Written answers
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Departmental Contracts
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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534. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms his Department has engaged to carry out work its behalf in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; if he will summarise the work they were engaged to do and the full costs of the engagements; if disputes over costs ensued; if they were resolved with or without sanctions and or financial penalties and or withholding of funds; and if contracts are subject to legal challenge or mediation. [40205/20]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The table below shows a list of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms that were engaged by my Department to carry out work in the years 2018 to date with a synopsis of their work and costs paid. This does not include engagements for non consultancy work including report writing and research projects. There were no disputes over costs and no contracts are subject to legal challenge or mediation.
| Name of Firm | Years - 2018, 2019, 2020 | Work summary | Full costs (€ excl VAT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Sanson | 2018 - 2020 | Provision of advice in respect of Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) | 21,630 |
| Auxilion Ireland Ltd | 2019 | Provision of Systems Code Review Services for Early Years Platform & National Childcare Scheme (NCS) | 19,000 |
| BID Services | 2019 - 2020 | Procurement consultancy advice | 31,868 |
| Castlebridge | 2018 | Provision of Data Protection Advice Services | 8,050 |
| Centre for Effective Services | 2019 - 2020 | Support the reform of the Targeted Youth Funding Scheme & co-ordination and management of What Works | 149,785 |
| Change Exploratory | 2020 | Facilitation of a nationwide consultation with the Early Years workforce and reporting the findings to DCEDIY for the Workforce Development Plan. | 19,105 |
| Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors | 2020 | External Quality Assessment of Internal Audit Function | 11,500 |
| Crowe Horwath | 2018 - 2019 | Provision of Process Audit/ Procurement Advice Services, and development and support of the NCS | 221,605 |
| Datapac | 2018 - 2019 | IT Hardware costs | 250,976 |
| Document File Solutions Ltd T/A Edocs | 2018 - 2020 | Software development, licences and scanning documents | 18,671 |
| Dr John Bamber, Independent Consultant | 2018 - 2019 | Development of a Learning Framework under What Works | 24,000 |
| Egan Consultation | 2018 | Facilitation of Child Care Act Review consultations | 3,396 |
| Elliot & Fitzgerald | 2020 | Land valuation | 1,000 |
| Expert Technical Group - former Mother and Baby Home Tuam | 2018 | Services in relation to the Expert Tecnhical Group at the former Tuam Mother and Baby Home | 28,816 |
| Flex Time | 2020 | Management of Flextime clocks | 13,458 |
| Fusio | 2018 - 2020 | Design, development, website hosting, domain registration, online consultation | 42,483 |
| Grant Thornton | 2019 - 2020 | Targeted Youth Services Reform UBU | 63,400 |
| Institute of Public Administration (IPA) | 2019 - 2020 | Provision of consultancy services and project management expertise | 5,814 |
| Integrated Electronic Solutions and Security Ltd | 2018 | Services in relation to the former Tuam Mother and Baby Home | 1,966 |
| IT Executive Focus | 2018 - 2020 | ICT Business & Systems Analysts to support the NCS Design & Implementation | 210,270 |
| Jim Duffy - Independent NCS Project Board member | 2018 | To strengthen the composition & expertise of the NCS Project Board, enhancing oversight & accountability | 1,027 |
| Jim Halley T/A 2-Collaborate Ltd | 2018 - 2020 | Services in relation to the Collaborative Forum of former residents of Mother and Baby Homes | 22,424 |
| John and Ger Halbert | 2020 | Work on the Toolkit Our Voices, Our Schools | 44,000 |
| John Bynner | 2018 | Provision of advice in respect of the GUI | 3,000 |
| Kiabay T/A Linesight | 2018 | Quantity Surveying Services | 750 |
| KICK | 2020 | Design and artwork projects, domain hosting and finalisation of website documents | 29,206 |
| KOSI Corporation Ltd | 2020 | Provision of accountancy/auditing services to manage a range of EU funded programmes | 24,224 |
| Maureen Bassett | 2018 | Facilitation of Child Care Act Review consultations | 2,759 |
| Mazars | 2018 - 2020 | Provision of Audits, Organisational Review and Strategy planning | 286,201 |
| Michael J Walshe & Co | 2020 | Analyisis of technical aspects of tender bid for accommodation centre | 5,904 |
| Micromail | 2018 - 2020 | Microsoft Software licences | 128,269 |
| Peter Plunkett - Independent NCS Project Board member | 2018 - 2020 | To strengthen the composition & expertise of the NCS Project Board, enhancing oversight & accountability | 10,985 |
| Public Procurement Services | 2020 | Work on RFT for Children and Young People's Participation Support Services | 680 |
| Ratio Research | 2018 - 2019 | Narration on the Story so Far in prevention and Early Intervention in Ireland | 23,950 |
| Research Matters | 2018 | Project management of the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) | 26,217 |
| RSM Ireland | 2018 - 2019 | End of year one Evaluation of AIM | 35,754 |
| Satya Brink | 2018 | Provision of advice in respect of the GUI | 59,305 |
| SP3 | 2019 - 2020 | Business Continuity Plan consultancy advice | 6,000 |
| Storm Technology | 2020 | Migration of Dept Documents to Document Management System and development of Case Management System | 251,645 |
| Trilateral Research Ltd | 2019 - 2020 | Provision of Data Protection Advice & Support Services re: the NCS | 34,500 |
| Turlough O'Donnell | 2020 | Mediation services | 6,500 |
| UCL (Ingrid Schoon) | 2018 | Provision of advice in respect of the GUI | 2,975 |
| University College Cork (UCC) | 2019 - 2020 | Preparation of a report documenting the process and findings of child consultations | 6,777 |
| Version1 | 2018 | Support for Oberstown payroll project. | 9,884 |
| Version1 | 2020 | Support, including licences, for a Financial Management System (software). | 74,385 |
| Wholestory | 2020 | Provision of facilitation services in respect of the GUI | 2,400 |
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