Written answers
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Expenditure
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the annual saving to the Exchequer from a 20% reduction in all professional fees paid by his Department, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT-related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; the company name and the amount invoiced in each case between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. [30071/14]
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in a tabular form a list of all professional fees paid by his Department, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT-related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; and the company name and amount invoiced in each case between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. [30086/14]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 and 137 together.
In response to the Deputy's question the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 20% reduction to all professional fees in my Department would amount to €1,324,450.33. The following table outlines the total amount spent by my Department on professional fees between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014.
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Professional Fees From 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014
| Company Name | Details | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Davy Corporate Finance | Financial and commercial advice regarding the competition for the next National Lottery licence | €1,136,212.50 |
| Frank O'Brien | Payment of fees as nominee of the Minister for Finance to the Trust of the Eircom No. 2 Pension Fund | €7,200.00 |
| Ann Clarke | Advisory Services (Social Impact Bonds) | €14,106.17 |
| Social Finance Ltd | Consultancy (Social Impact Bonds) | €26,187.31 |
| Peter Smyth Management Consultancy | Provision of Expert Assistance in the establishment of the Office of Government Procurement | €253,134.00 |
| Europus | Translation Service | €477.47 |
| Deloitte & Touche | Consultancy Services Business Process Workshop (including materials) | €25,512.66 |
| Snasta | Translation Services | €41.92 |
| Peter Bacon & Associates | Legal Services | €69,680.00 |
| RATE Information Services | Consultancy Market Reports | €1,980.00 |
| Schneider Electric | Energy Market Advisors | €311,193.69 |
| Papernet | Paper Advisory Service | €13,645.00 |
| Iterate Limited | Website Re-Development | €18,210.15 |
| Clardex Systems Ltd t/a Mongey Communications | IT Technician fees for external event | €313.65 |
| Equita Consulting | IT Advice | €29,520.00 |
| Gartner | CIO Executive program & Technical professionals advisor | €138,398.00 |
| Bearing Point | Software Development | €429.27 |
| National Council for the Blind | Accessibility work on forms | €1,020.00 |
| Oxford Consulting | Software Installation | €3,161.68 |
| Storm Technology | Sharepoint Development | €47,844.54 |
| Ergo | Software Development | €31,533.51 |
| Deloitte & Touche | Expert external support for the implementation of Public Service Reform initiatives 2012/2013 | €37,637.35 |
| Bearing Point | Business Case Analysis for Debt Management 2013 | €135,515.00 |
| Best Practice Group | Readiness Assessment Consultancy for External Service Delivery 2013 | €24,300.00 |
| PWC | Professional administrative advice for outsourcing document 2013 | €6,457.50 |
| PWC | Expert external support for implementation of Public Service Reform initiatives 2013/2014 | €110,700.00 |
| Accenture | Civil Service Human Resource and Pensions Shared Services: Project Implementation Partner | €1,413,431.92 |
| Bearing Point | Civil Service Human Resource and Pensions Shared Services: IT Infrastructure | €1,372,498.43 |
| Harvey Nash | Civil Service Human Resource and Pensions Shared Services: IT Infrastructure | €138,741.00 |
| Brightwater | Civil Service Human Resource and Pensions Shared Services: IT Infrastructure | €153,846.78 |
| Storm Technology | Civil Service Human Resource and Pensions Shared Services: IT Infrastructure | €20,366.33 |
| IPAG (Ireland) Ltd | Civil Service Human Resource and Pensions Shared Services: IT Infrastructure | €4,892.50 |
| Equita Consulting | Civil Service Human Resource and Pensions Shared Services | €14,243.66 |
| Core International | Civil Service Payroll Shared Services Project: Technology Consultancy Services (including developmental work) | €220,884.63 |
| Ernst & Young | Civil Service Learning & Development Project: Provision of a Baselining Report L&D Functions of Selected Public Service Bodies and the undertaking of a Feasibility Study into their provision on a Shared Services Basis | €76,383.77 |
| Deloitte & Touche | Civil Service Banking and Financial Management Shared Services Project: Consultancy Services | €226,552.93 |
| Astec Global | Civil Service Financial Management Shared Services Project: Project Management Services | €104,596.78 |
| Deloitte & Touche | Civil Service Banking and Financial Management Shared Services Project: Consultancy Services | €119,078.37 |
| Resolve Consulting | Civil Service Financial Management Shared Services Project: Business Process and Application Support Services | €18,385.50 |
| Rocela | Civil Service Financial Management Shared Services Project: Expert Professional Advice on Licensing and Licensing Optimisation | €31,200.00 |
| Transparency International Ireland | 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. | €25,735.25 |
| Insight Centre for Data Analytics, NUI Galway | Following a competitive tender process, Insight NUI Galway was engaged to provide technical support and advice to the Department in the initial phase of the Open Data project. The outputs include the following: · Best Practice Handbook · Data Audit Report · Roadmap for Open Data · Evaluation Framework · Open Data Publication Handbook · Open data portal (alpha website) | €19,188.00 |
| Kieran McGovern | Independent Mediation for the civil service grievance procedures | €1,397.58 |
| Joe McDermott | Independent Mediation for the civil service grievance procedures | €875.36 |
| Inge Clissmann | Fee paid in respect of role as Chairperson of the Civil Service Disciplinary Board (12 cases). | €8,510.70 |
| Third Eye Resolutions | 360 Questionnaire development | €1,117.48 |
| Fusio | Domain Name renewal | €120.54 |
| Cathy Buffini | Executive coaching | €3,330.00 |
| People Resources | Executive coaching | €10,388.00 |
| The Performance Partnership | Executive coaching | €4,255.00 |
| Step Performance Group | Executive coaching | €6,270.00 |
| Seven | Executive coaching | €10,800.00 |
| Thrive Consulting Ltd | Executive coaching | €8,023.50 |
| Europus | Translation Services | €194.09 |
| Mediavest Ltd | Placement of advertisement/public notice (Observations on Irish Language Scheme) | €344.28 |
| June Duffy & Associates | Executive Coaching | €8,843.50 |
| Dr Michaela Greenwood | 360 Questionnaire Development | €2,500.00 |
| Bryan Andrews | Executive Coaching | €7,650.00 |
| Lisa K. Dunne | Sign language interpreting services | €232.00 |
| Gerry Myers | Clinical Supervision | €160.00 |
| Seven | Coaching | €1,125.00 |
| Mediavest Ltd | Placement of advertisement/public notice (Strengthening Civil Service Accountability and Performance) | €5,357.68 |
| Mediavest Ltd | Placement of advertisement/public notice (Strengthening Civil Service Accountability and Performance) | €1,357.07 |
| Richard Humphreys* | Legal Advice & Statute Law Reform Director | €96,253.65 |
| Ciara Kennedy* | Statute Law Reform Programme Manager | €38,709.00 |
| Total | €6,622,251.65 |
I understand the Office of Public Works will be contacting you directly with their response.
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