Written answers

Tuesday, 4 April 2017

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Departmental Expenditure

Photo of Bríd SmithBríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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672. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the value of work contracted out by her Department to an agency (details supplied); and the nature of that work. [16158/17]

Photo of Mary Mitchell O'ConnorMary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Since my appointment as Minister, my Department has paid €21,263.83 to the company in question. The was in respect of a contract the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, an Office of my Department, had with the company for the provision of temporary legal secretary services. This contract concluded in August 2016.

Photo of Bríd SmithBríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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673. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the monetary value of all work undertaken by consultant firms for her Department; and the nature of that work. [16159/17]

Photo of Mary Mitchell O'ConnorMary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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I have interpreted the Deputy’s question to relate to work undertaken by consultant firms since I took up office on 6th May 2016.  The following is the monetary value of all work undertaken, and the nature of that work, by consultant firms for my Department. 

6 May 2016 – 31 December 2016

Name of Consultant Firm(s)Nature of WorkValue of Work

StrategemPrompt Payment Awareness Campaign and the development of a new portal48,966.00
Ward SolutionsSecurity services for Irish Patents Office5,125.00
Espion LimitedIT Consultancy10,258.00
Chartered Institute of Internal AuditorsExternal Quality Assessment16,974.00
Ward SolutionsICT Security Assessment16,187.00
Insight Statistical ConsultingAnnual Survey of Economic Impact 201532,287.00
Economic & Social Research InstituteReview of Expansion & Diversification of Irish Exports50,000.00
Indecon Economic ConsultantsStudy to Examine the Affordability of Irish Housing and its impact on economic competitiveness.25,240.00
Indecon Economic ConsultantsReview of RD&I Supports available to businesses in Ireland23,646.00
Insight Statistical ConsultingData Analysis to feed into Knowledge Based Capital study13,776.00
Technopolis Ltd.Evaluation of Overseas Office Activities of the Enterprise Development Agencies58,837.00
Z_Punkt GmbH The Foresight CompanyA Technology Futures Exercise42,312.00
Insight Statistical ConsultingAnnual Business Survey of Economic Impact

Tender for 2 years to cover the 2015 and 2016 surveys
32,288.00
Indecon Economic ConsultantsStudy to Examine the Affordability of Irish Housing and its impact on economic competitiveness.12,620.00
Insight Statistical ConsultingAnnual Employment Survey 20166,494.00
PA Consulting Services Ltd.Horizon Scan of Global Markets and Identification of Opportunities for Ireland and Irish Based Enterprise59,963.00
Capita Business Services Ltd.Review of S and T Development Programme3,383.00
SabeoHealth check on email archive system1,750.00
Gas Package Solutions Ltd.Assessment of application for recognised third party recognition status under EU Pressure Directive 97/23/EC6,685.00
Capita Business Services Ltd.Review of S and T Development Programme8,250.00
Ward SolutionsICT Security Reviews3,198.00
SabeoPatents Office ICT System Architecture Review4,305.00
Storm Technology Ltd.Health Check on Microsoft SQL Server Systems3,690.00
Trigraph Professional Services Ltd.Implementation of Employment Permits Online Facility11,734.00

1 January 2017 – 29 March 2017

Name of Consultant Firm(s)Nature of WorkValue of Work

Behaviours & AttitudesMarket Research - Business Survey52,520.00
Espion LimitedIT Consultancy6,855.00
Alan Nuzum t/a Allen R Nuzum & AssociatesDesign Skills for the Economy615.00
Indecon (Ireland)Review of RD&I Supports for Small Business and Increasing SME Engagement in R&D2,952.00
Insight Statistical ConsultingAnnual Business Survey on Economic Impact 2015 and 20161,974.00
Z_Punkt GmbH - The Foresight CompanyTechnology Futures31,734.00
Behaviour & Attitudes Ltd.Survey of SMEs Brexit, Initial Scoping & Regional Meetings64,268.00

My Department awards contracts and procurements based on the most economically advantageous tender and endeavours to ensure that all contracts or procurements offered provide the greatest value for money possible.  Officers of my Department closely monitor these contracts for their full duration.

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