Written answers

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Consultancy Contracts Expenditure

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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297. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount his Department spends on an annual basis in payments to consultancy firms (details supplied). [2482/14]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In response to the Deputy's question the following tables outline the amount spent on an annual basis in payments to Oracle and Accenture Consultancy firms since the formation of my Department:

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Consultancy Costs paid to Oracle and Accenture Consultancy firms

2011

Company NameAmountDetails
Oracle€1,200.00Yearly renewal of Oracle Licence for the EU Structural Funds IT System (EUSF) which is used to record expenditure in relation to EU co-financed projects.
Accenture€80465.00Expert external support for development of the Public Service Reform Plan 2011.

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Consultancy Costs paid to Oracle and Accenture Consultancy firms

2012

Company NameAmountDetails
Oracle€1,200.00Yearly renewal of Oracle Licence for the EU Structural Funds IT System (EUSF) which is used to record expenditure in relation to EU co-financed projects.
€239,495.76Purchase of a Case Management System for the Civil Service HR and Pensions Shared Service (PeoplePoint).*
Accenture€30,700.00Capacity and Capability Review of Central Procurement Function.
€2,569,854.99Implementation partner on Project to set up a Civil Service HR and Pensions Shared Service (PeoplePoint) system which has a three year set-up timeline.**

*This is a key piece of IT infrastructure required to operate a Shared Service

**This contract is a fixed price contract amounting to €5,783,026 in total and payment is made on foot of invoices relating to the number of staff on site and the outputs

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Consultancy Costs paid to Oracle and Accenture Consultancy firms

2013

Company NameAmountDetails
Oracle€1,200.00Yearly renewal of Oracle Licence for the EU Structural Funds IT System (EUSF) which is used to record expenditure in relation to EU co-financed projects.
€44,483.39Annual support payment for PeopleSoft Case Management System.
Accenture€2,245,165.00Implementation partner on Project to set up a Civil Service HR and Pensions Shared Service (PeoplePoint) system which has a three year set-up timeline.*

*This contract is a fixed price contract amounting to €5,783,026 in total and payment is made on foot of invoices relating to the number of staff on site and the outputs

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