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Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each year since the formation of this Government, in tabular form; the names of the companies to which each study, research and report was outsourced; the total cost for each; the number of reports finalised and presented to him that have yet to be released by his Department; the dates on which any such reports yet to be released were first provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40371/23]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs commissions external expertise where highly specialised skills are not available internally and in particular where ongoing independent evaluation of programmes and projects is required. During the course of their engagement, these consultants and experts may prepare reports and other documentation for the Department.

In-depth analysis of issues by external experts has informed, and continues to inform, the Department’s policies, allowing for a more targeted use of resources and greater accountability in the allocation of budgets.

These services are procured by open competitive tendering processes in accordance with EU and national rules and comply with the overall value for money objectives.

The following reports were finalised and received by my Department from 27 June 2020 to date in 2023:

Year Name of Company Title of Study/ Research/ Report Finalised and presented to the Department that have yet to be released Total Cost
2020 Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd Process review of Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) systems. N/A - for internal use €16,335
2020 Southern Cross Consulting IDEAS Programme Review (Vietnam) N/A - for internal use €11,150
2020 IOD Parc Formative Evaluation of the Programme Grant II (2017-2021) & Humanitarian Programme Plan (2019-2021) N/A -Published August 2021 €136,925
2020 Fergal Ryan Programme Grant monitoring Sierra Leone N/A - for internal use €11,347
2020 Fergal Ryan Programme Grant monitoring Tanzania N/A - for internal use €3,000
2020 Dave Oldroyd Strategic Review of ESP funded organisation Haringey ICC N/A - for internal use €1,974
2020 Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants Tokyo Ireland House Strategic Assessment (1/3) N/A - for internal use €10,861
2020 University of Otago, New Zealand Irish in Aotearoa: Mapping the Irish Community and People of Irish Heritage in New Zealand N/A - Published December 2020 €7,206.06
2021 Bankhawk Provision of Banking Services, including Electronic Banking N/A - for internal use €8,364
2021 Dr. Rachel Widdes Review of Access to Remedy in Ireland N/A - for internal use €17,000
2021 Tina Poyzer Report Identifying the Needs of the Irish Community in the London Borough of Haringey N/A - for internal use €5,870
2021 Pham Thai Hung Mission Strategy (2017-2020) Results Review Report N/A - for internal use €3,375
2021 William Langslet Independent review of Ireland’s support to Mine Action in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam 2017-2020 N/A - for internal use €7,500
2021 Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants Tokyo Ireland House Preliminary Business Case (2/3) N/A - for internal use €25,761
2021 Pham Thai Hung Review of the Ethnic Minority Partnership for Resilience and Development (EMPRO) N/A - for internal use €1,315
2021 Pham Thai Hung Programme Approach to Reach the Furthest Behind in Vietnam N/A - for internal use €4,760
2021 Arab World for Research and Development Gender Equality Review of the Palestine Programme N/A - for internal use €11,800
2021 European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Adopting a food systems approach – Implications for Ireland’s ODA programming and policy influencing N/A - Published January 2021 Part of a service delivery component of a larger contract with ECDPM
2021 ECDPM 3 papers on EU’s Gender Action Plan N/A -Published October 2021 Part of a service delivery component of a larger contract with ECDPM
2021 Anne Nolan, Consultant Technical review, Ireland’s support to O3 programme N/A - for internal use €6,125
2021 Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd Programme Grant Monitoring in Malawi, Nepal, Tanzania & Ethiopia N/A - for internal use €44,128
2021 Claire Dijoux Programme Grant Monitoring in Guinea and Malawi N/A - for internal use €23,991
2021 Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd Review of the Civil Society Fund N/A - for internal use €28,413
2021 Charles Derek Poate External Quality Assurance – Draft Malawi Mission Strategy, 2021-2026 N/A - for internal use €1,696
2021 Lynne Elliot External Quality Assurance-Draft Malawi Mission Strategy, 2021-2026 N/A - for internal use €1,380
2021 Mary Ann Brocklesby Review of Draft Mission Strategy 2020-2025 N/A - for internal use €1,950
2021 Mary Ann Brocklesby EQA Gender Support to Mission Addis N/A - for internal use €20,100
2021 Charles Derek Poate External Quality Assurance – Draft Mission Strategy 2020-2024, Embassy of Ireland, Ethiopia N/A - for internal use €1,696
2021 Claire Dijoux Programme Grant Monitoring in Guinea and Malawi N/A - for internal use €23,991
2022 Conan McKenna Review of Domestic Implementation of Restrictive Measures (sanctions) N/A - for internal use €2,914.45 Note this was a shared cost between DFA. D/ETE and D/FIN
2022 Richard Collins Consultancy services to support an assessment of the Antarctic Treaty System N/A - for internal use €11,250
2022 Clare Duignan Strategic Review of ESP funded Crosscare Migrant Project N/A - for internal use €9,600
2022 Arab World for Research and Development Gender Equality Review of the Palestine Programme N/A - for internal use €4,300
2022 Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants Tokyo Ireland House Final Business Case (3/3) N/A - for internal use €27,675
2022 Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants Consultancy – Preliminary Business case London and Washington (1/2) N/A - for internal use €54,520
2022 Martin Rose Global Citizenship Education Strategic Partner Evaluation N/A - for internal use €16,538
2022 Vanessa Sheridan & Deirdre Farrell Global Citizenship Education Strategic Partner Evaluation N/A - for internal use €18,000
2022 Anne Nolan, Consultant Technical review, Ireland’s support health sector, Mozambique N/A - for internal use €15,375
2022 Graham Shaw Consulting Technical support exercises, RCSI & Frontline AIDS N/A - for internal use €20,045
2022 Public Good Disability Mapping N/A - for internal use €21,789.89
2022 Institute for Social and Environment Transitions (ISET International) Review of Ireland's Humanitarian demining programme N/A - for internal use €21,709
2022 Policy and Market Options Limited Evaluation of Our Shared Interest: Ireland Kenya Agri-Food Strategy (IKAFS) 2017-2021 N/A - for internal use €34,140
2022 IOD Parc Management Review of the International Development Assistance Programme N/A - for internal use €110, 863.13
2022 Lynne Elliot External Quality Assurance Review of the Internal appraisal of ICSP N/A - for internal use €3,750
2022 Bernard McLoughlin External Quality Assurance Review of the internal appraisal of ICSP N/A - for internal use €4,920
2022 Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd Review of the Civil Society Fund N/A - for internal use €1,722
2022 Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd Misean Cara Systems Review N/A - for internal use €23,228
2022 Aisling Swaine Strategic Approach to WPS at African Union N/A - for internal use No Cost incurred
2022 IOD PARC Review of The Embassy of Ireland, Uganda’s Programme in Karamoja 2016-2020 N/A -Published 21 December 2022 €56,716
2022 Charles Derek Poate External Quality Assurance – Draft Pretoria Mission Strategy, 2022-2026 N/A - for internal use €1,746
2022 MAB Associates External Quality Assurance – Draft Tanzania Mission Strategy 2022 -2026 N/A - for internal use €3,750
2022 Bankhawk Discussion Document (Banking/ Card Payment Services) N/A - for internal use €24,108
2022 Irish Centre for Diversity Department of Foreign Affairs – Investors in Diversity (Silver) Report N/A - for internal use €4,495
2023 Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants Consultancy – Strategic Assessment Report - London and Washington (2/2) N/A - for internal use €47,560
2023 Irish Centre for Diversity Investor in Diversity Bronze re-assessment N/A - for internal use €2,453.85
2023 Adrienne Boyle Global Citizenship Education annual grant partner review N/A - for internal use €5,855.78
2023 Anne Nolan, Consultant Options paper, support for health sector, Mozambique N/A - for internal use €15,748
2023 Anne Nolan, Consultant Technical review, health sector strategy, Zimbabwe N/A - for internal use €3,075
2023 Graham Shaw Consulting Technical support exercises, RCSI and HSE N/A - for internal use €18,885
2023 Graham Shaw Consulting Scoping Report, Kenya Nursing N/A - for internal use €11,875
2023 ODI Strategic Partnership producing a series of thematic or technical reports for Irish Aid N/A - for internal use N/A produced as part of on-going strategic partnership with ODI
2022/ 2023 DemocraShe Mid-Term Review of Ireland’s 3rd National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security N/A - for internal use €10,000Excl VAT
2023 Mary Ann Brocklesby External Quality Assurance of Uganda Mission Strategy 2023-2027 N/A - for internal use €1,625
2023 Lynne Elliot External Quality Assurance – Draft Embassy of Ireland, Mission Strategy Zambia 2022-2027 N/A - for internal use €1,500

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