Written answers
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Department of Rural and Community Development
Departmental Contracts
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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993. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18894/22]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy, on cost of consultants, is laid out in the tables below, by year.
| 2020 | Cost | Outline of role |
|---|---|---|
| Review of the Community Services Programme - Indecon | €37,473.99 (This final payment was paid on 27/01/2020, total cost of the Review was €112,422) | Following transfer of responsibility for the Community Services Programme (CSP) from then DEASP to DRCD, it was decided to review the programme to ensure that it more closely aligns with the Department’s and Government policy and is better placed to meet community needs. Indecon International Economic Consultants undertook the review of the CSP on behalf of the Department |
| Comm-IT (South Dublin Volunteer Centre) | €30,000 | Public Participation Network database infrastructure (setup, training and technical support services) |
| Venture International | €15,010 | Review of REDZ Scheme which commenced in 2020 and was completed in 2021. |
| Space Engagers | €6,440 | 2nd part of fee for Report on the Town Centre Living Initiative Pilot scheme. Total cost of report: €12,880 |
| Acrux Consulting | €12,983.68 | External workplace investigation of confidential HR staff case. |
| Maynooth University | €10,125.05 first payment (The total cost of the review was €20,086, the second payment issued in January 2021) | CLÁR Programme Review - Research Contract Agreement with Maynooth University- to undertake the review of the CLÁR Programme area designations. |
| MCA Consulting Services Ltd | €27,446.97 | Hire of Footfall Monitoring Devices and Data Collection and Report |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | €45,260.67 | Environmental Assessment training for local authority staff related to telecoms infrastructure. Includes guidance document, training and final report. |
| Future Analytics | €4,918.65 | Digilabs Feasibility Study for the AEC region |
| Korec (trading as Precise Construction) | €13,085.90 | Training for local authority staff in the use of Trimble devices (to map underground telecoms infrastructure) |
| Social Justice Ireland | €10,000.00 | PPN Annual Report 2020 compilation |
| Stephen Rourke | €9,348 | Public participation Networks’ Secretariat Network –facilitation (establishing network, chairing meetings and developing procedures) |
| Social Justice Ireland | €21,520 | PPN training course |
| Doonane Construction Services Ltd | €1,476 | Cost report on works completed on LEADER Project Claim. (Confidential - not published) |
| 2021 | Cost | Outline of role |
| Review of the Walks Scheme | €66,545 | Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland (ORNI) were engaged to undertake an external review of the Walks Scheme to examine the delivery and strategic development of the Scheme. |
| Review of the Landscape of Philanthropy in Ireland - Indecon | €78,554 | The Department of Rural and Community Development identified the development of a National Philanthropy Strategy as part of Goal 4 of the DRCD Statement of Strategy 2021-2023. To assist the development of the proposed National Philanthropy Strategy, Indecon was appointed by the Department to conduct an independent overview examination of the landscape of philanthropic giving in Ireland. |
| Maynooth University | €9,960.42 (final payment) | CLÁR Programme Review - Research Contract Agreement with Maynooth University. In 2020 the Department engaged NUI Maynooth to undertake a review of the CLÁR Programme area designations. |
| Mazars | €71,155.50 | Structural Review of Public Participation Networks |
| Venture International | €35,354 | Review of REDZ scheme commenced in 2020 and was completed in 2021. Total cost of review was €50,364 |
| MCA Consulting Services Ltd | €26,548.29 | Hire of Footfall Monitoring Devices and Data Collection and Report |
| Islands Transport:Re-instating the PSO status for the air service to the Aran Islands - North Point Aviation Services | €5,842.63 | The Department of Rural and Community Development subsidises air, cargo and ferry services to the off-shore Islands. These services provide reliable, affordable year round mainland connectivity for the Island communitiesThe air service to the Aran Islands is one such service. The PSO status for this route lapsed in 2019 and the Department has engaged professional aviation consultants, Northpoint Aviation Services, in drafting a updated tender document for the new PSO contract. The tender document was published and the new contract will come into effect in June 2022. |
| Clearwave | €2,890.50 | Technical feasibility survey for the Airband TVWS project |
| Social Justice Ireland | €10,000 | PPN Annual Report 2021 |
| Social Justice Ireland | €60,600 | PPN training course |
| Comm-IT (South Dublin Volunteer Centre) | €30,000 | Public Participation Network database infrastructure (setup, training and technical support services) |
| Stephen Rourke | €14,109 | Public Participation Networks’ Secretariat Network –facilitation (establishing network, chairing meetings and developing procedures) |
| 2022 | Cost | Outline of role |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Thornton | €103,960.00 (estimate) | Work started in early January 2022 to support DRCD on the drafting of its new People Strategy and developing and rolling out of a new Leadership programme in DRCD |
| MCA Consulting Services Ltd | €6,590.19 | Hire of Footfall Monitoring Devices and Data Collection and Report |
| Curran Futures | €22,140 | Financial expertise for the Western Investment Fund (WIF) element of the Periodic Critical Review (of the Western Development Commission). |
| Baseline Data Gathering Exercise of Social Enterprise in Ireland. | €101,950 | A lack of data relating to social enterprise has impeded efforts to develop policy for the sector and to support and raise awareness of social enterprise in Ireland. The first National Social Enterprise Policy was published in 2019. One of its key actions is to improve data collection relating to the extent of social enterprise in Ireland and the areas in which it operates. Following a rigorous procurement process, a consortium led by Amárach Research with Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland (SERI) and the Irish Local Development Network (ILDN), were awarded the contract by the Department. Following this project we expect to be in a much better position to develop a successor social enterprise policy, and to support the sector with a strong evidence base. |
| Venture International Limited | €21,817 | Independent Review of LEADER Delivery Models for the 2014-2020 LEADER ProgrammeThe overall aim of the review exercise is to gauge the effectiveness of the 2014-2020 LEADER programme and explore how the delivery mechanisms for LEADER 2023-2027 programme could be implemented, building upon the partnership approach adopted in the 2014-2020 programme, while having regard to the PfG Commitments and the locally led partnership approach, together with EU regulatory requirements |
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