Written answers
Wednesday, 13 January 2021
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Consultancy Contracts
Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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54. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details for his Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1790/21]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Details of consultancy contracts related to COVID-19 entered into by my Department are set out in the attached table.
| Details of outsourcing of consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice | Value of Contract |
|---|---|
| Behaviour & Attitudes: Telephone and online survey of Business Capability and Capacity to Implement COVID-19 Prevention Measures. | €29,766 |
| Consultancy services to identify and promote behaviours that support effective remote working for teams. The Services comprise the design and implementation of a programme that maps the remote working behaviours of teams, identifies their strengths and develops a menu of actions to enhance team effectiveness, manager engagement and staff connectedness in a remote and blended working environment. The consultant will work with a pilot team from each Division of the Department to implement these actions and assess their impact. Upon conclusion the consultants will prepare a short report to present their findings and put forward proposed recommendations for implementation throughout the wider Department. | €49,400 |
| Online training for Workplace Relations Commission in relation to “Returning To Work” at a cost of €10 per individual. The training was provided to those staff who were returning to field work or were involved in opening up and/or working in WRC premises in line with Government guidelines. | €720 |
| Legal advice, drafting and settlement services relating to the introduction of statutory instrument Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 102 of 2020). | €430 |
| Legal services for the development of legal agreements related to the €500 million expansion of the Future Growth Loan Scheme. The Future Growth Loan Scheme is aimed at supporting strategic investment amongst SMEs, including COVID-19 and Brexit impacted SMEs. | €20,000 |
| Legal services for the development of the amendments to primary legislation, new secondary legislation and legal agreements related to the €2 billion COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme. This is the largest guarantee scheme in the history of the State and is the government’s cornerstone loan product which gives certainty to the market and provide liquidity to SMEs impacted by COVID-19 . | €132,400 |
| COVID-19 Supports for Businesses Document Template - Graphic design work April 2020 | €738 |
Supports for Small Businesses Animation - Graphic design work. May 2020 | €1,107 |
| Re-Start Grant Animation - Graphic design work. August 2020 | €984 |
| Shop Safely Animation - Graphic design work. December 2020 | €1,494 |
| Irish language translation services in relation to Return to work safely Protocol: COVID-19 Specific National Protocol for Employers and Workers and Data Protection – Return to Work Protocol plus further translation services regarding revised versions of documents. | €1,847 |
| Irish language translation and proof reading services relating to EU correspondence re COVID-19/ SARS-COV-2 documentation. | €121 |
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