Written answers
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Expenditure
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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414. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form a list of all professional fees, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; the company name and the amount invoiced between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013. [34550/13]
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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416. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 20% reduction to all professional fees, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; the company name and the amount invoiced between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013. [34582/13]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 414 and 416 together.
In response to the Deputy’s question the following table lists all professional fees, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory, advertising and accountancy paid by my Department between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013:
| Company Name | Details | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Davy Corporate Finance | Financial and Commercial Advice in relation to competition for the award of the next National Lottery Licence | €568,875.00 (incl. VAT) |
| Peter Smyth Management Consultancy | Provision of Expert Assistance in the establishment of the Office of Government Procurement | €36,900.00 |
| Richard Humphreys | Legal Advice & Statute Law Reform Director | €96,253.65 |
| Ciara Kennedy | Statute Law Reform Programme Manager | €33,701.00 |
| Kieran McGovern | Independent Mediation for the civil service grievance procedures | €2,795.16 per annum |
| Inge Clissmann | Fee paid in respect of role as Chairperson of the Civil Service Disciplinary Board. Fee paid for each sitting day. | €8,276.40 total paid during this period in respect of 11 cases. |
| Step Performance Group | Executive coaching | €6,740.00 |
| People Resources | Executive coaching | €5,205.00 |
| Seven PCS Ltd | Executive coaching Executive coaching | €9,087.55 €6,150.00 |
| James McCabe | Clinical Supervision | €280.00 |
| Karen Ward | Clinical Supervision | €75.00 |
| Melissa Darmody | Clinical Supervision | €400.00 |
| Michael O'Mahony | Clinical Supervision | €300.00 |
| Ms Olive Bourke | Clinical Supervision | €310.00 |
| Mr. Gerry Myers | Clinical Supervision | €75.00 |
| Seven | Coaching | €1,125.00 |
| Creative A.D. Ltd | Revision of Logo | €104.55 |
| Eolas | Contractor Fees | €94,125.00 |
| Brightwater | Contractor Fees | €13,462.00 |
| Harvey Nash | Contractor Fees | €2,890.00 |
| System Dynamics | Contractor Fees | €7,215.00 |
| Ann Clarke | Advisory Services (Social Impact Bonds) | €15,719.89 |
| Word Perfect Translation Service | Translation of documents for ECJ case C66/12 August 2012 | €1,486.01 |
| Word Perfect Translation Service | Translation of documents for ECJ case C66/12 Feb 2013 | €514.88 |
| Accenture | Review of Central Procurement | €30,750.00 |
| Grant Thornton | Independent Verification of savings arising under the Public Services Agreement | €31,586.40 |
| Grant Thornton | Independent Verification of savings arising under the Public Services Agreement | €24,206.40 |
| Deloitte | Consultancy Support for Public Service Reform | €17,835.00 |
| Ashville Media Services | Design of Taoiseach's Public Service Excellence Awards brochure | €861.00 |
| IPAG (Ireland) Ltd | Development of Ireland Stat website | €5,056.85 |
| Accenture | Implementation Partner for Civil Service Human Resources and Pensions Shared Services Project | €2,994,979.00 |
| Deloitte | Provision of Consultancy for Payroll and Banking and Finance Shared Services Projects | €129,150.00 |
| Total | €4,146,490.74 |
The annual saving to the Exchequer of a 20% reduction in professional fees paid by my Department would amount to €829,298.14.
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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415. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of all third level courses, training programmes and courses and accompanying cost for the 2012/2013 academic year 1 September 2012 to 30 June 2013 provided for employees of his Department. [34566/13]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out below.
Third Level Courses
| Course details | College | Cost per year per person | No. of participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.Sc. in Economic Policy Studies | Trinity College | €9,585 | 1 |
| M.Sc. in Economic Science in Policy Analysis | IPA | €3,950 | 1 |
| M.Sc. in HR Strategies | DCU | €7,506 | 1 |
| M.Sc. in Work & Organisational Behaviour | DCU | €8,572 | 1 |
| BA in HRM | National College of Ireland | €3,800 | 2 |
| Professional Diploma in Official Statistics | IPA | €1,450 | 1 |
| Certificate in Audit Skills | IPA | €5,250 | 1 |
| French Language | Alliance Francaise | €1,500 | 1 |
| Higher Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy | Dublin Business School | €3,495 | 1 |
| Conflict Resolution & Mediation | Mediation Northside | €1,145 | 1 |
| Certificate in Civil Service & State Agency Studies | IPA | €950 | 1 |
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