Written answers
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Public Relations Contracts Data
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reports he commissioned from external consultants since March 2011, by year, title, cost, date published and company in tabular form. [43656/15]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following tables. Some of the reports outlined are mandatory in the context of EU obligations. 2011: March- December
| Company | 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 January 2012 | 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 | 6 February 2012 | 6,388 |
| Drima Marketing Ltd | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JSFO) 2010 Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2010 Market Report for Ireland for the Timber Committee 2010 | Completed May 2011 January 2012 Completed Sept 2011 | 12,792 |
| Rockwell Automation | Hazard and Operability Study | 13 December 2011 | 3,740 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates | Interm Evaluation, of 2007-2013 SDP | 3 June 2011 | 39,325 |
| Brendan Riordan, Research Economist | The Net Contribution of the Agri-Food Sector to the Inflow of Funds into Ireland: a New Estimate | 23 July 2012 | 6,000 |
| Accenture | An analysis of an internal review of procurement. | Not for publication. | 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. | Not for publication. | Work done on a pro-bono basis |
| Accenture | A review of the Department’s role in regulating meat plants | Not for publication. | Work done on a pro-bono basis |
| KPMG | An examination of the administration of the Single Payment Scheme. | 13 October 2011 | Work done on a pro-bono basis |
| Fitzmaurice Tingle Ltd. | Refrigeration Consultancy on 6 Fishery Harbour Centre Sites | Not for external Publication | 3,505 |
| Brian Scott | Port Security Assessment- Castleownbere Fishery Harbour Centre | Not for external Publication | 4,680 |
| 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. For internal Departmental information | Not for publication | Work done on a pro-bono basis |
| Michael Dowling | Beef 2020 Activation Group: Growing the Beef Sector | June 2011 – for input into FH 2020 Committee | 10,000 |
| Stiofan Nutty | Report on the Development of Ireland’s Organic Industry and an Organic and an Irish Organic Trade Board. | For internal Departmental information Not for publication | 29,040 |
| Briggs Environmental Services | Oil Spill Contingency Plans | Not for external Publication | 4,424 |
| Deloitte Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – Annual Accounts Certification. Required by EU Legislation. | Not for publication. | 509,830 |
2012: January- December
| Company | Title of Report | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Costs € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drima Marketing Ltd | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JSFO) 2011 Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2011 Market Report for Ireland for the Timber Committee 2011) | Completed May 2012, 3 July 2012 Completed Sept 2012 | 12,792 |
| Irish Equine Centre | Demographic study on the unwanted horse population in Ireland | March 2012 | 10,000 |
| Indecon | Review of certain aspects of the Irish Horse Racing Industry | 20 July 2012 | 59,225 |
| CMG Crime Management Ltd | ISPS Port Security Plan- Castleownbere Fishery Harbour Centre | Not for external Publication | 3,198 |
| Philip Farrelly & Co. Ltd | Food Harvest 2020 – Environmental Analysis Report | January 2014 | 229,610 |
| Team BDS | Lean Review of the Meat Inspection Service | 16 December 2013 | 98,597 |
| Compass Informatics Ltd | Independent specialist review of all Geographical Information based computer systems in the Department, carried out as part of the effective and efficient administration of the Department’s EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) based payment schemes. | Not for external publication. | 16,254 |
| Deloitte Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – Annual Accounts Certification. Requirement of EU Legislation. | Not for publication | 514,169 |
2013: January- December
| Company | Title of Report | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Costs € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Marine | Survey works report to Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre | Not for external Publication | 10,828 |
| Brian Scott | Port Facility Review, Killybegs | Not for external Publication | 1,200 |
| Drima Marketing Ltd | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JSFO) 2012 Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2012 Market Report for Ireland for the UNECE Timber Committee 2012) | Completed May 2013 July 2013 Completed in October 2013 | 11,400 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants | Ex Ante Evaluation, Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of the 2014 – 2020 Rural Development Programme | July 2015 | 48,401 |
| Judith A Annett Countryside Consultancy | Irish Deer Management Policy Vision | Has not been published, was circulated to stakeholders | 2,500 |
| Forest Solutions | NPV and IRR analysis for New afforestation scheme | Was not specifically published but formed part of the deliberative and consultative process on the new Forestry programme | 1,968 |
| Deloitte Ireland | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Annual Accounts Certification. Requirement of EU legislation | Not for publication | 468,277 |
2014: January- December
| Company | Title of Report | Date or expected Date of Publication | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indecon | Review of certain matters relating to Bord na gCon | 7 July 2014 | 60,885 |
| Deloitte | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine -Annual Accounts Certification as required by EU legislation | Not for publication | 452,699 |
| RSM McClure Watters | Ex Ante Evaluation, SEA and AA of Seafood Development Programme 2014-2020 | 24 June 2015 | 64,083 |
| NTA Monitor Ltd | Independent assessments of the Department’s IT security measures and security review of the Department’s infrastructure. Required for EU accreditation purposes. | Not for external publication. | 18,382 |
| Drima Marketing Ltd | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JSFO) 2013 Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2013 Market Report for Ireland for the Timber Committee 2013 | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire- completed and submitted to the EUROSTAT/FAO Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2013- published as part of COFORD Woodflow 2013 UNECE report - was completed for submission to the UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest industry. | 11,780 |
| RSM McClure Watters (Consulting) | Ex Ante Evaluation Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of 2014-2020 Forestry | 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 specifically 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 specifically published but formed part of the deliberative and consultative process on the new Forestry programme | 2,952 |
| Freshwater Bivalve Investigations Freshwater Bivalve Investigations | Site Assessment of the River Lickey Site Assessment of the River Lickey | Not for publication Not for publication | 5,040 2,769 |
| Occupational Physiotherapy Solutions | To conduct an ergonomic assessment of tasks in Cork Blood Testing Laboratory. Internal use only. | Not for publication | 1,347 |
| Crime Management Services Ltd | ISPS Port Security Assessment: Castletownbere FHC | Not for external Publication | 4,735 |
| Crime Management Services Ltd | ISPS Port Security Assessment: Killybegs FHC | Not for external Publication | 4,735 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates | RDP 2014-2020 Ex Ante. Evaluation Strategic Environmental Assessment & Appropriate Assessment | 2015 | 48,401 |
2015: January- to Date
| Company | Title of Report | Date or expected Date of Publication | Cost € To date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Farrelly & Co | Agri-Food Strategy 2025. Environmental Analysis Report (Provisional Title) | December2015 | 89,790 |
| Deloitte | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine -Annual Accounts Certification as required by EU legislation | Not for publication | 137,111 |
| BDO | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine -Annual Accounts Certification. | Not for publication. Report is a requirement of EU Legislation. | 179,035 |
| NTA Monitor Ltd | Independent assessments of the Department’s IT security measures and security review of the Department’s infrastructure. Required for EU accreditation purposes | Not for external publication. | 16,279 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates | RDP 2014-2020 Ex Ante. Evaluation Strategic Environmental Assessment & Appropriate Assessment | July 2015 | 50,130 |
| Drima Marketing Ltd | Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JSFO) 2014 Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2014 Market Report for Ireland for the Timber Committee 2013 | Completed May 2015 Joint Wood Energy Enquiry (JWEE) 2014- published as part of COFORD Woodflow note. Completed Sept/Oct 2015 | 12,398 |
| Bearing Point | Technical code review of the Animal Health and Welfare System | Q1 2016 Not for external publication. | 216,198 |
| Deloitte | Technical code review of the Integrated Fisheries System | Q1 2016 Not for external publication. | 79,827 |
| NTA Monitor Ltd | Independent assessments of the Department’s IT security measures and security review of the Department’s infrastructure. Required for EU accreditation purposes | Not for external publication. | 35,611 |
| Capt. Alan Coghlan | Draft Report on the use of Tugs and Associated Pilotage at Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre | Not for publication | 4,800 |
| CMG Crime Management Ltd | ISPS Port Security Plan: Killybegs FHC | Not for external Publication | 4,245 |
| CMG Crime Management Ltd | Port Security Plan: Killybegs FHC | Not for external Publication | 4,362 |
| Martin Heraghty | Confidential Report to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Commercial Mushroom Producers (CMP) participation as a Producer Organisation in the Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisation Scheme | 21 September 2015 | 2,000 |
| Dr. Claire Sansford, Independent Plant Health Consultant, York, UK. | Revised assessment of the risk of spread of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus on untreated wood of ash (Fraxinus spp., particularly Fraxinus excelsior). | 4 September 2015 (no immediate plans to publish) | 18,691 |
| McCarthy Keville O’Sullivan | Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) of Freshwater Pearl Mussel Plan for Ireland | 27 May 2016 | 54,710 |
| ADAS UK lTD | An Evaluation of the Green Low –Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) | 2021 | 1,500,000 |
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