Written answers
Thursday, 3 July 2014
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Consultancy Contracts Data
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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96. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form per annum all external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report and the publication date. [28847/14]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The names of external consultant reports commissioned by my Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the name of the external consultant; the title of the report and the publication date are as follows:-
January to end June 2014
Name of external Consultant/Organisation | Report Title | Cost of Report € | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Solutions | ICT security reviews | 26,783 | Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication |
January to December 2013
Name of external Consultant/Organisation | Report Title | Cost of Report € | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Choice Financial Services Ltd and AJS Financial Advice Ltd | Credit Guarantee Scheme “Findings and Recommendations” | 24,600 | To be published shortly |
| Janet Hughes | Labour Court Review of Joint Labour Committees | 17,835 | 1st October 2013 |
| Tom Martin and Associates /TMA | Youth Unemployment A review of wage costs and other factors which may affect the employment of young people in Ireland. | 5,547.30 | Presented to the Troika in line with the terms of the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policy which is a component of the Memorandum of Understanding, September 2013, as part of which the Irish Government undertook to present a report in December 2013. |
| RSM McClure Watters | The evaluation of the Workplace Relations Pilot Early Resolution Service | 35,498 | 27th September 2013 |
| Ward Solutions | ICT security reviews | 24,627 | Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication |
| Copenhagen Economics | Study to Examine the Economic and Other Impactson Ireland of a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and Related Potential Opportunities | 200,000 (excl. VAT and other costs) | To be decided following consideration of the finalised report and its submission to Government, when the report is finalised. |
| HM Ventures | Innovative pathways to jobs and growth – Entrepreneurship, Access to Finance and Internationalisation of SMEs | 7,500 | May 2013 |
January to December 2012
Name of external Consultant/Organisation | Report Title | Cost of Report € | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Solutions | Security reviews of ICT systems | 39,095 | Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication |
| Version 1 | ICT systems review – Patents Office Ptolemy System | 29,667 | Internal technology review – not for publication |
| Fitzpatrick Associates | Comparison of Export Licensing Procedures with selected EU Member States | 47,417 | Under consideration |
| Achilles Procurement Services Ltd. | Recommended Procurement Strategy for a Customer Relationship Management System (CRMS) | 2,560 | July 2012 |
| Deloitte | Feasibility Study: Making Ireland an International Centre for Intellectual Property | 102,872.62 | Ongoing |
March to December 2011
Name of external Consultant/Organisation | Report Title | Cost of Report € | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital for Enterprise Ltd. | Design of Temporary Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme | 59,565 | Internal Report - not for publication |
| UCD Dr. Frank Walsh | Review of ERO and REA Wage Setting Mechanisms | 15,000 | May 2011 |
| Rits | ICT Security | 15,452 | Internal ICT security assessment – not for publication |
| Maxima Ireland | Computer Server Virtualisation Strategy Review | 8,276 | Internal technology review – not for publication |
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