Written answers
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Department of Finance
Consultancy Contracts Data
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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100. To ask the Minister for Finance 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. [49259/14]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below:
| Company | External Consultant Report | Cost | Year | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indecon | Cost benefit analysis of Irish Agri-taxation measures and international benchmark against other Agri-taxation incentives | €103,689.00 | 2014 | Published - October 2014 |
| Seamus Coffey | Effective rates of corporation tax in Ireland | €4,900.00 | 2014 | Published - April 2014 |
| ESRI | Importance of tax policy in the location choices of multinationals | €30,750.00 | 2014 | Published - October 2014 |
| ESRI | Research Programme on funding for Small, Medium Enterprises | €122,833.96 | 2014 | Published - October 2014 |
| Ernst & Young | The historical development and international context of the Irish corporate tax system | €6,150.00 | 2014 | Published - October 2014 |
| IBFD | Spillover analysis of the effects of the Irish tax system on the economies of developing countries. | €91,328 (estimate) | 2014 | Ongoing - publication due early 2015 |
| Red C Research & Marketing Limited | SME Lending Survey April-October 2014 | €58,978.50 | 2014 | Published - November 2014** |
| Red C Research & Marketing Limited | SME Lending Survey October-March 2014 | €58,978.50 | 2014 | Published - June 2014** |
| MKF Property Services | Review of existing facilities management processes | €28,720.50 | 2014 | Published - June 2014 |
| PMCA Economic Consulting | Assistance and Analysis in the Preparation of the Medium-Term Economic Strategy 2014-2020 | €49,043.00 | 2013 | Final report submitted to the Department of Finance on 6 December 2013. It was not published because it was commissioned to provide evidence-based economic analysis as an input to the MTES. This analysis is reflected in the text of the MTES. |
| Crowe Horwath | Report to Department in respect of a survey of R&D Active Companies 2013 | €36,850.80 | 2013 | Published |
| Indecon | Ex ante cost benefit analysis of proposed Living City Initiative | €28,290.00 | 2013 | Published |
| Red C Research & Marketing Limited | SME Lending Survey October-March 2013 | €59,593.50 | 2013 | Published** |
| Red C Research & Marketing Limited | SME Lending Survey April-September 2013 | €58,978.50 | 2013 | Published** |
| Mercer (Ireland) Limited | Remuneration Review of Covered Institutions | €146,370.00 | 2013 | Published |
| Delotte & Touche | External Review of the Compilation of General Government Debt Statistics | € 61,553.00 | 2012 | Published |
| BDO and Amarach | (a)Survey of audio-visual producers (b) Review on international review of audio-visual state supports | €64,575.00 | 2012 | Published |
| Grant Thornton | Assessment of Credit Review Office | €31,807.80 | 2012 | Published |
| Mazars | SME Lending Survey October-March 2012 | €60,885.00 | 2012 | Published** |
| Mazars | SME Lending Survey April-September 2011 | €52,453.50 | 2011 | Published** |
| Red C Research & Marketing Limited | SME Lending Survey April-September 2012 | €61,438.50 | 2012 | Published** |
| Charles River Associates | Acquisition by AIB of EBS Building Society | €50,000.00 | 2011 | Published |
**Reimbursed by AIB & Bank of Ireland
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