Written answers
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Consultancy Contracts Data
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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230. 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. [49252/14]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below: Many of the reports commissioned are a compulsory element of the Department’s participation in EU funded programmes.
2011: March- December
| Consultant | Title of Report | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| € | |||
| University College Dublin | Evaluation of the EU School Fruit Scheme/Food Dude Programme in Ireland 2011 - Commission Regulation 288 of 2009 | 10-Jan-12 | 4,500 |
| University College Dublin | EU School Fruit Scheme/Food Dude Programme in Ireland – A review of evaluations completed to date - Commission Regulation 288 of 2009 | 06-Feb-12 | 6,388 |
| Drima Marketing Ltd | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JSFO) 2010 | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire - completed May 2011, | 12,792 |
| Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2010 | Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2011, published in 2010 Woodflow January 2012 | ||
| Market Report for Ireland for the Timber Committee 2010 | UNECE report completed Sept 2011 | ||
| Rockwell Automation | Hazard and Operability Study | 13-Dec-11 | 3,740 |
| Brendan Riordan, Research Economist | The Net Contribution of the Agri-Food Sector to the Inflow of Funds into Ireland: a New Estimate | 23-Jul-12 | 6,000 |
| Accenture | An analysis of an internal review of procurement. | 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. | 20-Sep-11 | Work done on a pro-bono basis |
| Accenture | A review of the Department’s role in regulating meat plants | 20-Sep-11 | Work done on a pro-bono basis |
| KPMG | An examination of the administration of the Single Payment Scheme. | 13-Oct-11 | Work done on a pro-bono basis |
| Fitzmaurice Tingle Ltd. | Refrigeration Consultancy on 6 Fishery Harbour Centre Sites | 08-Nov-11 | 3,505 |
| Brian Scott, 28 Portlock Gardens, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 2QY, UK | Port Security Assessment- Castleownbere Fishery Harbour Centre | Nov-11 | 4,680 |
| University College Dublin | EU School Fruit Scheme/Food Dude Programme in Ireland- A review of evaluations completed to date- requirement of EU Commission Regulation 288 0f 2009 | 06-Feb-12 | 6,388 |
| 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 | Not applicable | Work done on a pro-bono basis |
| Michael Dowling | Beef 2020 Activation Group: Growing the Beef Sector | June 2011 – Unpublished | 13,000 |
| Briggs Environmental Services | Oil Spill Contingency Plans | Updated on regular basis | 4,424 |
| Deloitte Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – Annual Accounts Certification | 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 | Not for external publication Required for EU accreditation purposes | 11,306 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates | Interim evaluation of Seafood Development Programme 2007-2013 | 07-Jun-11 | 39,325 |
2012: January- December
| Consultant | Title of Report | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| € | |||
| Drima Marketing Ltd | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JSFO) 2011 | 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 | 20-Jul-12 | 59,225 |
| CMG Crime Management Ltd | ISPS Port Security Plan- Castleownbere Fishery Harbour Centre | Jun-12 | 3,198 |
| Philip Farrelly & Co. Ltd | Food Harvest 2020 – Environmental Analysis Report | Jan-14 | 114,805* |
| Team BDS | Lean Review of the Meat Inspection Service | Report under consideration | 98,597 |
| Deloitte Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – Annual Accounts Certification | 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 | 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 | Not for external publication Required for EU accreditation purposes | 32,134 |
2013: January- December
| Consultant | Title of Report | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| € | |||
| Norfolk Marine | Survey works report to Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre | Apr-13 | 10,828 |
| Drima Marketing Ltd | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JSFO) 2012 | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire - completed May 2013, | 11,400 |
| Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2012 | Joint Wood Energy Enquiry report & published in 2012 Woodflow (July 2013) | ||
| Market Report for Ireland for the UNECE Timber Committee 2012 | UNECE report completed in October 2013 | ||
| Indecon | Review of certain matters relating to Bord na gCon | 12-Jul-14 | 60,885 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants | Ex Ante Evaluation, Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of the 2014 – 2020 Rural Development Programme | Ongoing | 48,400 |
| Philip Farrelly & Co. Ltd. Unit 5A Fingal Business Park Balbriggan Co. Dublin | Food Harvest 2020 – Environmental Analysis Report | Jan-14 | 57,403* |
| Norfolk Marine Ltd | Survey works report to Killybegs FHC | Apr-13 | 10,828 |
| Brian Scott | Port Facility Review Killybegs | Jul-13 | 1,200 |
| Deloitte Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – Annual Accounts Certification | 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 | Not for external publication Required for EU accreditation purposes | 18,825 |
| NTA Monitor Limited | Independent assessments of the Department's IT security measures and security review of the Department's infrastructure | Not for external publication Required for EU accreditation purposes | 16,162 |
| Judith A Annett Countryside Consultancy | Irish Deer Management Policy Vision | Has not been officially published but was circulated to stakeholders | 2,500 |
| Forest Solutions | NPV and IRR analysis for New afforestation scheme | Was not officially published but formed part of the deliberative and consultative process on the new forestry programme | 1,968 |
2014: January- December
| Consultant | Title of Report | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| € | |||
| Crime Management Services Ltd | ISPS Port Security Assessment Castletownbere | Jun-14 | 4,735 |
| Crime Management Services Ltd | ISPS Port Security Assessment Killybegs | Jul-14 | 4,735 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants | Ex Ante Evaluation, Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of the 2014 – 2020 Rural Development Programme | Ongoing | 48,400 |
| Deloitte Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – Annual Accounts Certification | Not for publication – Report is a requirement of EU legislation | 349,603 |
| Philip Farrelly & Co. Ltd. Unit 5A Fingal Business Park Balbriggan Co. Dublin | Food Harvest 2020 – Environmental Analysis Report | Jan-14 | 57,403* |
| NTA Monitor Limited | Independent assessments of the Department's IT security measures and security review of the Department's infrastructure | Not for external publication Required for EU accreditation purposes | 18,382 |
| Drima Marketing Ltd | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JSFO) 2013 | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire – completed and submitted to the EUROSTAT/FAO | 11,780 |
| Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2013 | Joint Wood Energy Enquiry report - completed and published as part of the COFORD Woodflow 2013 | ||
| Market Report for Ireland for the UNECE Timber Committee 2013 | UNECE report - was completed for submission to the UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry | ||
| RSM McClure Watters (Consulting) | Ex Ante Evaluation, Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of the 2014 – 2020 Forestry programme | Published in 2014 as part of the consultative process on the new forestry programme | 97,508 |
| Forest Solutions | NPV and IRR analysis for New forestry for Fibre scheme | Was not offically published but formed part of the deliberative and consultative process on the new forestry programme | 2,214 |
| Forest Solutions | Cost Benefit Analysis - Forest Roads Programme 2014-2020 | Was not officially published but formed part of the deliberative and consultative process on the new forestry programme | 2,952 |
| Freshwater Bivalve Investigations | Site Assessment of the River Lickey | Not published | 5,040 |
| Freshwater Bivalve Investigations | Site Assessment of the River Lickey | Work ongoing | 3,000 ( estimate ) |
| RSM McClure Watters and Poseidon | Ex-ante evaluation, SEA and AA of Seafood Development Programme 2014-2020 | Apr-15 | €16,021 ** |
* Three individual payments under one contract totalling €229,610
** First payment from contract totalling €64,083.
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