Written answers
Thursday, 23 January 2014
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Consultancy Contracts Data
Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of all consultancy firms engaged by his Department during 2013; if he will further provide details of all the relevant fees paid to these firms during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3215/14]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In response to the Deputy's question the following table outlines the total amount spent on consultancy fees in my Department in 2013:
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Consultancy Fees
2013
| Company Name | Details | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Davy Corporate Finance | Financial and commercial advice regarding the competition for the next National Lottery licence | €568,875.00 |
| Social Finance Ltd | Advisory Services (Social Impact Bonds) | €23,682.49 |
| Ann Clarke | Advisory Services (Social Impact Bonds) | €22,793.87 |
| Peter Smyth Management Consultancy | Provision of Expert Assistance in the establishment of the Office of Government Procurement | €110,700.00 |
| Deloitte | Consultancy and External Services and Support for Public Service Reform | €55,472.35 |
| Gartner | CIO Executive program | €89,198.00 |
| Bearing Point | Consultancy and External Services and Support for Business Case Analysis regarding Debt Management 2013 | €135,515.00 |
| Best Practice Group | Readiness Assessment Consultancy and External Services and Support for External Service Delivery 2013 | €4,300.00 |
| PWC | Consultancy, Professional administrative advice and External Services and Support for outsourcing document 2013 | €6,457.50 |
| PWC | Consultancy and Expert External Support for implementation of Public Service Reform initiatives | €92,250.00 |
| Accenture | Consultancy and External Services and Support for Civil Service Human Resource and Pensions Shared Services: Project Implementation Partner | €2,245,165.00 |
| Deloitte | Consultancy and External Services and Support for the Civil Service Payroll Shared Services Project | €180,587.37 |
| Core International | Technology Consultancy and External Services and Support (including developmental work) for the Civil Service Payroll Shared Services Project | €220,884.63 |
| Ernst & Young | Consultancy and External Services and Support for the Civil Service Learning & Development Project: Provision of a Baselining Report L&D Functions of Selected Public Service Bodies and the undertaking of a Feasibility Study into their provision on a Shared Services Basis | €84,374.31 |
| Deloitte | Consultancy and External Services and Support for the Civil Service Banking and Financial Management Shared Services Project | €226,552.93 |
| Astec Global | Consultancy and External Services and Support for the Civil Service Financial Management Shared Services Project: Project Management Services | €63,226.38 |
| Transparency International Ireland | Funding of €25,735.25 was provided to Transparency International Ireland in 2013 following a competitive tender process to support a public consultation with civil society and the preparation of a report of their recommendations and proposals for potential inclusion in Ireland's Open Government Partnership National Action Plan. | €25,735.25 |
| Kieran McGovern | Independent Mediation for the Civil Service grievance procedures | €1,397.58 |
| Inge Clissmann | Fee paid in respect of role as Chairperson of the Civil Service Disciplinary Board | €6,616.17 |
| BA & Associates | Executive coaching | €5,355.00 |
| Cathy Buffini | Executive coaching | €3,330.00 |
| People Resources | Executive coaching | €7,457.00 |
| The Performance Partnership | Executive coaching | €2,405.00 |
| Step Performance | Executive coaching | €3,960.00 |
| Seven | Executive coaching | €9,337.50 |
| The Coaching and Mentoring Partnership | Executive coaching | €7,385.50 |
| Thrive | Executive coaching | €5,853.50 |
| Richard Humphreys* | Legal Advice & Statute Law Reform Director | €108,131.76 |
| Ciara Kennedy* | Statute Law Reform Programme Manager | €34,884.00 |
| Total | €4,351,883.09 |
*Payments are inclusive of VAT where applicable.
Office of Public Works*
Consultancy Fees
2013
| Company Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| Darcy Lynch Partners | €5,658.00 |
| Brooker Consulting Management Consultants | €7,656.75 |
| Total | €13,314.75 |
*In addition, in 2013 the Office of Public Works engaged Concerto Partners LLP to undertake a Capacity & Capability Review of the Estate Portfolio Management function of the Office (excluding Heritage Services). No payments have been made to date in respect of this Review, as the report has not yet been completed.
In the course of its normal business activity, the Office of Public Works engages technical consultants on many of its projects, primarily architectural and engineering. The costs of these consultants would be included in the overall project costs and are not included here.
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