Written answers
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Consultancy Contracts
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [45290/12]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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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.
Requests for consultancy services are placed within the context of public services procurement requirements.
The use of consultancies by the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for the bodies.
The information requested can be found in the table.
| CONSULTANT/CONSULTANCY COMPANY | NATURE OF WORK | EXPENDITURE IN 2008 € |
|---|---|---|
| Farrell, Grant, Sparks | To facilitate a review of the structures, organisation and staffing arrangements of the Department. | 36,300 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates, Economic Consultants | Independent Ex-Post Evaluation of the Rural Development Plan 2000-2006 | 74,084 |
| Horizon Consulting | Expenditure Reviews | 4,235 |
| Ray Burke Consulting | Expenditure Reviews | 8,845 |
| Brendan Riordan | Agri-Food Estimate | 3,000 |
| Iwrite Consulting | Value For Money Review | 2,420 |
| 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. | 13,915 |
| ESPION | Independent Web Application testing | 1,815 |
| Morehampton | Review the Strategy for Information Management & Technology 2008-2011 | 950 |
| Mazars | Provision of IT audit expertise to the Internal Audit Unit | 84,851 |
| 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. | 519,168 |
| Dr Noel Cawley | Chairman of Seafood Strategy Implementation Group | 83,970 |
| Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers | Castletownbere Harbour Development Project Fees | 553,560 |
| Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers | Castletownbere Harbour Development – Site Works supervision | 85,000 |
| Donnchadh Mc Carthy B.L | Advice Consultation and Representation | 4,779.50 |
| Jacobs UK, Consulting Engineers, | Castletownbere Harbour Development – Site Works supervision | 390,940 |
| Malachy Walsh & Partners | An Daingean New berthing Pontoon | 33,284 |
| Achilles Procurement Services Ltd | Advice in relation to a the preparation of a request for tender in relation to the HRMS Data Clean-Up Project | 847 |
| John Malone | Report on Factors affecting Afforestation in Ireland in recent years | 23,364 |
| John Malone | Chairing of Sheep Strategy Implementation Group and preparation of a report. Work carried out in 2006 and 2007. | 22,924 |
| Aquatic Services Unit, UCC | Monitor Water Quality in Freshwater Pearl Mussel areas | 47,894 |
| Mott MacDonald | Consulting Engineers for Rossaveel Hbr Development | 66,000 |
| Ryan Hanley | Consulting Engineers for Rossaveel Store | 17,927 |
| Aquafact | Appropriate Assessment ( Dunloughan Pier, Marine SAC) | 5,747 |
| KOS | Appropriate Assessment ( Dunloughan Pier, Land SAC) | 2,679 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers | Engineering Services in relation to Killybegs Harbour Development | 99,781 |
| Haskoning Consulting Engineers | Engineering Services in relation to Greencastle Harbour Development | 443,274 |
| MERC Consultants, Marine Environmental Resource Conservation Consultants Ltd. | Engineering Services in relation to Howth Harbour Dredging | 20,921 |
| OVE ARUP Consulting Engineers,15 Oliver Plunkett St., Cork | Engineering report & conditional inspection of the West Wharf in Dunmore East FHC | 5,541.37 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers, Elmwood House, 74 Boucher Road, Belfast BT12 6RZ | Dunmore East Sedimentation Study & Dredging Feasibility Report | 18,634.00 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers, Elmwood House, 74 Boucher Road, Belfast BT12 6RZ | Detailed Design for Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Development. | 17,056.16 |
| 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 | 68,970.00 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers, Elmwood House, 74 Boucher Road, Belfast BT12 6RZ | Safety Railing Walkway. Planning Permission. | 5,690.94 |
| Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre.University College Cork | Wave & Harbour Development Study | 20,622.00 |
| CONSULTANT/CONSULTANCY COMPANY | NATURE OF WORK | EXPENDITURE IN 2009 € |
|---|---|---|
| Accenture | To facilitate a review of the local office structure, including staffing levels, of the Department. | 24,957 |
| Petrus Consulting-VFM & Policy Review | Expenditure Reviews | 2,430 |
| Iwrite Consulting | Expenditure Reviews | 2,296 |
| Ray Burke Consulting | Expenditure Reviews | 2,734 |
| 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. | 11,350 |
| ESPION | Independent Web Application testing | 10,523 |
| Mazars | Provision of IT audit expertise to the Internal Audit Unit | 72,258 |
| Tierney & Associates | External Quality Assessment of Internal Audit Unit | 8,136 |
| 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. | 556,653 |
| SGS (UK) Ltd | SGS are an EU approved Supervisory Agency who where tasked with verifying the destruction of contaminated pigmeat in various countries. | 116,165 |
| Dr Noel Cawley | Chairman of Seafood Strategy Implementation Group & Chairman of Technical Support Group - CFP | 41,926 |
| Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers | Castletownbere Harbour Development Project Fees | 679,775 |
| Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers | Castletownbere Harbour Development – Site Works supervision | 185,044 |
| Jacobs UK, Consulting Engineers, | Castletownbere Harbour Development – Site Works supervision | 338,902 |
| Aquatic Services Unit, UCC | Monitor Water Quality in Freshwater Pearl Mussel areas | 55,288 |
| Donnchadh Mc Carthy B.L | Advice Consultations and Negotiations | 12,150 |
| Ted Harding B.L. | Advice Consultations and Represention | 12,393 |
| Marjorie Farell S.C | Advices, Consultations and Represention | 4,083.75 |
| Donnchadh Mc Carthy B.L | Advices, Consultations and Represention | 3,025 |
| Mott MacDonald | Consulting Engineers for Rossaveel Hbr Development | 227,000 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers | Engineering Services in relation to Killybegs Harbour Development | 52,527 |
| Haskoning Consulting Engineers | Engineering Services in relation to Greencastle Harbour Development | 95,368 |
| MERC Consultants, Marine Environmental Resource Conservation Consultants Ltd. | Engineering Servi ces in relation to Howth Harbour Dredging | 26,924 |
| Precision Electric (Irl) Ltd | Engineering Services in relation to Howth Harbour Electrical Infrastructure Survey | 47,227 |
| 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 | 57,105.00 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Elmwood House, 74 Boucher Road, Belfast BT12 6RZ | Dunmore East FHC– Sedimentation / Dredging Studies | 8,019.00 |
| CONSULTANT/CONSULTANCY COMPANY | NATURE OF WORK | EXPENDITURE IN 2010 € |
|---|---|---|
| Indecon International Economic Consultants | Independent mid-term evaluation of the Rural Development Programme 2007 - 2013 | 110,903 |
| Jim Beecher | Expenditure Reviews | 1,800.00 |
| Sean Brady | Harvest 2020 Chairperson | 13,800.00 |
| 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. | 15,942 |
| Mazars | Provision of IT audit expertise to the Internal Audit Unit | 58,168 |
| 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. | 438,689 |
| Matheson Ormsby Prentice | Matheson Ormsby Prentice were retained to provide an Assessment of Demurrage and Related claims under the Overseas Associated costs element of the Pigmeat Recall Scheme. | 7,865 |
| AON McDonagh Boland | AON were retained to review the insurance policies of Pigmeat Processors who had submitted claims under the Pigmeat Recall scheme. | 4,425 |
| Dr Noel Cawley | Chairman of Technical Support Group - CFP Review | 8,384 |
| Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers | Castletownbere Harbour Development Project Fees | 307,587 |
| Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers | Castletownbere Harbour Development – Site Works supervision | 290,319 |
| Jacobs UK, Consulting Engineers, | Castletownbere Harbour Development – Site Works supervision | 139,210 |
| Ciaran Fahy, Consulting Engineer, | Castletownbere Harbour Development – Contract conciliation fees | 12,958 |
| Punch Consulting Engineers | An Daingean – Marina Piles Remedial Works | 42,424 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd, | Environmental Investigation and Remediation Works at Syncrolift Boatyards atHowth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere and Killybegs FHC's | 18,168 |
| Dr. Michael Carey | Technical Report | 13,930 |
| Danish Forestry Extension | Wood Energy advisory service and production of publications on wood energy | 47,037 |
| Eoin O’Driscoll | Collation, analysis and communication of natural wood harvest and trade data | 38,831 |
| Gordon Knaggs & Associates | Wood Product specification and advisory service | 12,120 |
| Henry Phillips | Professional advice and analysis in relation to national forest policy review | 22,420 |
| Noel Whelan B.L. | Advices | 11,434.50 |
| Noel Whelan B.L. | Consultation and Representation | 21,713.27 |
| 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 |
| Brendan Riordan | Training on estimation of net flow of funds for agri-food sector | 3,000 |
| Brendan Riordan | Training on estimation of net flow of funds for agri-food sector | 3,000 |
| 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. | 13,446 |
| ESPION | Independent Web Application testing | 3,518 |
| 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. | 509,830 |
| 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 |
| Fitzpatrick and Associates | Fisheries Technical Assistance | 39,325 |
| Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers | Castletownbere Harbour Development Project Fees | 67,697 |
| Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers | Castletownbere Harbour Development – Site Works supervision | 122,483 |
| Ciaran Fahy, Consulting Engineer, | Castletownbere Harbour Development – Contract conciliation fees | 25,489 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Investigation and Remediation Works at Syncrolift Boatyards atHowth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere and Killybegs FHC's | 103,711 |
| Malachy Walsh & Partners | Castletownbere Navigation Beacons | 29,013 |
| CEI Collins Engineers | Castletownbere underwater Inspection of Syncrolift and Dinish Bridge | 10,824 |
| 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 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers | Engineering Services in relation to Syncrolift environmental consultancy | 85,506 |
| 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 | Dunmore East FHC, Dredging Feasibility Report | 12,626 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers | Design & tendering for the Dunmore East FHC – Repairs to East Pier Phase II, Upgrading Slipway & Access to West Wharf | 11,998 |
| Malone O’Regan | Dunmore East FHC New Pontoon - Design Tender & Admin. Construction | 16,819 |
| Deltares | North Harbour, Cape Clear, Bull’s Nose Design: – Wave / Hydraulic Modelling | 47,856 |
| Hydraulics & Maritime Research Centre | North Harbour, Cape Clear - Bull’s Nose Design, Calculation of Wave Transmission past a proposed new Storm Gate | 16,970 |
| Malone O’Regan, | North Harbour, Cape Clear - Bull’s Nose Design, Design & tender documents | 4,114 |
| 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 | 30,905 |
| Dr. Michael Carey | Technical Report | 3,389 |
| Danish Forestry Extension | Wood Energy advisory service and production of publications on wood energy | 19,912 |
| Gordon Knaggs & Associates | Wood Product specification and advisory service | 4,572 |
| Henry Phillips | Professional advice and analysis in relation to national forest policy review | 9,196 |
| PURSER Tarleton Russell Ltd | Maintenance of GROWFOR SOFTWARE, hosting of workshops & associated queries. | 5,249.38 |
| DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald | Property Valuations | 2,341 |
| Frank V Murphy & Co Ltd | Property Valuations | 5,082 |
| Society of Chartered Surveyors | Property Valuations | 325 |
| Elliott & Fitzgerald | Property Valuations | 1,210 |
| Devere White & Smyth | Property Valuations | 2,118 |
| W K Nowlan & Associates | Property Valuations | 2,118 |
| Lisney | Property Valuations | 11,495 |
| Briggs Environmental Services | Oil Spill Contingency Plans | 4,424 |
| UCD | Evaluation of the EU School Fruit Scheme/Food Dudes as per Commission Regulation 288/2009 | 4,500 |
| Michael Dowling | Chair of Beef 2020 Activations Group | 10,000 |
| Maurice E Veale & Co Solicitors | Advice and Consultation | 7897.50 |
| Stiofan Nutty Consultant | Report on the Development of Ireland’s Organic Industry and the potential establishment of an Organic Trade Board | 29,040 |
| Milliards Solicitors | Legal advice, consultations, correspondence and court attendance | 2,722.50 |
| Mott MacDonald | Consulting Engineers for Rossaveel Hbr Development | 129,789 |
| Haskoning Consulting Engineers | Engineering Services in relation to Greencastle Harbour Development | 10,043 |
| Haskoning Consulting Engineers | Engineering Services in relation to Greencastle Harbour Development | 95,368 |
| Malone O’Regan (T/A Remco) St. Catherine’s House, Catherine Street, Waterford | North Harbour, Cape Clear - Bull’s Nose Design, Design & tender documents | 20,570.00 |
| Deltares, Princetonlaan 6, Utrecht, The Netherlands | North Harbour, Cape Clear – Bull’s Nose Design Evaluation of a design of a storm gate including a gap | 12,100.00 |
| 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 | 1,210.00 |
| 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 | 1,415.70 |
| CONSULTANT/CONSULTANCY COMPANY | NATURE OF WORK | 2012 EXPENDITURE UP TO 30 SEPT 2012 € |
|---|---|---|
| University College Dublin (UCD) | Evaluation of the EU School Fruit Scheme /Food Dudes as per Commission Regulation 288/2009 | 6,388 |
| 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 | 26,701 |
| Mazars | Provision of IT Audit expertise to the Internal Audit Unit | 34,243 |
| Espion | Vulnerability assessment, penetration assessment, application security assessment, periodic penetration testing & server/application testing | 28,219.29 |
| Lorcain O Cinneide | BIM Review | 3,000 |
| Dave Ring | Expenditure Reviews | 1,200 |
| Indecon | Review of certain aspects of the Irish Horse Racing Industry. | 59,224 |
| 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 | 13,776 |
| Danish Forestry Extension | Wood Energy advisory service and production of publications on wood energy | 904 |
| Gordon Knaggs & Associates | Wood Product specification and advisory service | 1,968 |
| Henry Phillips | Professional advice and analysis in relation to national forest policy review | 369 |
| CST Group, Sligo | Howth FHC Structural Survey of protected building and road safety audit | 4,327 |
| Malone O’ Regan | Dunmore East FHC New Pontoon- Design Tender & Admin Construction | 1,772.00 |
| Deltares | North Harbour, Cape Clear, Bull’s Nose Design-Wave/Hydraulie Modelling Study of the Harbour | 31,365 |
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