Dunmore East FHC – Repairs to East Pier Phase II, Upgrading Slipway & Access to West Wharf | 11,997.63 |
| Malone O’Regan, St. Catherine’s House, Catherine Street, Waterford | Dunmore East FHC New Pontoon - Design Tender & Admin. Construction | 16,819.00 |
| Deltares, Princetonlaan 6, Utrecht, The Netherlands | North Harbour, Cape Clear, Bull’s Nose Design: – Wave / Hydraulic Modelling | 47,855.50 |
| Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre, University College Cork | North Harbour, Cape Clear - Bull’s Nose Design, Calculation of Wave Transmission past a proposed new Storm Gate | 16,970.25 |
| Malone O’Regan, St. Catherine’s House, Catherine Street, Waterford | North Harbour, Cape Clear - Bull’s Nose Design, Design & tender documents | 4,114.00 |
| Drima Marketing Ltd | Collation, analysis and communication of national wood harvest and trade data on behalf of DAFM, and transmission of data to Eurostat, FAO, the international Energy Agency and other bodies | 30,904.64 |
| Dr. Michael Carey | Technical Report | 3,388.46 |
| Danish Forestry Extension | Wood Energy advisory service and production of publications on wood energy | 19,911.71 |
| Gordon Knaggs & Associates | Wood Product specification and advisory service | 4,572.40 |
| Henry Phillips | Professional advice and analysis in relation to national forest policy review | 9,195.99 |
| DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald | Property Valuations | 2,341.35 |
| Frank V Murphy & Co Ltd | Property Valuations | 5,082.00 |
| Society of Chartered Surveyors | Property Valuations | 325.00 |
| Elliott & Fitzgerald | Property Valuations | 1,210.00 |
| Devere White & Smyth | Property Valuations | 2,117.50 |
| W K Nowlan & Associates | Property Valuations | 2,117.50 |
| Lisney | Property Valuations | 11,495.00 |
| Briggs Environmental Services | Oil Spill Contingency Plans | 4,423.76 |
| UCD | Evaluation of the EU School Fruit Scheme/Food Dudes as per Commission Regulation 288/2009 | 4,500.00 |
| Michael Dowling | Chair of Beef 2020 Activations Group | 10,000.00 |
| Purser Tarleton Russell Ltd | Maintenance of GROWFOR software, hosting of workshops & associated queries | 5,249.38 |
| Drima Marketing | 2010 Report from Ireland to the UNECE Timber Committee | 2,420.00 |
| Millards Solicitors | Legal advice, consultations, correspondence and court attendance | 2722.50 |
| CONSULTANT/CONSULTANCY COMPANY | NATURE OF WORK | EXPENDITURE IN 2012 (January – June) € |
|---|---|---|
| UCD | Evaluation of the EU School Fruit Scheme /Food Dudes as per Commission Regulation 288/2009 | 6,387.50 |
| Epsion | Quarterly independent assessments of the Department’s it security measures as required for EU accreditation purposes and Biannual independent security reviews of the Department’s IT infrastructure | 18,119.76 |
| Epsion | Independent Web Application testing | 10,099.43 |
| 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. | 142,792.37 |
| Mazars | Provision of IT audit expertise to the Internal Audit Unit | 15,990 |
| Malone O’ Regan | Dunmore East FHC New Pontoon- Design tender & Admin . Construction | 1,722.00 |
| CST | Howth FHC Structural Survey of protective building | 4,327.00 |
| DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald | Property Valuations | 2,398.50 |
| Lisney | Property Valuations | 23,647.50 |
| Frank V Murphy & Co Ltd | Property Valuations | 1,107.00 |
| B N P Paribas real Estate | Property Valuations | 3,075.00 |
| Fitzmuarice Tingle Ltd | Refrigeration consultancy services pertaining to the use of Refrigerants at BIM owned Ice Plants | 3,505.50 |
| Brian Scott | Port Security Assessment carried out for Castletownbere FHC | 4,679.85 |
| Eoin O Driscoll | Collation, analysis and communication of national wood harvest and trade data on behalf of DAFM and transmission of data to Eurostat, FAO, the international Energy Agency and other bodies | 8,856.00 |
| Indecon | A review of certain aspects of the Irish Horse Racing industry | 59224.50 |
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