Written answers

Thursday, 18 December 2014

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Consultancy Contracts Data

Photo of Barry CowenBarry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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169. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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. [49264/14]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In response to the Deputy's question the following table outlines the total amount spent on external consultancy reports commissioned by my Department since its inception in 2011:

Name of External ReportCostsDate or Expected Date of PublicationName of External Consultant
Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement€35,819.80June 2011MKO Partners Ltd
Report on Reasons Behind Voter Behaviour in the Oireachtas Inquiry Referendum 2011€41,043.20January 2012Red C Research and Marketing Ltd.
Options for the next National Lottery licence€615 (including VAT)2 March 2012Davy Corporate Finance
Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement€31,586.4013 June 2012Grant Thornton
Capacity and Capability Review of Central Procurement Function€30,750.006 September 2012Accenture
ICT-MF Executive Assessment€30,750.00November 2012Innovation Value Institute, NUIM
Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement€24,206.403 July 2013Grant Thornton
Debt ManagementFinal Report€110,000 plus VATPublished 24th July 2014BearingPoint
Report of a Consultation with Civil Society Representatives and Citizens on Ireland's Participation in the Open Government Partnership







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. Published on 2 October 2013Transparency International, Ireland
Capacity & Capability Review of the Estate Portfolio function of the Office of Public Works (excluding Heritage Services)€130,000.00 + VATReport has been received by the Office of Public Works and circulated to staff



Concerto Partners LLP
Open Data project:

- Best Practice Handbook

- Data Audit Report

- Roadmap for Open Data

- Evaluation Framework

- Open Data Publication Handbook
€19,188.00July 2014Insight Centre for Data Analytics, NUI Galway
Development of Training & Organisation Development€22,900July 2014

(date is approximate, relates to draft Report)
Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon.

Trinity House, Charleston Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6
Value for Money Report of Dublin Castle's Conference Facilities€4,674.00 Incl Vat.Qtr 3, 2014Newmarket Consulting
Fund Structuring Services Agreement for Social Housing and Energy Efficiency in Ireland€26,766.655 November 2014European Investment Bank
Baseline Report Single Pension Scheme€24,9009 December 2014Mr Seamus O'Dwyer
Comparative Report on European  National Identification Numbers€37,500Publication pending the completion of the work of the PPSN review GroupHans Graux of time.lex CVBA, Brussels, Belgium
In the course of its normal business activity, the Office of Public Works engages technical consultants on many of its projects, primarily architectural and engineering. The costs of these consultants would be included in the overall project costs and are not included here.

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