Written answers
Thursday, 10 March 2022
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Reports
Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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193. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of external consultant's reports commissioned by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date of the report in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13567/22]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy for my Department, including the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), is set out in the tables below. I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not commissioned any reports to date in 2022. In the case of the OGP, the reports listed below were commissioned for internal purposes and are not for publication.
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
| Year Report Commissioned | Title of Report | Provider of Report | Cost | Date published or expected to be published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Review of the Distribution and Utilisation of National Lottery Funding | Indecon International Consultants | €135,054 | Quarter 2 2022 |
| Civil Service Business Customer Satisfaction Survey | Behaviour & Attitudes | €26,260 | Quarter 2 2022 | |
| Feedback workshops to inform the next phase of public service reform | Deloitte | €5,535 | To be confirmed | |
| Moderators Report Complementarities December Workshop | Mr Gerry Finn | €2,250 | Report for internal use | |
| Moderators Report Complementarities April Workshop | Mr Gerry Finn | €1,000 | Report for internal use | |
| Review of the Environmental impacts of proposed flood relief works on the River Deel (Crossmolina) | Enviroguide | To be confirmed | Publication to follow a decision with regard to Section 7E (1) of the Arterial Drainage Act 1945 (as amended) | |
| 2020 | Towards a Strategic Foresight System in Ireland | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) | €95,000 | Quarter 2 2021 |
| Review of the Environmental Impact of proposed flood relief works on the River Bride (Blackpool) | CAAS | €27,529 | Quarter 1 2021 | |
| eCohesion Information Security Audit | Mazars | €27,183 | Quarter 4 2021 | |
| Review of the Environmental Impacts of proposed flood relief works on the River Glashaboy (Glanmire/Sallybrook) | CAAS | €24,868 | Quarter 1 2021 | |
| External Quality Assessment (DPER Internal Audit Unit) | Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors | €9,875 | Quarter 4 2020 | |
| Supporting Excellence: Capital Project and Programme Review Delivery | Ernst & Young (EY) | Nil* | Quarter 1 2021 | |
| Review of the Environmental Impacts of the proposed flood relief works on the River Slaney (Enniscorthy) | CAAS | To be confirmed | Quarter 1 2022 | |
| 2019 | Organisational Culture Review and Next Steps | Price Waterhouse Cooper | €248,658 | Quarter 2 2021 |
| Economic analysis of productivity in the Irish construction sector | KPMG | €156,380 | Quarter 2 2020 | |
| OECD Scan: Equality Budgeting in Ireland | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) | €50,000 | Quarter 4 2019 | |
| IT Internal Audit of Cyber Security and Disaster | Grant Thornton | €44,003 | Quarter 4 2019 | |
| The Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service – Using Evidence Informed Policy Making to Improve Performance | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) | €35,000 | Quarter 1 2020 | |
| Review of International Practices in Government Communications | Edelman Limited Ireland | €28,511 | Quarter 2 2019 | |
| Review of Strategic Workforce Planning Practices within the Irish Public Service | RSM Ireland | €24,500 | Quarter 4 2020 | |
| SPS and PO executive Leadership Programme Evaluation | National University of Galway | €15,150 | Quarter 4 2019 | |
| Establishing and implementing effective leadership development models in the Irish Public Service: A case study | Centre for Effective Services (CES) | €8,000 | Quarter 3 2020 | |
| Citizen Engagement Case Study: Public Participation Networks (PPN) | Centre for Effective Services (CES) | €5,000 | Quarter 2 2020 | |
| Citizen Engagement Case study: Basic Payment Scheme | Institute of Public Administration (IPA) | €5,000 | Quarter 2 2020 | |
| Citizen Engagement Case study: €300k – Have Your Say | Institute of Public Administration (IPA) | €5,000 | Quarter 2 2020 | |
| Citizen Engagement Case Study: Comhairle na nÓg | University of Limerick | €5,000 | Quarter 2 2020 | |
| Rationale, Operation and Issues – Irish Spending Review Process 2017-2019 | Trinity College Dublin | Nil** | Quarter 4 2019 |
* No cost to the Exchequer - applied through the EU Technical Support Instrument
** No cost to the Exchequer - report provided on a pro bono basis
Office of Government Procurement
| Year | Title of Report | Report Provider | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Follow-on reports in respect of impact of Covid 19 pandemic on construction inflation | Ernst & Young (EY) | €85,451 |
| Office of Government Procurement Internal Analysis to determine Cloud Demand and the feasibility of developing a Cloud Services Category Strategy Cloud Demand Analysis Report | BearingPoint | €32,288 | |
| 2020 | Economic Advices in Respect of Construction Contracts’ Price Variation Clauses | Ernst & Young (EY) | €176,782 |
| Review of the operation of the roles of: Standing Conciliator and the Project Board in CWMF | Indecon International Consultants | €159,008 | |
| Covid 19 – Provision of expert advice and assistance in relation to financial and economic standing assessment | KOSI Corporation | €16,144 | |
| Expert Advice and Assistance in relation to Financial & Economic Standing Assessment | KOSI Corporation | €6,458 | |
| 2019 | Organisation Review of the Office of Government Procurement | Grant Thornton | €145,845 |
| Review of market - public sector insurance | Crowe Ireland | €48,431 | |
| Report on suggested security requirements regarding re-tender of the Irish e-Tender platform | Secure AppBox | €16,200 |
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