Written answers
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Reports
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the reports-reviews-studies commissioned by him or his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department since 9 March 2011; the date on which they were commissioned; the date on which they were completed; the date on which they were published; the cost of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12436/14]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The following table outlines the total amount spent on reports, reviews and studies commissioned by my Department, and those under my aegis, since its inception in 2011.
| Department of Public Expenditure and Reform - Reports, Reviews and Studies commissioned since 9 March 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report / Review / Study | Costs | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Name of External Consultant |
| Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement | €35,819.80 | 16 May 2011 | June 2011 | MKO Partners Ltd |
| Research on Reasons Behind Voter Behaviour in the Oireachtas Inquiry Referendum 2011 | €41,043.20 | 23 November 2011 | January 2012 | Red C Research and Marketing Ltd. |
| Options for the next National Lottery licence | €615 (including VAT) | 7th February 2012 | N/A (The final Report was completed and submitted to the Department in March 2012) | Davy Corporate Finance |
| Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement | €31,586.40 | 23 March 2012 | 13 June 2012 | Grant Thornton |
| Capacity and Capability Review of Central Procurement Function | €30,750.00 | May 2012 | 6 September 2012 | Accenture |
| ICT-MF Executive Assessment | €30,750.00 | August 2012 | November 2012 | Innovation Value Institute, NUIM |
| Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement | €24,206.40 | 4 February 2013 | 3 July 2013 | Grant Thornton |
| Debt Management Final Report | €110,000 plus VAT | Q2 - 2013 | Awaiting Government Decision | BearingPoint |
| Report of a Consultation with Civil Society Representatives and Citizens on Ireland's Participation in the Open Government Partnership | 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. | 10 June 2013 | Published on 2 October 2013 | Transparency International, Ireland |
| Public Appointments Service Reports, Reviews and Studies commissioned since 9 March 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report / Review / Study | Costs | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Name of External Consultant |
| Asset Management/Risk Management Audit Report | €4,878.72 | May 2011 | 25 October 2011 | Capita Consulting |
| Accounting and Reporting Audit Report | €2,952.00 | May 2011 | 13 March 2012 | Capita Consulting |
| ICT Security Audit Report | €2,656.80 | October 2011 | 13 March 2012 | Capita Consulting |
| Procurement Audit Report | €3,640.80 | March 2012 | 19 September 2012 | Capita Consulting |
| Tax Compliance and Board Members Payments Audit Report | €4,132.80 | December 2012 | 22 May 2013 | Capita Consulting |
| Special EU Programmes Body Reports, Reviews and Studies commissioned since 9 March 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report / Review / Study | Costs | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Name of External Consultant |
| Forensic Audit (INTERREG IIA Project) | £35,216.40 | 22 April 2011 | 15 March 2012 | ASM |
| Stakeholder Survey | £11,262.00 | 3 January 2012 | 01 February 2012 | Millward Brown |
| Mid-Term Evaluation of INTERREG IV | £18,963.00 | 14 January 2013 | 10 October 2013 | McClure Watters |
| Mid-Term Evaluation of PEACE III | £50,693.00 | 5 November 2012 | 1 October 2013 | SJ Cartmin |
| Stakeholder Survey | £11,100.00 | 19 September 2012 | 21 December 2012 | MRNI |
| Technical Review of Energy Project | £4,320.00 | 5 October 2012 | 8 October 2013 | SKM |
| 2014-20 PEACE & INTERREG Programmes Ex-Ante Evaluation and Environmental Assessment | £62,424.00 | 25 January 2013 | Not Complete | McClure Watters |
| Stakeholder Survey | £11,262.00 | 26 November 2013 | 7 February 2014 | Millward Brown |
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