Written answers
Thursday, 3 July 2014
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Consultancy Contracts Data
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [28837/14]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below:
2011: March- December
Consultant | Title of Report | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stiofán Nutty | Report on the Development of Ireland's Organic Industry and Establishment of An Irish Organic Trade Board | Mar-11 | 08-Sep-11 | 29,040 |
| University College Dublin | EU School Fruit Scheme/Food Dude Programme in Ireland – A review of evaluations completed to date - Commission Regulation 288 of 2009 | Sep-11 | 06-Feb-12 | 6,388 |
Consultant | Title of Report | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Payments € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JSFO) 2010 | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire - completed May 2011, | |||
| Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2010 | Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2011, published in 2010 Woodflow January 2011 | |||
| Market Report for Ireland for the Timber Committee 2010 | UNECE report completed Sept 2011 | |||
| Drima Marketing Ltd | Mar-11 | 12,792 | ||
| Rockwell Automation | Hazard and Operability Study | Nov-11 | 13-Dec-11 | 3,740 |
Consultant | Title of Report | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Payments € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JSFO) 2010 | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire - completed May 2011, | |||
| Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2010 | Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2011, published in 2010 Woodflow January 2011 | |||
| Market Report for Ireland for the Timber Committee 2010 | UNECE report completed Sept 2011 | |||
| Drima Marketing Ltd | Mar-11 | 12,792 | ||
| Rockwell Automation | Hazard and Operability Study | Nov-11 | 13-Dec-11 | 3,740 |
Consultant | Title of Report | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Payments € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Riordan, Research Economist | The Net Contribution of the Agri-Food Sector to the Inflow of Funds into Ireland: a New Estimate | 03-Mar-11 | 23-Jul-12 | 6,000 |
| Accenture | An analysis of an internal review of procurement. | 23-May-11 | 20-Sep-11 | Work done on a pro-bono basis |
| Accenture | An examination of the opportunities and capacity for further shared services between the Department and its non-commercial state agencies. | 23-May-11 | 20-Sep-11 | Work done on a pro-bono basis |
| Accenture | A review of the Department’s role in regulating meat plants | 23-May-11 | 20-Sep-11 | Work done on a pro-bono basis |
| KPMG | An examination of the administration of the Single Payment Scheme. | 04-Jul-11 | 13-Oct-11 | Work done on a pro-bono basis |
| Fitzmaurice Tingle Ltd. | Refrigeration Consultancy on 6 Fishery Harbour Centre Sites | 14-Oct-11 | 08-Nov-11 | 3,505 |
| Brian Scott, 28 Portlock Gardens, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 2QY, UK | Port Security Assessment- Castleownbere Fishery Harbour Centre | 29-Sep-11 | Nov-11 | 4,680 |
Consultant | Title of Report | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Payments € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deloitte Ireland | To examine recommendations of the Report of the Review Group on State Assets and Liabilities as applicable to be this Department to value the assets referred to and to make a series of recommendations | Commissioned centrally end June/July 2011 | Not applicable | Work done on a pro-bono basis |
| Michael Dowling | Beef 2020 Activation Group: Growing the Beef Sector | Feb-11 | Mar-14 | 13,000 |
| Briggs Environmental Services | Oil Spill Contingency Plans | May-07 | Updated on regular basis | 4,424 |
| Deloitte Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – Annual Accounts Certification | 2010 | Not for publication – Report is a requirement of EU legislation | 509,830 |
| ESPION | Independent assessments of the Department's IT security measures and security review of the Department's infrastructure | IT security measures - quarterly IT infrastructure security review - bi-annual | Not for external publication Required for EU accreditation purposes | 11,306 |
2012: January- December
Consultant | Title of Report | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
€ | ||||
| Drima Marketing Ltd | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JSFO) 2011 | Mar-12 | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire - completed May 2012, | 12,792 |
| Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2011 | Joint Wood Energy Enquiry report published in 3 July 2012 | |||
| Market Report for Ireland for the Timber Committee 2011 | UNECE report completed Sept 2012 | |||
| Indecon | Review of certain aspects of the Irish Horse Racing Industry | 01-Mar-12 | 20-Jul-12 | 59,225 |
| Philip Farrelly & Co. Ltd | Food Harvest 2020 – Environmental Analysis Report | 12-Apr-12 | Jan-14 | 233,848 |
| CMG Crime Management Ltd | ISPS Port Security Plan Castletownbere | 25-May-12 | Jun-12 | 3,198 |
| Team BDS | Lean Review of the Meat Inspection Service | 10-Oct-12 | Delivered September 2013 | 98,597 |
Consultant | Title of Report | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Payments € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deloitte Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – Annual Accounts Certification | 2010 | Not for publication – Report is a requirement of EU legislation | 514,169 |
| Compass Informatics Ltd. | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine - GIS Review 2012/2013 | 11-Oct-12 | Not for publication (For internal Departmental information) | 23,419 |
| ESPION | Independent assessments of the Department's IT security measures and security review of the Department's infrastructure | IT security measures - quarterly IT infrastructure security review - bi-annual | Not for external publication Required for EU accreditation purposes | 32,134 |
2013: January- December
Consultant | Title of Report | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
€ | ||||
| Norfolk Marine | Survey works report to Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre | 13-Mar-13 | Apr-13 | 10,828 |
| Drima Marketing Ltd | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JSFO) 2012 | 13-Feb-13 | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire - completed May 2013, | 11,400 |
| Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2012 | Joint Wood Energy Enquiry report & will be published in 2012 Woodflow (July 2013) | |||
| Market Report for Ireland for the UNECE Timber Committee 2012 | UNECE report expected in October 2013 |
Consultant | Title of Report | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Payments € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indecon | Review of certain matters relating to Bord na gCon | 13-Dec-13 | Jul-14 | 60,885 |
(Due to be paid following completion of the review in 2014) | ||||
| Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants | Ex Ante Evaluation, Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of the 2014 – 2020 Rural Development Programme | 31-Jan-13 | Ongoing | 48,400 |
| Philip Farrelly & Co. Ltd. Unit 5A Fingal Business Park Balbriggan Co. Dublin | Food Harvest 2020 – Environmental Analysis Report | 12-Apr-13 | Jan-14 | 57,403 |
| Brian Scott | Port Facility Review Killybegs | May-13 | Jul-13 | 1,200 |
| Deloitte Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – Annual Accounts Certification | 2010 | Not for publication – Report is a requirement of EU legislation | 468,277 |
| ESPION | Independent assessments of the Department's IT security measures and security review of the Department's infrastructure | IT security measures - quarterly IT infrastructure security review - bi-annual | Not for external publication Required for EU accreditation purposes | 18,825 |
Consultant | Title of Report | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Payments € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTA Monitor Limited | Independent assessments of the Department's IT security measures and security review of the Department's infrastructure | IT security measures - quarterly IT infrastructure security review - bi-annual | Not for external publication Required for EU accreditation purposes | 16,162 |
| Ms Judith Annette | Deer Management Policy Vision Deer Management Policy Vision - Report and recommendations for action from a consultation process in 2013 | 13-Jun-13 | Apr-14 | 2,500 |
| Forest Solutions | NPV and IRR analysis for New afforestation scheme | 27-Nov-13 | 16-Jan-14 | 1,968 |
2014: January- Jun
Consultant | Title of Report | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
€ | ||||
| Drima Marketing Ltd | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JSFO) 2013 | 06-Feb-14 | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire – May 2014 | 11,780 |
| Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2013 | Joint Wood Energy Enquiry report & will be published in 2014 Woodflow (July 2014) | |||
| Market Report for Ireland for the UNECE Forestry and Timber Committee 2013) | UNECE report will be completed in October 2014 | |||
| Crime Management Services Ltd | ISPS Port Security Assessment Castletownbere | 06-Mar-14 | Jun-14 | 4,736 |
| Crime Management Services Ltd | ISPS Port Security Assessment Killybegs | 06-Mar-14 | Jun-14 | 4,736 |
Consultant | Title of Report | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Payments € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSM McClure Waters | Ex Ante Evaluation, Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of the 2014 – 2020 Forestry programme | 10-Mar-14 | Sep-14 | 97,508 |
| NTA Monitor Limited | Independent assessments of the Department's IT security measures and security review of the Department's infrastructure | IT security measures - quarterly IT infrastructure security review - bi-annual | Not for external publication Required for EU accreditation purposes | 7,208 |
| Deloitte Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – Annual Accounts Certification | 2014 | Not for publication – Report is a requirement of EU legislation | 103,095 |
| Forest Solutions | NPV and IRR analysis for New forestry for Fibre scheme | 08-May-14 | 04-Jun-14 | 2,214 |
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