Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Expenditure
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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. [37620/12]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Information in respect of external consultancy reports commissioned by my Department in 2011 and to date in 2012 are included in the following table. My Department does not pay a Ministerial allowance to either myself or the Ministers of State.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & SKILLS CONSULTANCY REPORTS 2011
| Consultant Name | Purpose of Consultancy | Total amt paid 2011 incl vat |
|---|---|---|
| Centre for Cross Border Studies | 2011 annual review of Postgraduate courses in Northern Ireland | €2,420.00 |
| Sr. Eileen Randles | Review of an appeal against an inspection under section 13 (9) of the Education Act 1998 | €920.00 |
| Dr Simon Marginson | Development & submission to DOES of draft criteria for the proposed re-designation of amalgamated institutes of Technology Universities arising from the recommendations of the National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 | €9,075.00 |
| Forum on Patronage & Pluralism in the Primary Sector-Professor John Coolahan, Dr Caroline Hussey, Fionnuala Kilfeather | Report of Advisory Group which convened the Forum on Patronage & Pluralism in the Primary Sector, to receive and distil the various views and perspectives of participants and to report and advise the Minister | €20,000.00 |
| Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP (PWC) Belfast | Evaluation of the Special Education Support Service established by the Department in 2003 to address the then rather fragmented provision of continuing professional development in the area of special education. | €97,866.011 |
| Goodbody Economic Consultants | Evaluation of the Initial Implementation of Síolta, the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education | €31,280.92 |
| The PA Consulting Groupup | Evaluation of the training & education programmes for the unemployed delivered under LMAF 2010 | €52,003.38 |
| Fitzpatrick & Associate | Mid term Evaluation of the Human Capital Investment 2007-2013 | €61,589.00 |
| Deloitte | Audits of the national agencies for the Lifelong Learning Programme in Ireland, these will serve as the basis for the submission of Declarations of Assurance from International Section to the European Commission | €16,299.00 |
| Public Authority Pension Services Ltd | Pensions advisory work relating to the establishment of a pension scheme for staff of the NCTE | €4,791.60 |
| Total (2011) | €296,244.91 |
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & SKILLS CONSULTANCY REPORTS 2012 1/01/2012 to 31/08/2012
| Consultant Name | Purpose of Consultancy | Total amt paid 2012 incl vat |
|---|---|---|
| Mazars | Audit of Labour Market Activation Projects co-funded by the european Social Fund (ESF) Human Capital Investment Operational Programme (HCI OP) 2007 - 2013 | €52,040.42 |
| Deloitte | 2011 Annual Declaration of Assurance for the Leargas Lifelong Learning Programme and the HEA Lifelong Learning/Erasmus Programme. | €16,568.10 |
| Total (Jan. to Aug. 2012) : | €68,608.52 |
The following revised reply was received on 24 October 2012:
The table given included an error. The correct figures are set out as follows.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & SKILLS CONSULTANCY REPORTS 2012 1/01/2012 to 31/08/2012
| Consultant Name | Purpose of Consultancy | Total amt paid 2012 incl vat |
|---|---|---|
| Mazars | Audit of Labour Market Activation Projects co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) Human Capital Investment Operational Programme (HCI OP) 2007 - 2013 | €9,839.14 |
| Deloitte | 2011 Annual Declaration of Assurance for the Leargas Lifelong Learning Programme and the HEA Lifelong Learning/Erasmus Programme. | €16,568.10 |
| Total (Jan. to Aug. 2012) : | €26,407.24 |
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