Written answers

Tuesday, 27 September 2022

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Departmental Reviews

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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199. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a schedule of the costs for all live studies, reviews and research projects undertaken or commissioned by him; and the details of the person or body that is conducting each study, review and research project in tabular form. [47045/22]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The following table sets out nineteen live studies, reviews and research currently being undertaken or commissioned by my Department, tabulated to show the name of each body of work, expected completion date, costs incurred to date and by whom conducted.

Name of Report, Study, Review Expected date of completion Cost Conducted by
WPS and Political Transitions in West Africa June 2023 €186,587.22 ISS Africa
Evaluation of the DICE project and Irish Aid's support to the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) sector. October 2022 0 – handled as one tender with the below Evaluation of the Our World Irish Aid Awards(OWIAA) – so these are grouped together Vanessa Sheridan & Deirdre Farrell
Evaluation of the Our World Irish Aid Awards (OWIAA) October 2022 0 Vanessa Sheridan & Deirdre Farrell
Civil Society Mapping Exercise November 2022 No set cost this work is part of a larger ODI Contract with Irish Aid ODI
Review of Halo partnership November 2022 €800 per day ISET International
Working Adaptively with Civil Society to Support Transformative Change February 2023 No set cost this work is part of a larger ODI Contract with Irish Aid ODI
Mapping exercise of Disability work December 2022 €15,000 Public Good Limited
What do we have to lose?

Understanding and responding to climate-induced loss and damage to cultural heritage
October 2022 Climate Unit (through PU) fund ODI as a knowledge partner, total grant 2022 €165,000, but no specific costing for this paper Overseas Development Institute(ODI) London
Management Review of the International Development Assistance Programme Q4 2022 €89,298 Iodparc
Strategic Approach to WPS at African Union November 2022 0 Aisling Swaine
Strategic Review of the Ireland - Italy bilateral relationship Q2 of 2023 0
Review to examine the implementation of Ireland’s Strategy for Partnership with Small Island Developing States 2019-2025 November 2022 nil IOD PARC
An international benchmarking study on the strategic capture of progress and learning in Irish Foreign Policy outcomes November 2022 Nil Dr Markus Palenberg
Scoping Study on the application of Ireland’s soft power: What influences outcomes? June 2023 nil Internal/DFA
Spending Review on Ireland’s Humanitarian Support to UN Pooled Funds November 2022 nil Internal/DFA
Review of The Embassy of Ireland, Uganda’s Programme in Karamoja 2016-2020 December 2022 €56,716 IOD PARC
Evaluation of Ireland’s Expo 2020 March 2023 €14,735.40 Trade Advisers Consulting Ltd
Evaluability Assessment Plan for the Department’s work on Peace, Security and Stability December 2022 nil Internal/DFA
Review of Management Arrangements for Zimbabwe Programme 2017-2021 December 2022 €29,520 Bernard McLoughlin

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