Written answers

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Postcode Implementation

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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547. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total cost to date of developing the forthcoming postcode system, Eircode; if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the names of all external consultants engaged in the development of the new system, including amounts paid to each consultant on each individual contract and the dates paid; the further expenditure in respect of same for which a commitment has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44776/14]

Photo of Alex WhiteAlex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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A contract was signed by Capita Business Support Services Ireland Limited in December 2013 to develop and roll out the National Postcode System over a 10 year period. Total spend to date on that contract is €3.22m. Aside from the contract with Capita, the table below includes all consultancy costs from 2010 to date associated with the National Postcode System.

Company Duration of ContractCost (inc VAT)Date Paid
PA Consulting (Project Management Services)Sept 2010 – March 2014€806,454€195,932 10/02/2011

€144,009 01/09/2011

€140,367 29/06/2012

€86,390 21/03/2013

€12,962 24/04/2013

€5,370 26/04/2013

€4,650 09/05/2013

€7,418 26/06/2013

€19,602 26/07/2013

€4,584 18/09/2013

€3,405 27/09/2013

€46,270 08/10/2013

€30,996 29/11/2013

€39,852 05/12/2013

€20,368 13/01/2014

€25,682 17/02/2014

€18,597 06/03/2014
PA Consulting (Technical Advice)April 2014 – Date€135,578€49,568 27/06/2014

€63,468 04/09/2014

€22,542 23/10/2014
Mason, Hayes & Curran (legal advice)2011 – 2014€141,810€51,140 29/11/2011

€11,391 14/12/2011

€18,782 17/02/2012

€6,937 03/04/2012

€20,844 30/11/2012

€20,381 22/08/2014

€3,653 04/09/2014

€3,653 10/10/2014

€5,029 14/11/2014
Other Consultants costs2011 – 2014€44,180€6,050 08/07/2011

€9,840 27/06/2013

€28,290 29/04/2014
Total 2011 – 2014€1,128,022€1,128,022
There is an on-going contract in place with PA consulting up to 1 July 2015 for the provision of technical advice. Expenditure of €135,578 has arisen on that contract to date. Future payments due to arise under the contract amount to €278,071. (inc. VAT).

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