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Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Consultancy Contracts Expenditure

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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213. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will indicate, in tabular form, the total expenditure by her Department on external consultancy advice services, including legal services, in 2011, 2012 and 2013; if this spend is in line with the overall value for money objective of her remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10008/14]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I would like to inform the Deputy that all contracts entered into by my Department must conform to the relevant laws and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines on Public Procurement. It is the policy of my Department to minimise to the greatest extent possible, the use of external consultancy and to ensure that where it is necessary to engage an external consultant, my Department achieves maximum value for money.

I would refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 16 January 2014, which detailed professional services, including consultancy and legal services, for which payments were made since the establishment of my Department on the 2nd of June 2011 and detailing the year in which the payment issued. As per that response, I have taken professional fees to refer to accountable persons from whom Professional Services Withholding Tax has been deducted in respect of professional services provided. The list provided contains a wide range of services provided to the Department which includes but is not limited to legal, consultancy, advisory, capital, advertising and accountancy costs. The list, for example, includes payments related to research, consultation with children, interview board participation, industrial relations mediation, expert evidence, national and international expert participation in groups, investigations and publication. I would further note that in line with the aforementioned policy to minimise external professional costs, IT support for my Department is provided by the Department of Health.

The information which you requested is outlined below in tabular form, excluding VAT. As my Department was established on the 2nd June 2011 information is provided from that date.

Departmental Expenditure

PayeePayee Totals 2011Payee Totals 2012Payee Totals 2013
Ailbhe O'Neill BL-€16,380-
Alan Nolan - -€5,500
Angela O'Connell -€5,750 -
Astrid Frederike Schrader - -€1,520
Behaviour and Attitudes Ltd. -€83,700 -
Bernard Davies€1,952 - -
Brenda A Dooley -€1,038 -
Burtenshaw Kenny Associates€4,990€2,480€3,920
Capita Business Services Ltd. - -€19,350
Carmel Corrigan -€12,600 -
Cnag an Doras€46,886€14,717€56,906
Conal Devine & Associates - -€11,159
CPD Ireland€2,850€4,800€3,275
Deloitte & Touche€6,295€7,365€6,088
Diana L Montemayor -€739 -
Dr Eoin O'Malley - -€4,050
Dr. Claire Hayes -€2,250 -
Eliza Popper - -€1,533
Elliott & Fitzgerald - -€1,000
Elzbieta Maria Jakubek - -€1,565
Francis Kieran BL -€3,000 -
Frontier Engineering Group Ltd - -€6,235
Fusio - -€7,150
HV McELfatrick - -€2,974
Jane Clarke - -€4,800
Janet Hughes - -€1,850
John C Malone -€500€1,600
John Fanning- -€23,750
KDNINE LTD -€18,472 -
Kevin Rafter€4,200
Likongwe & Compny -€1,080 -
Liz Harper€7,417€8,020€4,900
Marko Paunovic - -€1,545
Martin Fischer - -€1,589
Mazars - -€180,907
McGuinness Killen Partnership - -€5,460
MKC Communications -€26,301€5,000
Muse Akgul - -€1,666
Nerijus Miginis - -€1,517
Niall Watters & Associates -€5,996€3,998
Penhouse Design€41,505€73,645€37,180
Prof Ann Sanson -€23,002€3,807
Quality Matters Ltd - -€1,760
Richard Sinnott - -€8,000
Roger Jupp - -€33,600
Ronan Tierney (Internal Audit)-€12,725€52,239
Sandra Roe - -€12,000
Satya Brink -€32,508€15,471
Second Nature TM Ltd€1,502 - -
Shane Murphy SC -€3,000 -
Simona MURSEC -€350€1,565
Sven Retore - -€1,516
The Change Exploratory Ltd -€800 -

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