Written answers
Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Departmental Data
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
478. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of the amount expended by his Department on consultancies in 2023 and to date in 2024; the company engaged; and the nature of the work conducted by the consultancy on his Department’s behalf, in tabular form. [40208/24]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has expended the following amounts on consultancies in 2023 and to date in 2024:
| Consultants | Purpose | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Douglas Consultancy Ltd | Contracted for consultancy services related to the establishment of a Guardian ad litem (GAL) Executive Office. | €108,800.00 |
| Mazars | Review of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019-2021. | €66,450.00 |
| Grainne Healy | Facilitation of consultations to inform the development of a Successor to the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy. | €58,770.00 |
| Catherine Lynch, CL Consulting | To carry out an independent evaluation of the Traveller and Roma Education Community Development Worker Scheme. | €16,850.00 |
| Crowleys DFK | Provision of Accounting, Audit and Financial Advisory Services | €157,577.76 |
| Mazars | Provision of Accounting, Audit and Financial Advisory Services | €39,975.00 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants | The purpose of the contract was to conduct a 'mid-term evaluation' of Ireland's Asylum, Migration and Integration ("AMIF") 2021-2027 programme, as required by Article 44 (5) of Regulation (EU) 1060/2021. | €59,655.00 |
| Centre for Effective Services | Review of youth information provision in Ireland | €59,700.00 |
| Sector 3 Solutions | Evaluation of the Targeted Youth Employability Support Initiative 2021-2022 | €47,295.75 |
| Bridgecastle Information Management Ltd t/a Castlebridge | Provision of expert advice in relation to GDPR in particular in relation to SARs on receipt of database and records from the Mother & Baby Home Commission of Inquiry | €65,103.48 |
| Trilateral Research Ltd | Provision of Data Protection Expertise to support the Department's data protection compliance obligations | €68,757.00 |
| RGH Consulting Ltd | Communications advice to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth | €2,000.00 |
| Infopulse Europe GMBH | Business Process Optimisation process for the development of the gender pay gap portal | €14,179.00 |
| Deloitte Management Consultants | Initial purpose was to assist with delivery of DCEDIY’s humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine, at rapid pace and scale, in a resource constrained environment. Deloitte now continues to assist the Ukraine division with continuous process improvements, consolidation, and streamlining of essential operations in addition to providing strategic advisory support. | €7.6m |
| Donal O'Keefe Fire Cert Limited | Fire Safety Consultation, Site Visits, Preparation Risk Assessment, Fire safety drawings, liaison with Fire Authority | €5,461.20 |
| A Horan Associates Limited | March SMT Meeting - Input and Facilitation | €1,845.00 |
| Institute of Public Administration | IPA Support Consultations on the establishment of PMO | €738.00 |
| Peter Ryan t/a RA Consulting | June SMT Meeting - Input and Facilitation | €4,357.00 |
| Paul Spain Consulting Limited | MB Away Days Facilitation – ODP Programme 5 –Organisation of the Future | €12,915.00 |
| Accenture | Contracting of Accenture through DAF funding for support of the work of the Barnahus National Agency Steering Committee | €403,665.00 |
| Centre for Effective Services | Engaged in 2023 to conduct a review of the Children and Young People's Services Committee Initiative | €96,000.00 |
| Foundations (Formerly Early Intervention Foundation) | Engaged in 2018 to create an online tool designed to increase access to effective prevention and early intervention programmes. | €281,221.40 |
| Maynooth University, Centre for Mental Health and Community Research | Review of the provision of home visiting in Ireland. This payment constitutes 40% of overall payment for research that was commissioned in 2022. | €44,085.60 |
| Amarach Research | Bi-Annual survey of parents in household with children under 18. This payment constitutes 60% of overall contract for the survey commissioned in June 2024. | €9,240.00 |
| Sandra Roe Research | Research services in relation to consultations with children and young people with experience of informal kinship care. | €4,500.00 |
| Penhouse Design Limited | Design and Branding Services | €7,503.00 |
| Javelin Advertising Limited | Design and Branding Services | €2,564.55 |
| Penhouse Design Limited | Design and Branding Services | €38,009.60 |
| Deirdre Fullerton Insights Health and Social Research | Report Writing | €5,700.00 |
| Coyne BMA Enterprises Ltd t/a Coyne Research | Provision of a survey on awareness of children's rights in Ireland | €3,136.50 |
| Tilting the Lens Limited | Provision of facilitation services for Spotlight initiative | €9,040.50 |
| Red Dog Graphics Limited | Design services for Development of Communications Campaign | €19,741.50 |
| Red Dog Graphics Limited | Design services for Development of Communications Campaign | €19,741.50 |
| Isiltur Group - Michael & Jillian Van Turnout | Jillian Van Turnout is the chair of the Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) for the Care Experiences Project. | €2,460.00 |
| Trinity College Dublin | Provision of a research study to explore the experiences and outcomes of young adults. | €135,479.21 |
| Angela Palmer | Provision of specialist services on the Care Experiences Project. | €55,947.66 |
| Angela Palmer | Specialist research and information consultancy services | €75,682.88 |
| Jillian Van Turnout | Chair Stakeholder Advisory Group | €3,075.00 |
| Ernst & Young Business Consultants | Financial and Governance Advice | €30,893.00 |
| Mary O'Donovan | SRFT Evaluation & Negotiation Advice Contact Centre | €59,644.93 |
| Mazars | Data Security Expertise including Data Protection Support | €92,840.40 |
| RSM | Financial Governance & Expertise | €41,120.43 |
| Technology Optimisation Consultants | Project Management/IT Advice | €50,481.90 |
| Ernst & Young | Business Advisory Services | €136,366.41 |
| Ipsos B&A | Review and investigation of consolidation of two existing indicator sets (Children and Young People's Indicator set and the National Children's Wellbeing Indicators used in SONC) for children's wellbeing. | €29,380.00 |
| Quality Matters CLG | National Centre for Research and Remembrance Initial Consultation | €31,119.00 |
| Fitzpatrick Associates | National Centre for Research and Remembrance Preliminary Business Case | €61,807.50 |
| McCann Fitzgerald LLP | National Centre for Research and Remembrance OPW Legal Advice | €6,219.86 |
| Eithne Fitzgerald | Disability Policy Advisor | €57,143.26 |
| Institute of Public Administration | Consultancy Services | €5,000.00 |
No comments