Written answers
Tuesday, 16 June 2015
Department of Finance
Consultancy Contracts Data
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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265. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, by year, all external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and publication date. [23697/15]
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 | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESRI | Thepossible role for the tax system in the development of a fully functioning residential property market | €30,686.00 | 2015 | Ongoing - expected to be published October 2015 | - |
| Indecon | Review of marine taxation | Report currently being compiled so no exact cost yet available. €100,000 (approximately). | 2015 | Due to be published later in 2015, most likely in the Autumn | - |
| John Martin | Assessment of special regeneration areas for the Living City Initiative | €2,500.00 | 2015 | Not published. Used as input to the decisions made on the special regeneration areas. The details of these areas were published when the Living City Initiative was launched. | - |
| Antaris Consulting | The provision of a review of the current Health and Safety Arrangements within the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The final objectives are to update the Health and Safety Management Systems within both Departments in order to build on existing Health and Safety culture and practices within both Departments | €13,600.00 | 2015 | Work nearing completion. While the Department of Finance is the client the service is being provided to both the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Sector and Reform | - |
| Red C Research & Marketing Ltd | SME Lending Survey November 2014 - April 2015 | €58,978.50 | 2015 | Published - April 2015** | - |
| 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 multi-nationals | €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 mid 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 |
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