Written answers
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Consultancy Contracts Data
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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653. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of pro bono work provided by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past twenty four months to his Department; which of those firms have also been awarded State contracts by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4600/14]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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No legal, accountancy or consulting firms have provided any pro bono work for my Department over the past twenty four months.
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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654. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of the top twenty consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation/cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4613/14]
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 an approach is more cost effective. This can include services such as specialised laboratory services, computer services, legal advice or independent auditing services.
Details of the top twenty consulting firms engaged by this Department for the year 2013 are provided in the table.
| - | Consultant/Consultancy Company | Nature of Work | Expenditure in 2013 € |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deloitte | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – Annual Accounts Certification as required by EU legislation. | 468,277 |
| 2 | Smith Carter - an American specialist Biocontainment Engineering consultancy firm | This company was retained following a procurement process managed by the OPW for the purpose of designing and commissioning the amelioration of the high containment virology CAT 4 facility at the DAFM laboratories at Backweston, Celbridge, Co. Kildare. | 192,646 |
| 3 | Malone O’Regan | Provision of Consultancy Services for The Bull’s Nose & Storm Gate for North Harbour, Cape Clear, Co. Cork | 93,773 |
| 4 | Ove Arup & Partners Ireland | Structural Engineering Consultancy for the East Pier at Howth FHC | 91, 260 |
| 5 | Mazars | Assist in the provision of IT Audit Expertise to the Internal Audit Unit. | 61,500 |
| 6 | RPS | Civil Engineering Consultancy for Environmental Remediation project at Howth FHC | 51,752 |
| 7 | Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants | Ex Ante Evaluation, Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of the 2014 – 2020 Rural Development Programme | 48,400 |
| 8 | 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, compilation of support documentation and data related to the CITES convention | 34,668 |
| 9 | WYG Engineering (NI) Ltd | Electrical Engineering Consultancy for Howth FHC | 26,826 |
| 10 | Malachy Walsh & Partners | Consultancy services for An Daingean FHC Marina Pontoons Replacement and Smart Water Metering | 23,236 |
| 11 | Espion | Quarterly independent assessments of the Department’s IT security measures and Biannual independent security review of the Department's IT infrastructure as required for EU accreditation purposes, and independent web facing application testing. | 18,825 |
| 12 | NTA Monitor Limited | Quarterly independent assessments of the Department’s IT security measures and Biannual independent security review of the Department's IT infrastructure as required for EU accreditation purposes and independent web facing application testing. | 16,162 |
| 13 | Danish Forestry Extension | Wood Energy advisory service () and production of publications on wood energy | 15,173 |
| 14 | Malachy Walsh & Partners | Consultancy services for Castletownbere FHC New Gangway & Pontoon System | 15,169 |
| 15 | Arup | Provision of Consultancy Services for the Proposed Maintenance Dredging of Contaminated Sediment at Dunmore East FHC, Co. Waterford. | 13,284 |
| 16 | Mott MacDonald Group | Sewer Data Gathering and local Sewer Design at Dunmore FHC, Co. Waterford | 12,453 |
| 17 | Henry Phillips, Forestry Consultant | Professional advice and analysis in relation to the national forest policy review, forest management planning systems and forecasting, and forest valuation | 11,980 |
| 18 | Norfolk Marine Ltd. | Survey works report to Killybegs FHC | 10,828 |
| 19 | Jennings O’Donovan | Structural Engineering Consultancy for Safety Mooring at Killybegs FHC and Traffic Management Consultancy for Killybegs FHC | 9,723 |
| 20 | CST group | Traffic Management Consultancy for Howth FHC and Structural Engineering Consultancy for Killybegs FHC | 9,474 |
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