Written answers
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
Department of Rural and Community Development
Departmental Contracts
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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824. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms her Department has engaged to carry out work its behalf in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; if she 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. [40217/20]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The table here provides the information requested by the Deputy; a schedule of all consultancy firms, accountancy firms, legal firms, project management firms and IT firms my Department has engaged to carry out work its behalf in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; no disputes over costs ensued. There have been no legal challenges in relation to the contracts and no mediation applied.
Schedule
| Legal/IT firms | Consultancy Firm | Detail the work firm/company were engaged to do | Detail of full costs of the engagements and timeline | Timeline 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Justice Ireland | User Handbook for Public Participation Networks | €12,000 | 2020 | |
| Social Justice Ireland | Public Participation Networks Community Wellbeing Statements – development and delivery of training workshops and facilitation of community consultations | €45,000 | Current 2020 Ongoing | |
| Social Justice Ireland | Training and supporting Public Participation Networks: research and data analysis, development of Second Annual Report of PPNs Organising Regional Meetings for PPNs, Development and Support programme for PPNs Mentoring with PPNs and Local Authorities | €9,600 | 2019–2020 | |
| Social Justice Ireland | Development and delivery of online training programme for 31 Public Participation Networks | €90,000 | Over 2020-2021 | |
| Social Justice Ireland | Development of 2019 Annual Report of PPNs | €10,000 | 2019 | |
| Stephen Rourke | Public Participation Networks’ Secretariat Network – facilitation | €27,090 | 2019–2021 | |
| Harriet Emerson | Cork County PPN - facilitation | €13,500 | 2020-2021 | |
| Indecon International Economic Consultants | Review of the Community Services Programme | €112,422 | March 2019 to February 2020 | |
| Indecon | Review of Philanthropy in Ireland | €78,450 | Current 2020 on-going in 2021. | |
| The Reputations Agency | Marketing/Branding for the Big Hello / National Community Weekend 2019 | €62,249.63 | 2019 | |
| Indecon | Design and undertake a digital readiness index for each of the 31 Local Authorities to produce a roadmap and other supports for the development of 31 local digital strategies with unique characteristics that capture the potential growth areas for each local authority area | €24,546.80 | 2018 | |
| RPS | Development of guidance document and related training programme for local authorities and industry relating to appropriate environmental assessment of telecommunications infrastructure primarily relating to the rollout of the National Broadband Plan. | €83,536.78 | 2019-2020 | |
| Future Analytics | Carry out a feasibility study to determine the benefits of further expansion of the Digiwest network of rural digital working hubs to include a number of Digilabs throughout the AEC region for the advancement of targeted research and development, commercial innovation and enterprise development. | €19,918.50 | 2020 | |
| Doonane Construction Services Ltd | Cost report on works completed on LEADER Project Claim. | €1,476.00 | 2020 | |
| Acrux Consulting | HR external investigation | €8435.42 | 2020 | |
| Acrux Consulting | HR external investigation | €3404.13 | 2019 | |
| DELOITTE IRELAND LLP | Dormant accounts fund review | €119,457.6 | 2019 | |
| Space Engagers | Services to Design, management, facilitation and record of Workshop for the Pilot Residential Occupancy Scheme | €4,110.47 | 2019 | |
| Space Engagers | Services to deliver a Wrap-up Report for the Town Centre Living Initiative | €12,880 | 2019? | |
| Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland | Services to Conduct a Review of the Walks Scheme and role of the RRO. | €66,545 | (Review ongoing and due to conclude end Dec 2020/early Jan 2021) | |
| Venture International Limited | Services to Conduct a Review of the Rural Economic Development Zone (REDZ) Scheme (Review is ongoing) | €41,350 | 2020 Current | |
| Legal Firms | ||||
| Byrne Wallace | Legal Advice | €2,796.51 | 2020 | |
| Byrne Wallace | Legal Advice | €1,854.84 | 2019 | |
| IT Firms | ||||
| Flextime IT | Flexitime | €799.5 | 2020 | |
| Flextime IT | Flexitime | €5543.18 | 2019 | |
| Flextime IT | Flexitime | €15874.9 | 2018 | |
| Comm-IT company (South Dublin Volunteer Centre) | Public Participation Network database infrastructure (setup, training and technical support services) | 2018: €30,000 2019: €30,000 2020: €30,000 | 2018 to 2020 | |
| Version 1 | Version 1 designed and developed an IT system for the administration of the LEADER Rural Development Programme 2007 – 2013. The 07/13 LEADER RDP IT system supports the obligations of the Department and the Local Action Groups (LAGs) in relation to the administration, monitoring and reporting on all RDP activity in accordance with detailed EU regulatory requirements. | Version 1 costs – 2018 –€38,007.00 2019 –€76,794.10 2020 (to date)- €42,175.71 | 2018 to 2020 | |
| Oracle EMA Ltd | Oracle EMA Ltd provide LEADER Oracle Licences & Support which are required for the 07/13 LEADER RDP IT system. | Oracle EMA costs – 2018 –€11,467.60 2019 –€11,926.30 2020 (to date)- €12,403.36 | 2018 to 2020 |
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