Written answers
Wednesday, 22 May 2024
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Departmental Contracts
Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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112. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of each time her Department enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and to-date in 2024; and the purpose and value of each contract, in tabular form. [23250/24]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Consultancy is defined by the Department of Finance as where a person or organisation provides intellectual or knowledge based services (e.g. expert analysis and advice) through delivering reports, studies, assessments, recommendations, proposals, etc. that contribute to decision making or policy development.
Details as requested by the Deputy are set out below.
| 2023 Consultant | Purpose | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Social Finance Limited | Consultancy for employment service for people with a disability | €18,750 |
| Economic and Social Research Institute | Poverty and Social Inclusion Research Programme 2020-2023 | €109,588 |
| Indecon International Economic Consultants | Econometric Evaluations and Research under Pathways to Work | €54,639 |
| International Labour Organisation | Improvements to actuarial modelling and PRSI forecasting | €30,750 |
| Bearing Point | Contact Centre Consultancy | €112,949 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | AMD Refurbishment Business Case Preparation | €14,849 |
| KPMG | Actuarial Review of the Social Insurance Fund | €33,825 |
| Ernst & Young | IS Internal Audit | €21,371 |
| KOSI Corporation Limited | Financial Review and Auditing Services | €51,722 |
| Bearing Point | NPT Management Support | €16,564 |
| Hyperion Systems Limited | SAFE - Expert Advice | €36,839 |
| RSM Ireland Business Advisory Limited | School Meals Evaluation | €20,307 |
| 2024 Consultant | Purpose | Value to date |
|---|---|---|
| Social Finance Limited | Consultancy for employment service for people with a disability | €7,688 |
| Paragon Research Limited | Technical Feasibility Assessment of Alternative Auto Enrolment Proposal | €52,447 |
| Align Advisory Limited | Consultancy Services for Automatic Enrolment Programme Management Office | €48,800 |
| Economic and Social Research Institute | Poverty and Social Inclusion Research Programme 2020-2023 | €21,918 |
| KOSI Corporation Limited | Financial Review and Auditing Services | €13,530 |
| Price Waterhouse Coopers | AMD Refurbishment Business Case Preparation | €31,673 |
| Hyperion Systems Limited | SAFE - Expert Advice | €8,930 |
A breakdown of the annual expenditure on consultancy is published on the Gov.ie website at gov.ie - Department of Social Protection Policy on Procurement (www.gov.ie)
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