Written answers
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Public Relations Contracts Data
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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196. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his Department's use of external public relations firms since he came into office by year in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43650/15]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department uses external public relations providers having regard to its business needs for specialist communications advice and technical materials assistance. In engaging such providers, the Department is mindful of the need to secure value for money and, accordingly, strives to keep costs to the minimum. The names and business addresses of the providers of public relations services used by my Department and the Offices of my Department and the details of the services supplied by each since 9 March, 2011 to date are as follows:
Providers of Public Relations Services
| Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Barberry Limited trading as Keating & Associates, 19 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2. | To provide NERA with Communications Services (including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports & brochures and assisting with website content). |
| 2012 | Barberry Limited trading as Keating & Associates, 19 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2. | To provide NERA with Communications Services (including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports & brochures and assisting with website content). |
| 2013 | Barberry Limited trading as Keating & Associates, 19 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2. | To provide NERA with Communications Services (including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports & brochures and assisting with website content). |
| 2013 | MRPA Kinman Communications trading as MKC Communications Limited, The Archway,4A Lower Pembroke Street,Dublin 2. | To provide the Department with Press and Media Relations Services for the Irish Presidency of the EU. (This was a once off exercise/expenditure due to Presidency events.) |
| 2014 | Barberry Ltd T/A Keating & Associates 19 Fitzwilliam Place Dublin 2 | To provide NERA with Communications Services (including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports & brochures). |
| 2015 | Atomic Advertising Ltd 15A Bishop Street Dublin 8 | To provide brand development work for the launch of the Low Pay Commission |
| 2015 | Jays Printing Unit 7 Abbey Business Park Grange Drive Baldoyle Industrial Estate Dublin 13 | To provide roll-up banners for the launch of the Low Pay Commission |
| 2015 | Jays Printing Unit 7 Abbey Business Park Grange Drive Baldoyle Industrial Estate Dublin 13 | To provide a rigid sign for the launch of the CSR Hub website |
| 2015 | Atomic Advertising Ltd 15A Bishop Street Dublin 8 | To provide the Department with a one year advertising campaign, radio and digital, to raise awareness of a range of Government provided enterprise supports |
| 2015 | Atomic Advertising Ltd 15A Bishop Street Dublin 8 | To create a dual language logo for the Low Pay Commission |
| 2015 | Barberry Ltd T/A Keating & Associates 19 Fitzwilliam Place Dublin 2 | To provide NERA (and from 1 October 2015, the Workplace Relations Commission) with Communications Services (including PR; Media Monitoring; advising on the design, content and production of reports & brochures). |
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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197. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reports he commissioned from external consultants since March 2011, by year, title, cost, date published and company in tabular form. [43666/15]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The names of external reports commissioned by my Department and Offices of my Department, details of consultants employed and the expenditure on each for the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 is as set out below.The data in respect of 2014 includes the research and analysis programme, which was undertaken by Forfás up to the date of its integration into my Department in August 2014, and for which my Department held the 2014 budget. The Forfás element of work in 2014 - which historically had its own budget line - represented close to 80% of the 2014 costs outlined in the following table. This research and analysis has subsequently been carried out in the Strategic Policy Division in my Department.
1 January– 2 December 2015
| Name of external Consultant/Organisation | Report Title | Status - Date Published/Ongoing | Cost of Report** - € |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Limerick | Study on the prevalence of zero hour and low hour contracts and their impact on employees | Published 3 November 2015 | 96,670.00 |
| Planet 21 Communications Ltd. | Strategic Review of Network | Internal ICT network assessment – not for publication | 9,932.25 |
| Ward Solutions | ICT security review | Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication | 43,572.75 |
| Version 1 Software | Oracle eBusiness Suite Release 12 Upgrade Assessment | Internal ICT system assessment – not for publication | 8,079.92 |
| Copenhagen Economics | TTIP Impact in Ireland | Published on 27 March 2015 | 84,896.04 |
| Insight Statistical Consulting | Annual Business Survey of Economic Impact (ABSEI) 2014 - Strategic Policy Division | Ongoing | 13,699.13 |
| Technopolis | Enterprise demand survey and analysis for report on Strengthening Ireland’s Market-Focussed Research Centre Capacity - Strategic Policy Division | Technical input to development of successor to SSTI - Complete | 30,750.00 |
| Mazars LLP | Not in public domain. | This report forms part of the evidence in a criminal prosecution by the DPP and will be detailed in court when the case is heard. | 177,545.80 |
| Mason Hayes Curran | Tables of Destinations and Origins to Companies Act 2014 | 15 June 2015 | 123,000.00 |
| Crowley’s DFK | Audit of funds transfer as part of Forfás restructuring | Operational report not for publication | 7,000.00 |
| Capita Business Services Ltd | Review of allegations against Enterprise Ireland | Not for publication based on legal advice received | 9,809.25 |
January – December 2014
| Name of external Consultant/Organisation | Report Title | Status - Date Published/Ongoing | Cost of Report** - € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technopolis | Ireland’s Future Infrastructure Needs | Published 8th December 2015 | 47,203.17 |
| Ward Solutions | ICT security reviews | Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication | 35,178.00 |
| Rits | Mobile Device Policy Assessment | Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication | 2,236.00 |
| Version 1 | Oracle eBusiness Suite R12 Upgrade Assessment | Internal ICT assessment – not for publication | 4,174.13 |
| Copenhagen Economics | TTIP Impact in Ireland | Ongoing (expected publication in early 2015) | 167,788.00 |
| Clarion Consulting Limited | Employment Permits Administration Section Business Process Improvement Project Report | Completed | 52,275.00 |
| CIRCA Group Europe Limited | Review of Ireland’s membership of international research organisations | Completed | 61,131.00 |
| CM International | Assessment of Public Funded RD&I Supports for Innovation in Services and Business Processes - Strategic Policy Division | Input to Forfás report on Services Innovation published April 2014 | 6,000.00 |
| Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government | Ireland’s Competitiveness Scorecard 2014 - Strategic Policy Division | Input on economic complexity to competitiveness analysis. | 2,600.00 |
| Insight Statistical Consulting/Fitzpatrick Associates | Evaluation of IDA Training Grants - Strategic Policy Division | Input to programme of evaluations - publication Q1 2015 | 19,188.00 |
| DCU/Fitzsimons Consulting | Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2014 (GEM) – Strategic Policy Division | Ongoing - GEM 2014 report will be published | 20,000.00 |
| Insight Statistical Consulting | Annual Employment Survey 2014 (AES) - Strategic Policy Division | Published | 5,882.60 |
| Indecon Economic Consultants | Analysis of direct & indirect economic impacts on an export-led growth enterprise policy - Strategic Policy Division | Complete – input to Enterprise 2025 | 14,482.00 |
| IDC | Harnessing Big Data for innovation led growth: an assessment of Ireland's progress and further policy requirements - Strategic Policy Division | Complete – publication Q2 2015 | 56,690.00 |
| CM International | Optimising Policy Intervention to Strengthen the Impacts of Enterprise RD&I in Ireland – Strategic Policy Division | Complete – input to development of successor to SSTI analysis Publish 8th December 2015 | 36,469.00 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates | Econometric analysis of effectiveness & impacts of agency supports – Strategic Policy Division | Input to DJEI Evaluations of agency programmes – Complete. Publication Q2 2015 | 14,391.00 |
| Insight Statistical Consulting | Annual Business Survey of Economic Impact (ABSEI) 2013 and 2014 - Strategic Policy Division | Ongoing | 44,034.00 |
| PWC | Role of Intellectual Property – Strategic Policy Division | Input to competitiveness analysis | 15,612.00 |
| PWC | Review of Insurance Costs – Strategic Policy Division | Input to Costs of Doing Business 2015 and published 2015 | 34,440.00 |
| PWC | Review of Public Procurement – Strategic Policy Division | Input to competitiveness analysis | 28,911.00 |
| Technopolis | Strengthening Ireland’s Market-Focussed Research Centre Capacity – Strategic Policy Division | Complete – input to development of successor to SSTI analysis | 84,255.00 |
| Tom Martin & Associates | Higher Education Engagement by EGFSN – Strategic Policy Division | Ongoing | 11,931.00 |
| AECOM | Assessing the Demand for Skills in the Freight Transport, Distribution and Logistics Sector in Ireland over the period 2014-2020 - Strategic Policy Division | Input to EGFSN review - publication Q1 2015 | 78,702.00 National training fund contribution €60,601 |
| DKM RPS | Water Services & Environmental waste Issues & Priorities for Enterprise – Strategic Policy Division | Ongoing - input to Forfás/DJEI submissions to regulator and competitiveness reports | 50.353.00 |
| Technopolis | A Mapping of Smart Ageing activity in Ireland and an assessment of the potential smart ageing opportunity areas – Strategic Policy Division | Input to DJEI analysis – published Q2 2015 | 89,605.00 |
| Cambridge IP | An Analysis of Intellectual Property Activity in Ireland based on the existing data Phase 1 – Strategic Policy Division | Input to DJEI analysis - publication Q1 2015 | 40,966.38 |
| Technopolis | A Study on enhancing the Intellectual Property activities in the firm base in Ireland – Strategic Policy Division | Input to DJEI analysis – publication Q2 2015 | 49,138.00 |
| E&Y | Analysis of Sectorial Ecosystems - Input to Enterprise Policy 2025 – Strategic Policy Division | Complete – input to Enterprise 2025 | 61,461.00 |
| RSM McClure Watters | Study of the Current and Future skills requirements of the Marine/Maritime Economy to 2020 - Strategic Policy Division | Input to EGFSN review - publication Q1 2015 | 82,502.25 |
| Indecon Economic Consultants | Hospitality Sector - Hotels, Tourism & Catering – Strategic Policy Division | Ongoing Input to EGFSN Review | 78,289.50 (39,145.00 paid in 2014, balance payable 2015) National Training Fund Contribution €60,282.92 |
January – December 2013
| Name of external Consultant/Organisation | Report Title | Status - Completed/Ongoing | Cost of Report** - € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Solutions | ICT security reviews | Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication | 24,627.00 |
| HM Ventures | Innovative pathways to jobs and growth – Entrepreneurship, Access to Finance and Internationalisation of SMEs | Published | 7,500.00 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates | Export Licensing Administration Process Review | Complete | 47,417.00 |
| Tom Martin & Associates/TMA | Youth Unemployment A review of wage costs and other factors which may affect the employment of young people in Ireland. | Presented to the Troika in line with the terms of the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policy which is a component of the Memorandum of Understanding, September 2013, as part of which the Irish Government undertook to present a report in December 2013. | 5,547.30 |
| Janet Hughes | Labour Court Review of Joint labour Committees | Published | 17,835.00 |
| RSM McClure Watters | The evaluation of the Workplace Relations Pilot Early Resolution Service | Published | 35,498.00 |
| First Choice Financial Services Ltd and AJS Financial Advice Ltd | Credit Guarantee Scheme “Findings and Recommendations” | Published | 24,600.00 |
January – December 2012
| Name of external Consultant/Organisation | Report Title | Status - Completed/Ongoing | Cost of Report** - € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Solutions | Security reviews of ICT systems | Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication | 39,095.00 |
| Version 1 | ICT systems review – Patents Office Ptolemy System | Internal technology review – not for publication | 29,667.00 |
| Achilles Procurement Services Ltd. | Recommended Procurement Strategy for a Customer Relationship Management System (CRMS) from the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court | Published | 2,560.00 |
| Deloitte | Feasibility Study: Making Ireland an International Centre for Intellectual Property | Ongoing | 102,872.62 |
| Name of external Consultant/Organisation | Report Title | Status - Completed/Ongoing | Cost of Report** - € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rits | IT Security assessment of new hosting site in Revenue Hosting Centre | Internal ICT security assessment – not for publication | 7,093.00 |
| Maxima Ireland | Computer Server Virtualisation Strategy Review | Internal technology review – not for publication | 8,276.00 |
| UCD (Dr Frank Walsh) | Review of ERO and REA Wage Setting Mechanisms | Published May 2011 | 15,000.00 |
| Greater Heights Ltd | Learning Need Analysis (NERA Staff) | Published | 15,645.00 |
| Capital for Enterprise Ltd. | Design of Temporary Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme | Published | 59,565.00 |
| Ward Solutions | ICT security review | Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication | 43,572.75 |
| Version 1 Software | Oracle eBusiness Suite Release 12 Upgrade Assessment | Internal ICT security assessments – not for publication | 8,079.92 |
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