Written answers
Thursday, 14 December 2017
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Consultancy Contracts Data
Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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166. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54265/17]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy’s question the consultant reports commissioned since March 2011 by my Department are listed in the following table:
| Report Title | Company | Publication Date | Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourcing Strategy for Mobile Voice and Data Services | Analysis Mason | Not for publication – internal report only | €25,323 |
| Banking services for central government – review of market | PWC | Not for publication – internal report only | €44,526 |
| Business Process Automation process scoping reports: HSE and the Passport Office | Accenture | Internal Reports | €13,214 |
| Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement | MKO Partners Ltd | June 2011 | €35,819 |
| Report on Reasons Behind Voter Behaviour in the Oireachtas Inquiry Referendum 2011 | Red C Research and Marketing Ltd. | January 2012 | €41,043 |
| Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement | Grant Thornton | 13 June 2012 | €31,586 |
| Capacity and Capability Review of Central Procurement Function | Accenture | 6 September 2012 | €30,750 |
| IT-Capability Maturity Framework Executive Assessment | Innovation Value Institute, NUIM | November 2012 | €30,750 |
| Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement | Grant Thornton | 3 July 2013 | €24,206 |
| Debt Management – Final Report | BearingPoint | Published 24 July 2014 | €135,514 |
| Report of a Consultation with Civil Society Representatives and Citizens on Ireland’s Participation in the Open Government Partnership | Transparency International, Ireland | Published on 2 October 2013 | 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. |
| Open Data project: - Best Practice Handbook - Data Audit Report - Roadmap for Open Data - Evaluation Framework - Open Data Publication Handbook | Insight Centre for Data Analytics, NUI Galway | July 2014 | €19,188 |
| OGP Development of Training & Organisation Development | Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon. Trinity House, Charleston Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Internal report | €22,900 |
| Value for Money Report of Dublin Castle's Conference Facilities | Newmarket Consulting | Qtr 3, 2014 | €4,674 |
| Fund Structuring Services Agreement for Social Housing and Energy Efficiency in Ireland | European Investment Bank | 5 November 2014 | €26,767 |
| Baseline Report Single Pension Scheme | Mr Seamus O’Dwyer | 9 December 2014 | €24,900 |
| Civil Service Disciplinary Code Review (action identified under Civil Service Renewal Plan | Byrne Wallace | March 2015 | €30,750 |
| Civil Service Disciplinary Code Review (action identified under Civil Service Renewal Plan) | Clarion Consulting | May 2015 | €23,985 |
| Comparative Report on European National Identification Numbers | Hans Graux of time.lex CVBA, Brussels, Belgium | Publication pending the completion of the work of the PPSN review Group | €37,500 |
| 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. | Lauren Kierans BL | Provision of legal expertise only. Not for publication. | €12,500 |
| Analysis of Business Processes for European Structural and Investment Funds and Development of a Detailed Specification for EU Structural Funds 2014-2020 | Dovetail | Internal report which formed the basis of a request for tender published on 4 March 2016 | €46,371 |
| Options for the next National Lottery licence | Davy Corporate Finance | Internal report | €615 |
| Recommendations to DPER for Clare River (Claregalway) Flood Relief Scheme | JBA Consulting | November 2015 | €23,917 |
| NSSO Continuous Improvement Report | Ernst & Young | November 2015 | €36,900 |
| Building Strategic HR in the Civil Service | McGrath Associates | Internal report | €8,000 |
| PeoplePoint: Optimal Resourcing Review reflecting present and future organisational requirements | Equita Consulting | Internal report | €49,200 |
| Baseline Research 2015 – Usage, Resourcing and costs of ICT across selected Public Service Bodies | Price Waterhouse Cooper | Internal report | €148,781 |
| Develop and agree a service delivery model for Government ICT Shared Services | Accenture | Internal report | €339,188 |
| River Ilen (Skibbereen) drainage scheme: environmental impact statement recommendations to DPER | Ryan Hanley Consulting Engineers | January 2016 | €12,417 |
| OGP ICT Category Strategies (8 in total) | Accenture | Internal report | €153,000 |
| Public Service Spend & Tendering Analysis for 2014 | Accenture | September 2016 | €98,400 |
| OGP Strategic Market Assessment – Phase 1 | Deloitte | Internal report | €200,010 |
| OGP Strategic Market Assessment – Phase 2 | Deloitte | Internal report | €484,450 |
| OGP Strategic Market Assessment – Phase 3 | Deloitte | Internal report | €196,333 |
| eInvoicing Recommendation Report | KPMG | TBC | €160,327 |
| Review of environmental impact statement of the Bandon River (Bandon) drainage scheme – including recommendations | CAAS Limited | March 2016 | €7,196 |
| Research and recommendation on a fit for purpose HR model/structure for the NSSO | Sile O’Donnell | April 2016 | €21,000 |
| Payroll Shared Services operational review | Deloitte | June 2016 | €44,280 |
| A critical review of the applicability of the performance related remuneration approach to the Irish Public Service | Institute of Public Administration | July 2016 | €15,375 |
| Business case – shared model for Learning and Development in the Irish Civil Service | Knowledge Pool as part of Capita Consulting | Internal report | €106,063 |
| Appropriate HR model for OGP | John O’Hehir Consulting Ltd. | Internal reports | €17,589 |
| Economic assessment of issues raised in relation to the tendering process for the supply of printing devices | Peter Bacon & Associates Economic Consultants | Internal report | €37,597 |
| OGP Audit of Methodologies for 2013 Spend Data Analysis | KOSI Corporation Ltd. | Internal reports | €13,550 |
| eCatalogue Readiness Assessment Report | Science Warehouse | Internal report | €17,454 |
| Environmental Impact Statement of the River Mall Templemore Drainage Scheme | CAAS Limited | December 2016 | €7,196 |
| Gov.ie – The government Digital Services gateway | Red C Research and Marketing Limited | December 2016 | € 28,290 inclusive of VAT @ 23% |
| Review to investigate the possible approaches for data centre hosting of Government cloud and other infrastructure | KPMG | Internal Report | €223,632 |
| Review, redesign and implementation of an organisational restructure if the ICT Service Delivery Unit | BearingPoint | Internal Report | €89,037 |
| National Data Infrastructure – A Comparative Analysis | Accenture | Q1 2017 | 106,925 ex VAT |
| OGCIO – Government Cloud Platform (Build to Share) – PoC Security Design Review Report | Ward Solutions | Internal Report | €14,944 |
| OGCIO BTS – Business Case for the delivery of common ICT Services | BearingPoint | Internal Report | €43,050 |
| Advisory services for the delivery of business cases for the Build to Share applications and the Build to Share infrastructure | KPMG | Internal Report | €92,250 |
| Analysis, options and recommendations on implementing a Unique Business Identifier | Accenture | Q1 2018 | €42,000 ex VAT |
| Independent Review of the Tender Advisory Service | Research Matters Ltd | To be published in 2018 | €23,979 |
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