Written answers
Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Departmental Reports
Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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335. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has commissioned research or holds research or data relating to a united Ireland. [6927/19]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not hold any research or data relating to a united Ireland.
Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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336. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if a report will be commissioned to explore the potential benefits and challenges a united Ireland would bring to businesses across the island of Ireland. [6928/19]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not have plans to commission a report to explore the potential benefits and challenges that a united Ireland would bring to businesses.
Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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337. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reports commissioned by her Department in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; the cost and author of each report; and if each report is publically available. [6929/19]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Details of external consultant reports commissioned by my Department in 2018 and to date in 2019 are set out in the attached tables.
My Department considers hiring external consultants in cases where there is not the necessary expertise to deliver the project in-house, in cases where an external assessment is deemed essential, or in cases where a project must be completed within a short time scale, and although the expertise or experience may be available in-house, performing the task would involve a prohibitive opportunity cost.
My Department complies with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's guidelines for engagements of consultants by the civil service, having regard to public procurement guidelines.
2018
| Name of external Consultant/Organisation | Report Title | Date of Commission | Publication Status | Cost of Report € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazars | Financial and Governance Analysis of certain Credit Co-operatives | 7th November 2018 | This project is currently underway and is expected to be completed in Q1 2019. It is not the intention to publish this report. | €44,280. |
| KPMG | Data Analysis and Benchmarking Exercise for the Personal Injuries Commission (PIC). | 20th February 2018 | Published September 2018 as part of the Second and Final Report of the PIC. | €43,050. |
| Economic and Social Research Institute | Measuring Contingent Employment in Ireland | 2017 | Published August 2018 | €51,357.42 |
| Coyne Research | Workplace Relations Commission Stakeholder and Service user Research | 2016 | Published April 2018 | €32,200.00 |
| Herlihy Access Consultancy | Development of Access Policy for the Workplace Relations Commission | 2018 | For publication shortly | €12,669.00 |
| Colleary & Co Solicitors | GDPR Gap Analysis Report for Workplace Relations Commission | 2018 | Not for publication | €5,842.50 |
| Ove Arup & Partners | Dangerous Substances Legislation Review 2018 | 24.8.18 | Not for publication. Internal report | €45,003 |
| Behaviour & Attitudes | Brexit Vote – The impact on Irish SMEs and their Capital Funding (Survey 3) | May 2018 | Published 25 September 2018 | 24,995.02 |
| OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) | Review of SME and Entrepreneurship Issues and Policies in Ireland | March 2018 | Work in progress – Final report to be published in second half of 2019 | €300,000 (Two payments of €85,000 and €115,000 made in 2018. Final payment of €100,000 to be paid over in May 2019)) |
| IDC UK Ltd | Digital Transformation: Assessing the Impact of Digitalisation on Ireland’s Workforce | March 2018 | Published December 2018 | €72,570 |
| ASM Chartered Accountants | Five internal audit reports: 1) Health & Safety Authority – Liaison and governance 2) Personal Injuries Assessment Board – Liaison and governance 3) Companies Registration Office 4) Workplace Relations Commission 5) Labour Court | (Under contract terms to end of 2018) | Operational reports not for publication | €54,000 |
| Copenhagen Economics | Making EU Trade in Services Work for all | 12th June 2018 | Published on 29th November 2018 | €130,036 Note: The sum above is Ireland’s share of the costs. Further contributions were made by a number of other Member States who participated in the projected. |
| Ward Solutions | IT systems security testing | 14/3/2018 | Not for publication - internal ICT report | 4,735.50 |
2019
| Name of external Consultant/Organisation | Report Title | Date of Commission | Publication Status | Cost of Report € |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ergo Systems | ICT Security Review | January 2019 | Not yet completed. Internal report not intended for publication | €35,000 estimated |
| Clarion Consulting | ICT Strategy Development | October 2018 | Not yet completed. Internal report not intended for publication | €66,000 estimated |
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