Written answers
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Consultations
Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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1696. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in 2024; the cost of same; and the company involved and publication date, by report, in tabular form. [46299/24]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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My Department has commissioned 10 external consultant reports in 2024 to date. The following table reflects the expenditure on these consultancy fees as requested.
| External Consultant Report | Company | Date of Publication | Total Cost (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Including apprentices in the national minimum wage - A Discussion Paper | John McGrath | Not yet published | €20,000.00 |
| An Update to the Report on the Analysis of Skills for Residential Construction and Retrofitting | Independent Consultant (John McGrath) | 17/10/2024 | €22,950.00 |
| MMC Skills Action Plan | Ernst & Young | Yet to be published. (Date of first draft 13/12/24). | €36,789.30 |
| Offshore Wind Skills Action Plan 2024 | BVG Associates | 16/10/2024 | €55,000.00 |
| Unified Tertiary System - Language of Learning | Orchard | Not yet published | €47,355.00 |
| Construction Worker Research (Phases I and II) | MCCP | Not yet published | €61,438.50 |
| Leadership Forum facilitation | Orchard | Not yet published | €5,535.00 |
| REACT-EU evaluation | Indecon International Research Consultants | 20/12/2024 | €59,535.00 |
| Facilitation of two Research for Policy workshops and workshop report | Deloitte | Not yet published | €15,000.00 |
| Evaluation of Irish FET Practitioner Staffing Structures in ETBs against International Comparators (title to be confirmed) | Independent Expert Panel (David Jones, Keith Brumfitt, Ellen Hazelkorn, Audrey Cumberford, Huw Morris) | TBA Q1 2025 | €116,013.32 |
| Total External Reports | 10 | Subtotal Cost (€) | €439,616.12 |
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