Written answers
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Consultancy Contracts
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details in tabular form for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 the total amount of expenditure on consultancy by his Department, any body under his aegis or State agency for which he has responsibility; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; the nature of the work concerned; the fees paid to each consultant; if the matter was advertised for competitive tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45302/12]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The following tables sets out the expenditure on consultancy services by my Department in 2011* and to date in 2012. Every effort is made to minimize costs in this area but, from time to time, certain specialist skills and expertise are required.
| Year | Name of consultancy company | Nature of work | Fees to each consultant | Advertised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Innovation Value Institute N.U.I Maynooth | IT Consultancy | € 12,500 ex vat | No |
| 2012 | Davy Corporate Finance | Financial Consultancy | €615 in total | No. A total of 15 consultancy firms were invited to apply for the contract |
| 2012 | Grant Thornton | Audit/Advisory Services | €31,586.40 including vat | A selective tendering process was undertaken in accordance with the Public Procurement Guidelines. |
| 2012 | Richard Humphries, Senior Counsel | Legal Consultancy | 43,404.55 | Yes |
| 2012 | Ciara Kennedy, Junior Counsel | Legal Consultancy | 8,058.40 | Yes |
| 2012 | Siobhán Browne Associates | HR Consultancy | €1,045.5 | No |
| 2012 | Accenture Consulting | HR and Pensions Shared Service/Public Service Reform Plan | €2,089,234.00 | Accenture Consulting was selected as the preferred bidder in November 2011 following an EU procurement process. |
| 2011 | Canavan and Byrne | Audit/Advisory Service | 8046.50 | No |
| 2011 | MKO Partners Ltd | Audit/Advisory Services | €35,819.80 including vat | A selective tendering process was undertaken in accordance with the Public Procurement Guidelines. |
| 2011 | Red C | Research Service | €41,043.20 | Yes |
*The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was established in 2011. Expenditure in relation to consultancy services from 2008 to December 2010 is covered by material provided by the Department of Finance.
In respect of the office and agencies under the aegis of my Department the following table sets out the expenditure on consultancy services.
| Name of Office or Agency | Year | Name of consultancy company | Nature of work | Fees to each consultant | Advertised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Ombudsman | 2011 | Ballard Consultancy | Architecture | 2,420.00 | Y |
| 2011 | Capita Business Services (Fexc | Financial Consultancy | 1,666.00 | Y | |
| 2011 | Dr Brendan Williams | Planning Consultancy | 2,500.00 | N | |
| 2011 | GBS Re Parl/Health Svc Ombuds | Clinical Opinion | 3,492.00 | N | |
| 2011 | Jim Hehir | Financial Consultancy | 1,500.00 | N | |
| 2011 | Melanie Pine | Financial Consultancy | 285.00 | N | |
| 2011 | Orla Twomey | Financial Consultancy | 1,995.00 | N | |
| 2011 | Pathfinder Execution Ltd | Organisation Review | 16,335.00 | Y | |
| 2011 | Social & Market Research | Client Survey | 2,930.60 | Y | |
| 2011 | Blue Wave Technology | IT Consultancy | 1,361.00 | Y | |
| 2011 | Espion | IT Consultancy | 1,210.00 | Y | |
| 2011 | System Dynamics | IT Consultancy | 14,375.00 | Y | |
| 2011 | Noel Ryan & Associates | Financial Consultancy | 5,544.00 | Y | |
| 2011 | Tierney & Associates | Financial Consultancy | 2,449.00 | Y | |
| 2012 | GBS Re Parl/Health Svc Ombuds | Clinical Opinion | 1,839.00 | N | |
| 2012 | Parallel Internet Ltd | IT Consultancy | 12,177.00 | Y | |
| 2012 | Noel Ryan & Associates | Financial Consultancy | 3,753.00 | Y | |
| 2012 | Tierney & Associates | Financial Consultancy | 2,743.00 | Y | |
| State Laboratory | |||||
2008 | Conal Devine & Associates | Investigation under A Positive Working Environment | €1,569.25 | No - under €5,000 | |
2008 | Polaris Human Resources | Investigation under A Positive Working Environment | €5,458.29 | Competitive tender | |
2008 | Resource | Review of investigation under A Positive Working Environment | €4,235.00 | No - under €5,000 | |
2008 | Atkins, Faithful & Gould | Review of facilities management contract | €8,793.07 | Yes - Advertised by the Office of Public Works. | |
2008 | O'Meara Consulting | Internal Audit Service | €7,986.00 | Competitive tender | |
2009 | O'Meara Consulting | Internal Audit Service | €11,235.71 | Competitive tender | |
2010 | O'Meara Consulting | Internal Audit Service | €13,243.45 | Competitive tender | |
2011 | O'Meara Consulting | Internal Audit Service | €12,245.22 | Competitive tender | |
2012 | O'Meara Consulting | Internal Audit Service | €13,293.23 | Competitive tender | |
| Valuation Office | 2008 | Media Group | PR/third party advertising | €12,326 | Yes |
| 2008 | Thrive | Review & analysis | €18,892 | Yes | |
| 2008 | Tennyson Consultant Engineeers | Consultant Advice | €4,538 | Yes | |
| 2008 | Amarach Consulting | Independent validation of customer charter | €12,584 | Yes | |
| 2008 | David Rainey | Report | €13,853 | No | |
| 2008 | The Valuation Office Agency | Valuation Advisory Service | €12,349 | No | |
| 2008 | Most Consultants | Recruitment Competency Consultancy | €1,564 | No | |
| 2009 | Tierney & Associates | Accounting Support | €22,578 | Yes | |
| 2009 | J O’Sullivan | Geographic Information System Development | €2,000 | Yes | |
| 2009 | The Valuation Office Agency | Valuation Advisory Service | €23,943 | No | |
| 2010 | Tierney & Associates | Accounting Support | €18,817 | Yes | |
| 2010 | J O’Sullivan | Geographic Information System Development | €12,850 | Yes | |
| 2010 | J Aylward | Valuation Advisory Service | €19,205 | No | |
| 2011 | J O’Sullivan | Geographic Information System Development | €2,725 | Yes | |
| 2011 | Deloitte & Touche | Internal Audit Consultants | €15,736 | Yes | |
| 2011 | J Aylward | Valuation Advisory Service | €24,244 | Yes | |
| 2011 | D Rainey | Valuation Advisory/Consultancy Service | €4,191 | No | |
| 2012 | Deloitte & Touche | Internal Audit Consultants | €1,469 | Yes | |
| 2012 | Tierney & Associates | Accounting Support | €4,229 | Yes | |
| 2012 | KPMG | Valuation Advisory Service | €12,300 | Yes | |
| 2012 | BT Communications | IT Consultancy | €6,103 | Yes | |
| Office of Public Works | 2008 | Beauchamps Solicitors | Legal consultancy | 1,972.00 | |
2008 | Brooker Consulting | ISO Consultancy | 24,693.00 | ||
2008 | CB Richard Ellis Gunne | Property Management | 45,562.00 | ||
2008 | Helm Corporation | Financial Management | 1,696.00 | ||
2008 | Pricewaterhouse Cooper | Internal Audit Consultancy | 6,050.00 | ||
2008 | Quadra | ISO Consultancy | 6,050.00 | ||
2009 | Brooker Consulting | ISO Consultancy | 18,982.00 | ||
2009 | Quadra | ISO Consultancy | 1,118.00 | ||
2010 | Brooker Consulting | ISO Consultancy | 12,541.83 | ||
2010 | Dan O Neill | IT Consultancy | 250.00 | ||
2010 | Deloitte & Touche | Internal Audit Consultancy | 20,024.29 | ||
2011 | Brooker Consulting | ISO Consultancy | 10,527.00 | ||
2012 | Brooker Consulting | ISO Consultancy | 2,337.00 |
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