Written answers
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Consultancy Contracts Data
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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372. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011 per annum, in tabular form; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date. [39491/16]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy's question, the table below outlines the total amount spent on external consultant reports commissioned by my Department since 2011. My Department only uses external consultants where essential and the contracts are negotiated with a view to achieving best value for money. When external consultants are used, the staff in my Department ensure that appropriate skills transfer takes place to reduce such requirements going forward.
| Name of Report | Costs | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Name of External Consultant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement | €35,819 | June 2011 | MKO Partners Ltd |
| Report on Reasons Behind Voter Behaviour in the Oireachtas Inquiry Referendum 2011 | €41,043 | January 2012 | Red C Research and Marketing Ltd. |
| Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement | €31,586 | 13 June 2012 | Grant Thornton |
| Capacity and Capability Review of Central Procurement Function | €30,750 | 6 September 2012 | Accenture |
| IT-Capability Maturity Framework Executive Assessment | €30,750 | November 2012 | Innovation Value Institute, NUIM |
| Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement | €24,206 | 3 July 2013 | Grant Thornton |
| Debt Management Final Report | €135,514 | Published 24 July 2014 | BearingPoint |
| Report of a Consultation with Civil Society Representatives and Citizens on Ireland's Participation in the Open Government Partnership | Funding of €25,735.25 was provided to Transparency International Ireland in 2013 following a competitive tender process to support a public consultation with civil society and the preparation of a report of their recommendations and proposals for potential inclusion in Ireland's Open Government Partnership National Action Plan. | Published on 2 October 2013 | Transparency International, Ireland |
| Open Data project (Best Practice Handbook; Data Audit Report; Roadmap for Open Data; Evaluation Framework; Open Data Publication Handbook) | €19,188 | July 2014 | Insight Centre for Data Analytics, NUI Galway |
| OGP Development of Training & Organisation Development | €22,900 | Internal report | Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon. Trinity House, Charleston Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 |
| Value for Money Report of Dublin Castle's Conference Facilities | €4,674 | Qtr 3, 2014 | Newmarket Consulting |
| Fund Structuring Services Agreement for Social Housing and Energy Efficiency in Ireland | €26,767 | 5 November 2014 | European Investment Bank |
| Baseline Report Single Pension Scheme | €24,900 | 9 December 2014 | Mr. Seamus O'Dwyer |
| Civil Service Disciplinary Code Review (action identified under Civil Service Renewal Plan | €30,750 | March 2015 | Byrne Wallace |
| Civil Service Disciplinary Code Review (action identified under Civil Service Renewal Plan) | €23,985 | May 2015 | Clarion Consulting |
| Comparative Report on European National Identification Numbers | €37,500 | Publication pending the completion of the work of the PPSN review Group | Hans Graux of time.lex CVBA, Brussels, Belgium |
| Provision of legal expertise to assist and advise the Department in the preparation of Guidance to Public Bodies under section 21(3) of the protected Disclosures Act 2014 | €12,500 | Provision of legal expertise only. Not for publication. | Lauren Kierans BL |
| Analysis of Business Processes for European Structural and Investment Funds and Development of a Detailed Specification for EU Structural Funds 2014-2020 | €46,371 | Internal report which formed the basis of a request for tender published on 4 March 2016 | Dovetail |
| Options for the next National Lottery licence | €615 | Internal report | Davy Corporate Finance |
| Recommendations to DPER for Clare River (Claregalway) Flood Relief Scheme | €23,917 | November 2015 | JBA Consulting |
| Continuous Improvement Report | €36,900 | November 2015 | Ernst & Young |
| Business case to deliver a new shared service model to deliver learning and development for the Civil Service external expert advice sought to assess the costs, benefits, risks and implications associated to the components elements of the new model | €106,063 | Report is not published yet | Knowledge Pool as part of CAPITA Consulting |
| Building Strategic HR in the Civil Service | €8,000 | Internal report | McGrath Associates |
| PeoplePoint: Optimal Resourcing Review reflecting present and future organisational requirements | €49,200 | Internal report | Equita Consulting |
| Baseline Research 2015 Usage, Resourcing and costs of ICT across selected Public Service Bodies | €148,781 | Internal report | Price Waterhouse Cooper |
| Develop and agree a service delivery model for Government ICT Shared Services | €339,188 | Internal report | Accenture |
| River Ilen (Skibbereen) drainage scheme: environmental impact statement recommendations to DPER | €12,417 | January 2016 | Ryan Hanley Consulting Engineers |
| OGP ICT Category Strategies (8 in total) | €153,000 | Internal report | Accenture |
| Public Service Spend & Tendering Analysis for 2014 | €98,400 | September 2016 | Accenture |
| Strategic Market Assessment Phase 1 | €200,010 | Internal report | Deloitte |
| Strategic Market Assessment Phase 2 | €484,450 | Internal report | Deloitte |
| Strategic Market Assessment Phase 3 | €196,333 | Internal report | Deloitte |
| eInvoicing Recommendation Report | €160,327 | TBC | KPMG |
| Review of environmental impact statement of the Bandon River (Bandon) drainage scheme including recommendations | €7,196 | March 2016 | CAAS Limited |
| Research and recommendation on a fit for purpose HR model/structure for the NSSO | €21,000 | April 2016 | Sile O'Donnell |
| Payroll Shared Services operational review | €44,280 | June 2016 | Deloitte |
| A critical review of the applicability of the performance related remuneration approach to the Irish Public Service | €15,375 | July 2016 | Institute of Public Administration |
| Business case shared model for Learning and Development in the Irish Civil Service | €106,063 | Internal report | Knowledge Pool as part of Capita Consulting |
| Appropriate HR model for OGP | €17,589 | Internal reports | John O'Hehir Consulting Ltd. |
| Economic assessment of issues raised in relation to the tendering process for the supply of printing devices | €37,597 | Internal report | Peter Bacon & Associates Economic Consultants |
| OGP Audit of Methodologies for 2013 Spend Data Analysis | €13,550 | Internal reports | KOSI Corporation Ltd. |
| eCatalogue Readiness Assessment Report | €17,454 | Internal report | Science Warehouse |
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