Written answers
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Departmental Staff Remuneration
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of each service in his Department that is currently outsourced; the company that provides such services and the total cost for these services; the other services which may be outsourced in the future that are currently being run in his Department; the names of the companies, fees paid and nature of service for all contracts awarded from his Department excluding legal, accounting, PR or building refurbishment related services since March 2011 [55829/12]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is set out in the following table:
| Public service outsourced | Current service provider | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Implementation of the National Countryside Recreation Strategy & The Walks Scheme | Various Local Development Companies | €632,600 p.a. |
| ICT Helpdesk facilities | OKI Resources | €498,417 (Mar. 2011 – Dec. 2012) |
| Telephone switch operation | Eircom | €96,629 (Jan. - Nov. 2012) |
| National Litter Pollution Monitoring System | Tobin Consulting Engineers | €60,621 (June 2011 – Apr. 2012 incl.) |
| National Litter Pollution Monitoring System | Tobin Consulting Engineers | €58,271 (May 2012 – Apr. 2013 incl.) |
| Marine Strategy Framework Directive – assessment of marine waters | Marine Institute, Galway | €996,162 (Feb. – Dec. 2012) |
| Examination of final accounts on Water Capital Projects | MJ O'Connell & Co., Consulting Engineers | €39,055 (Mar. 2011 to date) |
| Examination of final accounts on Water Capital Projects | Mr John Murphy | €30,820 (Mar. 2011 to date) |
| Process Auditor for a Water Services Capital Project | Mr Owen Boyle | €15,149 (Mar. 2011 to date) |
| Foreshore Property Valuation | Lisney | €30,647 (1 Jan. to 11 Dec. 2012) |
| Met Éireann: Use of ICHEC supercomputer to run NWP suite | NUIG | €219,600 |
| Oracle E-Business Suite & Associated Technologies Support Services | Fujitsu Ireland | €154,323 |
My Department is committed to implementation of the action in the Public Service Reform Plan, agreed by Government in November 2011, to evaluate the opportunity for the external delivery of some non-core public services into the future. Examples of public service areas for potential outsourcing are:
(i) Development of Valentia Island Air monitoring facility; and (ii) Aviation observations modernisation and automation development.
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