Written answers
Thursday, 28 January 2016
Department of Finance
Departmental Reports
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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92. To ask the Minister for Finance the reports, reviews and studies he commissioned or agencies under the aegis of his Department commissioned since 9 March 2011, by date of commission, by date of completion, by date of publication, by cost in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3705/16]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy's question please see below in tabular form, the reports, reviews and studies commissioned by my Department (table 1), or agencies under the aegis of my Department (table 2) commissioned, since 9 March 2011, by date of commission, by date of completion, by date of publication and by cost.
Table 1 Department of Finance
| Name | External Consultant Report | Cost | Year | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Don Thornhill | Review of Local Property Tax | Nil | 2015 | Published - October 2015 |
| ESRI | Tax breaks and the residential property market | €30,677.43 | 2015 | Published - October 2015 |
| IBFD | Spillover analysis of the effects of the Irish tax system on the economies of developing countries | €94,678.00 | 2015 | Published - October 2015 |
| Indecon | Review of marine taxation | €106,887.00 | 2015 | Published - October 2015 |
| Red C | SME Lending Survey May 2015 - October 2015 | €58,979.00 | 2015 | Published September 2015** |
| 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 | €16,113.00 | 2015 | Not published. Internal Health & Safety report only. 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 |
| 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. |
| ESRI | Spatial Development Patterns - Implications for the Medium Term Economic Strategy (MTES) | €4,624 | 2013 | Not published. Used as input to MTES and analysis is reflected there. |
| 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 |
| Deloitte & 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** |
| Citi | Certain Banking Related Matters | €25,000 | 2014 | Ongoing - Not yet 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 |
Note: This list does not include research outputs under the joint Macroeconomy and Taxation research programme between the Department of Finance and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
Note*: Reimbursed by AIB & Bank of Ireland
Table 2 Bodies under the aegis of the Department of Finance
| Body | Reports, Reviews, Studies | Date of Commission | Date of Completion | Date of Publication | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Appeals Commissioners | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| C&AGs1 | Information will be provided at a later date | ||||
| Central Bank1 | Information will be provided at a later date | ||||
| Credit Reviewer | Internal Audit review of control systems | Oct 2014 | Jan 2015 | n/a | €2,826 ex VAT |
| Credit Union Advisory Committee | Report by the Credit Union Advisory Committee on Credit Union Shared Branching | Nov 2012 | May 2013 | June 2013 | Nil |
| Review of the Implementation of Recommendations in the Commission on Credit Unions Report | 27 November 2015 | To present the Report of those findings including any recommendations to the Minister for Finance by 30 June 2016 | To be published following presenting the report to the Minister for Finance | Nil | |
| Credit Union Restructuring Board (ReBo) | Credit Union Restructuring Board ReBo, Section 43 Review | The Department of Finance carried out this Report at the request of the Minister for Finance to assist in the fulfilment of his obligations under Section 43 of the Credit Union and Co-Operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012 to assess the extent to which ReBo completed the performance of its functions | October 2015 | 21 October 2015 | Nil |
| Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Financial Services Ombudsman Bureau | Cold Case Review | Commissioned March 2015 | Completion Date August 2015 | Date of Publication September 2015 | €20,000 (Vat not applicable) |
| Strategic and Operational Review | August 2015 | December 2015 | TBC | €90,290 Including Vat | |
| Financial Services Ombudsman Council | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Investor Compensation Company Limited | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Irish Bank Resolution Corporation | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Irish Fiscal Advisory Council | August 2011 | January 2012 | January 2012 | 15,750.07 | |
| Independent Review of IFAC, (Jonung, Begg and Tutty) | December 2014 | June 2015 | June 2015 | 13755.62 | |
| National Asset Management Agency | Projected Population Change and Housing Demand: A County Level Analysis - Edgar Morgenroth Published as part of the ESRI Quarterly Economic Commentary Summer 2014 | June 2013 | July 2014 | July 2014 | Papers were prepared by the ESRI as part of a two year research programme jointly funded by NAMA and the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI). NAMA contributed €200,000 towards the research programme |
| Alternative Scenarios for New Household Formation in Ireland David Duffy, David Byrne, John Fitzgerald Published as part of the ESRI Quarterly Economic Commentary Spring 2014 | June 2013 | April 2014 | April 2014 | ||
| The role of credit in the housing market Petra Gerlach-Kristen and Niall McInerney Working paper No.495 Census 2011 Micro-data (Demographic drivers of the housing market) | June 2013 | 23rd December 2014 | 23rd December 2014 | ||
| Household Formation and Tenure Choice David Byrne, David Duffy and John Fitzgerald Published as part of the ESRI Quarterly Economic Commentary Summer 2014 | June 2013 | 7th August 2014 | 7th August 2014 | ||
| A Review of Housing Supply Policies - Ciara Morley, David Duffy and Kieran McQuinn | July 2014 | December 18th 2015 | December 18th 2015 | ||
| Housing and Ireland's Older Population Alan Barrett, Elish Kelly and Kieran McQuinn | July 2014 | Not yet Finalised | Not Yet Published | ||
| From Planning to Completion: A County Level Analysis of Housing Supply - Edgar Morgenroth | July 2014 | Not Yet Finalised | Not Yet Published | ||
| Supply response in a turbulent market: A micro-level analysis of the Irish residential construction sector - Ciara Morley, David Duffy and Kieran | July 2014 | Not Yet Finalised | Not Yet Published | ||
| National Treasury Management Agency (The Board) 2 | Report on Pay Disclosures Practices in Ireland | January 2013 | April 2013 | N/a | €10,031 |
| Report on Employee Notice Periods and Post-Termination of Employment Obligations | February 2013 | March 2013 | N/a | €18,450 | |
| Economic Framework for Ireland Strategic Investment Fund | September 2013 | February 2014 | N/a | €133,578 | |
| High Level Review of NTMA Management and Organisational Structure | November 2013 | January 2014 | N/a | €243,540 | |
| NTMA Finance Function Review | December 2013 | February 2014 | N/a | €43,050 | |
| NTMA IT Function Review | December 2013 | February 2014 | N/a | €43,050 | |
| Benchmarking Methodologies for National Debt | February 2014 | July 2014 | N/a | €3000 | |
| Best Practice Corporate Governance Practices from a Shareholder Perspective | February 2015 | November 2015 | N/a | €19,680 | |
| SCA Resource Review | June 2015 | December 2015 | N/a | €86,063 | |
| Caps on Indemnity for Private Practice Consultants. | June 2015 | December 2015 | N/a | €47,355 | |
| Caps on Indemnity for Private Practice Consultants. | October 2015 | December 2015 | N/a | €10,626 | |
| Office of the Revenue Commissioners | Cigarette Survey 2011* | September 2011 | June 2012 | September 2012 | €28,105 (inc VAT) |
| Cigarette Survey 2012* | September 2012 | April 2013 | November 2013 | €28,105 (inc VAT) | |
| Cigarette Survey 2013* | October 2013 | April 2014 | September 2014 | €28,105 (inc VAT) | |
| Roll Your Own Tobacco Survey 2013 | November 2013 | April 2014 | September 2014 | €22,996 (inc VAT) | |
| Cigarette Survey 2014* | October 2014 | March 2014 | August 2015 | €28,105 (inc VAT) | |
| Roll Your Own Tobacco Survey 2014 | October 2014 | March 2014 | August 2015 | €22,996 (inc VAT) | |
| Cigarette Survey 2015* | October 2015 | In progress | €28,105 (inc VAT) | ||
| Roll Your Own Tobacco Survey 2015 | October 2015 | In progress | €22,996 (inc VAT) | ||
| Study of valuations of properties to support the introduction of Local Property Tax | January 2013 | February 2013 | No report produced | €56,653 (inc VAT) | |
| Revenue contribution to Department of Finance and Economic & Social Research Institute joint research programme | January 2015 | In progress | €25,000 (to date) | ||
| Social Finance Foundation | A research report into a personal microloan scheme in Ireland | May 2013 | Oct 2014 | May 2015 | Total cost of €53,524 shared 50/50 with Central Bank of Ireland |
| Mazars 'Micro SME Credit Patterns in Ireland' Incurred on behalf of Microfinance Ireland | Feb 2014 | April 2014 | Total cost of €7,380 | ||
| Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland | Amárach Research- SME market research | January 2015 | February 2015 | N/A | €10,762.50 |
| Amárach Research- SME market research | June 2015 | July 2015 | N/A | €14,303.36 |
Note1:Information sought from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Central Bank of Ireland is currently being collated and will be provided by separate correspondence to the Deputy in due course.
Note2:Reports/reviews/studies commissioned by the National Treasury Management Agency are listed in table 2. The information recorded is for the period 9 March 2011 to date available at this time. For clarification purposes please note that "reports" in this regard does not include annual reports, reports undertaken pursuant to other statutory obligations or reports undertaken in the ordinary course of the NTMA's functions e.g. due diligence and similar reports.
note*:Cost of the cigarette surveys are split equally between Revenue and the HSE.
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