Written answers
Tuesday, 8 February 2022
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Contracts
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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266. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the agencies under the remit of his Department; the amount that has been spent on all Covid-19-related consultancy contracts by his Department and agencies under his remit in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the amount paid for each consultant; and the reason for the consultancy. [6043/22]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that details of the consultancy services, professional fees and legal advice spend by my Department is regularly updated and published on gov.ie. Details of this spend since the Department’s establishment in 2011 up to the end of September 2021 can be found at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/8b97d6-consultancy-costs/. The costs for the period from October 2021 to end 2021 are currently being finalised and will be published very shortly.
The information requested for the bodies under the aegis of my Department for the period specified is set out in the table below.
| Body | Year | Consultants name | Reason for Consultancy | Cost of consultancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of Public Works (OPW) | 2020 | Better Safety | Physical Distancing Risk Assessments | €2,036 |
| Cuckoo Events Ltd, T/A Safe Events | Development of Standard Operational Procedures and Risk Assessment for Event builds in context of Covid19 during restrictions | €2,522 | ||
| Lenmac Services T/A Sensori FM | Site reports to determine the requirements for Covid19 Information signage and hand sanitising units | €3,375 | ||
| Sensori Facilities Management LTD | Site reports to determine the requirements for Covid19 Information signage and hand sanitising units | €1,038 | ||
| Egan Safety Solutions | Covid19 Risk Assessment | €1,476 | ||
| Public Appointment Service (PAS) | 2020 | TEKenable Ltd. | Software Development consultancy to support the design and build of a system to support the Temporary Assignment Scheme. | €72,296 |
| Office of the National Lottery Regulator | 2020 | R&D Slua, t/a Arvo | Advice and recommendations into remote working solutions. | €1,039 |
I am advised that there were no such contracts awarded during the period specified for the Office of the Ombudsman, the State Laboratory or the National Shared Services Office.
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