Written answers
Thursday, 6 April 2017
Department of Health
Consultancy Contracts Data
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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267. To ask the Minister for Health 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 per annum, in tabular form [17435/17]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Department does not collect data in a manner which would allow the Deputy’s question to be answered in full. Published reports for the years in question are available on the Department’s website at . Presented in the table below are details from the Department's A7 expenditure for consultant reports commissioned by the Department from March 2011 to December 2015 together with associated costs and publication status.
It is the policy in my Department only to engage the services of external consultants where it is felt to be appropriate and cost-effective, taking account of Government decisions and policy including procurement protocols on the matter. Should the Deputy have a particular report for which details are required please provide details to my office and I will ensure that the matter is investigated further.
| Year | Consultants | Report | Status | Cost to Dec 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Report on the findings of the public consultation of the new National Drugs Strategy | Ongoing | € 11,826 |
| 2016 | Trutz Haase – Social & Economic Consultant | Provision of a performance Measurement Framework for Drug and Alcohol Task Forces | ongoing | € 39,360 |
| 2016 | Stirling University | Research Project to track exposure to alcohol promotion during Euro 2016 for audiences in the UK and Ireland | In progress | € 0 |
| 2016 | KPMG | Working Better Together – findings of consultation process on HSE performance/dialogue/performance managemen | Report completed but not published. For Departmental use as part of the Working Better Together organisational development initiative | € 14,145 |
| 2016 | Institute of Public Administration | Working Better Together – findings of consultation process on business planning and risk management | Report completed but not published. For Departmental use as part of the Working Better Together organisational development initiative | € 21,525 |
| 2016 | Alpha Healthcare Ltd | Working Better Together – findings of Project group consultation and engagement processes | Completed but not published. For Departmental use as part of the Working Better Together organisational development initiative | € 31,817 |
| 2016 | The Performance Partnership | Working Better Together Department of Health Learning and Development Strategy including approaches to coaching and mentoring | Completed but not published. For Departmental use as part of the Working Better Together organisational development initiative | € 24,650 |
| 2016 | Skills for Health | National evaluation of nursing and midwifery key performance indicators | Completed. Not for publication – to inform policy development | € 20,122 |
| 2016 | Research Matters | Report on the Newborn Screening Archive Forum (27 October 2016) | Final Draft in review | € 12,116 |
| 2016 | UCC | Research on Teaching of evidence based practice in Ireland | Project Commenced | € 6,174 |
| 2016 | Centre for Effectiveness Services | Training and resources in Implementation Science for National Clinical Guidelines | Project Commenced | € 6,225 |
| 2016 | UCD | Prevalence of pain and constipation in patients attending Cancer Centres in Ireland: a national survey | Project Commenced | € 2,000 |
| 2016 | Milliman | Report on incorporating DRGs into the Irish Risk Equalisation Scheme | Report completed but not published – For Department’s use only | € 39,497 |
| 2016 | University College Cork | Baseline research to inform update of NCEC NCG No. 2 and No. 3 | Project commenced | € 4,711 |
| 2016 | DCU | Development of a framework for patient and public involvement in NCEC’s Clinical effectiveness process | Project commenced | € 8,000 |
| 2015 | UCC,UCD, NUIG | Publication of a policy on future community nursing and midwifery, public health nursing and related support grades within the context of health reform | Completed. Not yet published. | € 24,533 |
| 2015 | DCU | Patient Engagement in the governance and development of national clinical effectiveness processes | Completed and published on Department’s website | € 34,743 |
| 2015 | Prospectus | Consultation and report to inform the development of a policy on Trauma System for Ireland | Delivered. For Departmental use only | € 23,990 |
| 2015 | Amarach Research | Alcohol Labelling Research | Report finalised. Not published. For Departmental use only | € 150,368 |
| 2015 | NUIG | Suite of Literature Reviews to support National Clinical Guideleines | Ongoing. Extracts will be published within guidelines | € 159,645 |
| 2015 | UCC | Clinical Guideline 2 (NEWS Update, NCG No. 1) | Completed and published on Department’s website | € 22,743 |
| 2015 | ICF Consulting Services/DKM Economic Consultants | An assessment of the economic costs of smoking in Ireland | Published | € 49,799 |
| 2015 | Prospectus | Code of Conduct for Health and Social Service Providers | Report finalised and due for implementation | € 86,138 |
| 2015 | UCD | Provision of an Evidence Review to inform Future Specialist and Advanced Nursing Practice | Completed. Not yet published. | € 11,119 |
| 2015 | UCD | Clinical Handover Guideline | Completed. Extracts published on Department’s website | € 86,292 |
| 2015 | DCU | Management of the Acute Adult Asthma Patient – provision of research | Extracts to be published within clinical guideline | € 9,973 |
| 2015 | DCU | Paediatric Early Warning Score – Pre-implementation research | Extracts to be published within clinical guideline | € 23,978 |
| 2015 | INDECON Economic Consultants | Analysis of potential measures to encourage the provision of Primary Care facilities | Published | € 143,485 |
| 2015 | DKM Economic Consultants | Analysis of potential measures to encourage the provision of Nursing Homes and Community Nursing Unit facilities | Published | € 144,586 |
| 2014 | DCU School of Nursing | Report to support the Taskforce on Staffing and Skill mix for nursing | Will be used to inform the final Report on the Taskforce on Staffing and Skill Mix | € 7,418 |
| 2014 | DCU School of Nursing | Literature Review and Nursing Workforce Evaluation to Support the Taskforce on Staffing and Skill Mix | Will be used to inform the Report of the Taskforce on Staffing and Skill Mix | € 19,845 |
| 2014 | Crowe Horwath | Thematic Analysis of Submissions in response to a Public Consultation on the White Paper for Universal Health Insurance | Published on Department’s website | € 39,176 |
| 2014 | NUI Galway | Systematic literature review Maternity Early Warning Score | Extracts published within clinical guideline | € 23,935 |
| 2014 | DCU | Systematic literature review Paediatric Early Warning Score | Extracts will be published within clinical guideline | € 20,095 |
| 2014 | UCC | Systematic literature review Clinical Practice Guidance | Published on Department’s website | € 20,712 |
| 2014 | Sinéad Shannon | Review of the international evidence and literature on selection criteria for the Outcomes Framework | Ongoing | € 5,000 |
| 2013 | Prospectus Strategy Consultants | Review of Staffing Resources and Organisational Structure of the Department of Health | Report completed but not published, for Department's use only | € 72,940 |
| 2013 | Deloitte and Touche Consultants Ltd | Review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme | Report Completed in 2014. Work of the review is ongoing | € 61,800 |
| 2013 | Matheson Ormsby Prentice | Legal Research and advisory services on the design and implementation of an insurance based health system providing universal coverage in Ireland | Not Published | € 123,000 |
| 2013 | Prof Oonagh Walsh | Report on symphysiotomy in Ireland, 1944-1984 | Published on Department’s Website | € 49,500 |
| 2013 | Ernst & Young | Reports relating to the development of the Programme Management Office (cost includes a range of consultancy services) | Ongoing – internal reports | € 79,212 |
| 2013 | Dr Sinead Hanafin & Associates | Review of the Traveller Health Advisory Committee | Finalised | € 6,150 |
| 2013 | Prospectus | Overview of the development of the Health & Wellbeing Programme | Finalised | € 15,156 |
| 2013 | Research Matters | Provision of Research Management Services | Ongoing | € 74,490 |
| 2013 | Institute of Public Health | Analysis re Consultation (Tobacco Products Directive) | Completed - not published | € 5,000 |
| 2013 | Professor Hammond | Research on Standardised Packaging- Irish Context | Published | € 5,000 |
| 2013 | CJP Consultants | Preparation of report on the efficacy of minimum pricing and other public policies for alcohol. | Published on website | € 31,488 |
| 2013 | Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland | Annual Report of the Alcohol Marketing Communications Monitoring Body (AMCMB) | Published | € 21,115 |
| 2012 | McGee Pharma International | Labelling of Medicinal Products in both Irish and English | Completed | € 13,644 |
| 2012 | Goodbody Stockbrokers and Matheson Ormsby Prentice Solicitors | Further Analysis of Options in relation to the restructuring of the Irish Private Health Insurance Market | Report completed | € 62,349 |
| 2012 | Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with the assistance of PwC | Review of the Department of Health's Parliamentary and Legislative Processes | Report completed but not published - for Department's use only | € 18,020 |
| 2012 | Department of Public Expenditure and Reform | A survey of experience and qualifications in the Department of Health | Report completed but not published - for Department's use only | None |
| 2012 | Michael Collins Associates | Supplementary Report and Addendum on Cost Comparison for the Dolphin Review Group | Completed not published, commercially sensitive | € 12,423 |
| 2012 | John Martin | Further assessment of planning issues in relation to proposed sites for the Dolphin Review Group | Published | € 6,000 |
| 2012 | Simon Clear | Further assessment of planning issues in relation to proposed sites for the Dolphin Review Group | Published | € 9,475 |
| 2012 | The Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, UCC, in conjunction with the Centre for Health Policy and Management, TCD. | The Efficiency Review of the BreastCheck Screening Programme | Published | € 71,270 |
| 2012 | Mr Gerard Mullaly | Reforming Chronic Care: Financing and Delivering Integrated Chronic Care | Not published | € 5,227 |
| 2012 | Mr Gerard Mullaly | The Integrated Continuing Care System (ICCS): Reforming Elderly Care in Ireland | Not published | € 7,558 |
| 2012 | Matheson Ormsby Prentice | Options Appraisal of multi-payer universal health insurance models: Preliminary advice | Not Published | € 6,150 |
| 2012 | Department of Health / SIRA Consulting | Report on the baseline measurement of the administrative burden from the Department of Health (as part of a cross Departmental project coordinated by Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation) | Published 2013 | € 14,000 |
| 2011 | Goodbody Stockbrokers and Matteson Ormsby Prentice Solicitors | Commissioned to undertake are review of the Irish Private Health Insurance Market in Relation to the options which may exist for re-balancing | Report completed | € 300,080 |
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