Written answers
Thursday, 28 January 2016
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Consultancy Contracts Data
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Renua Ireland)
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226. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the name, costs, date of commission, date or expected date of publication and name of the external consultant of all external reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011. [3762/16]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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In order to deliver key commitments in relation to children and young people and to put in place a unified framework of policy, legislation and provision across Government in respect of children and young people, it is at times necessary to commission reports and utilise expertise from a range of expert individuals and bodies. My Department ensures that all reports commissioned are of direct relevance to the operational and policy commitments of my Department.
I have set out as follows the full range of external consultant reports commissioned by my Department. Costs may include, where applicable, copy editing, design and other costs relating to publication. Separate material is provided in respect of the Growing Up in Ireland study.
| Name of External Report | Date of Commission | Date/expected date of Publication | Name of External Consultant | Cost of Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audit of Children and Young people’s Participation in decision making in Ireland | November 2009 | November 2011 | Cnag ar an Doras and Sandra Roe (joint contract) | €19,890.42 |
| National Consultation with Children Living in the Care of the State | November 2010 | July 2011 | Cnag ar an Doras | €25,610.00 |
| Body Image Survey Report | March 2011 | October 2011 | Anam Cara | €6,800.00 |
| Youth Work: A Systematic Map of the Research Literature | September 2011 | June 2013 | Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of (EPPI-Centre) London. | €67,000.00 |
| Valuation report | November 2011 | Internal use only | Elliott Fitzgerald Ltd. | €1,230.00 |
| Needs Assessment for the Redevelopment of | December 2011 | Internal use only | Centre for Effective Services | €18,400.00 |
| Every Child a Home: A Review of the Implementation of the Youth Homelessness Strategy | December 2011 | July 2013 | Centre for Effective Services Penhouse Design Intacta Print Carole Devaney for proofing of report and of briefing note | €6,000.00 €5,522.70 €4,706.57 €1,360.00 Total: €17,589.27 |
| Comhairle na nÓg and Garda Síochána survey on the Attitudes of Gardaí to Young People. Questionnaire for Gardaí and Young People | July 2012 | Publication date to be finalised | Anam Cara | €7,650.00 |
| Public Knowledge and Attitudes Relating to Children’s Rights, Welfare, Protection and Services | July 2012 | Publication date to be finalised | Behaviour and Attitudes Qualitative Research – Group Facilitation Quantitative Research – Interviews Barometer Research | €42,864.98 €59,040.00 €1,107.00 Total: €103,011.98 |
| Ireland’s Consolidated 3rd and 4th Report to the United Nations Committee in the Rights of the Child | July 2012 | July 2013 | Ms. Carmel Corrigan – Drafting of Report Ms. Carol Devaney – Editing, Formatting and Indexing | €12,600.00 €4,760.00 Total: €17,360.00 |
| Strategic Human Resources | December 2012 | April 2013 | Mazars | €20,602.50 |
| Internal Audit Report: Early Childhood Care and Education Scheme Internal Audit Report: ICT Shared Services Arrangements | December 2012 December 2012 | Internal Use Only Internal Use Only | Capita Business Services Ltd Capita Business Services Ltd | Combined for both reports €23,803.00 |
| Summary Report for Young Voices Have Your Say- Structured Dialogue | January 2013 | March 2013 | Cnag ar an Doras | €4,918.00 |
| Care Issues Review | March 2013 | Internal use only | Victor McElfatrick | €3,556.56 |
| Report on Structural Damage | March 2013 | Internal use only | Frontier Engineering Group Ltd. | €7,668.74 |
| Staff Roster Review | April 2013 | Internal use only | McGuinness Killen Partnership | €6,715.80 |
| Role Review for Child & Family Agency | May 2013 | November 2013 | Mazars | €16,512.75 |
| Care Issues Review | September 2013 | Internal use only | Conal Devine & Associates | €13,636.21 |
| Internal Audit Report: Community Childcare Subvention / Childcare Education and Training Supports Programmes | January 2014 | Internal Use Only | Capita Business Services Ltd | €8,200.00 |
| Care Issues Review | February 2014 | Internal use only | Kieran McGrath | €13,500.00 |
| Policy Analysis and Development on Remission of Sentence | March 2014 | Internal use only | Bramell Lane Ltd | €29,151.00 |
| Land Valuation Report | August 2014 | Internal use only | Lisney Chartered Surveyors | €2,152.50 |
| Internal Audit Report: National Children’s Detention Facility | October 2014 | Internal use only | Capita Business Services | €12,623.00 |
| Internal Audit Report: Programme Integration Platform (June 2015) | November 2014 | Internal Use Only | Capita Business Services | €15,675.00 |
| Internal Audit Report: Transactions Audit | November 2014 | Internal use – Not yet complete | Capita Business Services | €16,858.00 |
| Report on Ireland’s Implementation of EU Youth Strategy | November 2014 | Late 2015 | Carmel Corrigan | €6,300.00 |
| "Becoming an Active Player" - Report on meeting of Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures Advisory Council | December 2014 | Internal use only | The Change Exploratory Ltd. | €1,600.00 |
| Internal Audit Report: Programme Integration Platform (January 2015) | January 2015 | Internal use only | Capita Business Services | €16,858.00 |
| Internal Audit Report: DCYA Governance of Child and Family Agency (Tusla) (Working Title) | February 2015 | Internal use – Not yet complete | Capita Business Services | €12,100 (to date) |
| Report of the involvement of children and young people in the recruitment of the Ombudsman for Children | March 2015 | December 2015 | Sandra Roe | €6,000.00 |
| A report of consultations with children and young people for Ireland 2016 | May 2015 | March 2016 | Ursula Kelly - UCC | €9,827.70 |
| Review of Public Spending Code Return (Quality Assurance) | June 2015 | Internal use only | Capita Business Services | €4,125.00 |
| Report of the process of consulting children and young people living in Direct Provision | July 2015 | January 2016 | Ursula Kelly - UCC | €9,948.00 |
| Audit of education and training on children’s rights and children’s and young people’s participation in decision-making in all third level and further education programmes and continuing professional development programmes in Ireland | September 2015 | March 2016 | Ursula Kelly - UCC | €19,978.00 |
| Report of the workshop discussions at Dáil na nÓg 2015 | October 2015 | January 2016 | Sandra Roe | €4,000.00 |
| Updating the Comhairle na nÓg Toolkit | November 2015 | June 2016 | Cnag ar an Doras | Per diem rate –number of days to be determined |
| Provision of Services Pursuant to A National Consultation with Children (aged 3-5) on the National Early Years Strategy | December 2015 | For internal use to inform the Early Years Strategy. | Imelda Coyne Trinity College, Dublin | €23,865.00 |
| Scoping Report on the Development of Data Relating to Children | December 2015 | February 2016 | Research Matters Ltd | €20,726.55 |
Growing Up in Ireland
In 2006 a contract to carry out the first phase the National Longitudinal Study of Children in Ireland was awarded by the Department of Health and Children (through the Office of the Minister For Children & Youth Affairs) to a consortium comprising of the ESRI and the Children’s Research Centre at TCD. Since then the Study has adopted the working title of 'Growing Up in Ireland'. Following another public procurement competition a contract was awarded to the ESRI/TCD consortium to carry out the second phase of the study over the period 2015-2019. As part of the overall contracts the ESRI/TCD are required to prepare and publish reports from time to time. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs meets the costs of printing these reports and since this Department was established in June 2011 the total cost of printing is €31,967.14.
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