Written answers
Thursday, 6 February 2025
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Departmental Contracts
Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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213. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of each time her Department, or public bodies under the aegis of her Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of her Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outsourcing’ for annual reporting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3777/25]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth consultancy contracts in 2023 and 2024 are listed in the table below. Bodies under the aegis of the department will respond directly to the deputy.
| Name of Consultants | Purpose of Contract | Value | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grainne Healy | Facilitation of consultations to inform the development of a Successor to the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy. | €58,770 excl. vat | 7 months |
| Mazars | Review of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019-2021. | €66,450 excl vat | 10 months |
| Catherine Lynch, CL Consulting | To carry out an independent evaluation of the Traveller and Roma Education Community Development Worker Scheme. | €33,700 excl. vat | 9 months |
| Indecon | Provision of expertise to support the Periodic Critical Review of the Adoption Authority of Ireland | €60,855.00 | 24 weeks |
| 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. | €3,600,000.00 | 2023/2024 |
| Sile O'Donnell | Consultancy services: People Strategy Sub Group | €8,085.00 | January to July 2024 |
| Ernst and Young | Community Sponsorship Review for IRPP | €57,748.50 | 2 months (Oct-Nov 2023) |
| Ipsos B&A | Review and investigation of consolidation of two existing indicator sets (The Children and Young People's Indicator set, and The National Children's Wellbeing Indicators used in SONC) for children's wellbeing. Mixed-method, online survey and focus groups among relevant stakeholders. | €29,380 | 5 months |
| Deloitte Ireland LLP | Provision of Consultancy Services to assist with the response to the International Protection accommodation crisis | €7,200,000.00 | 2024/2025 |
| Sector 3 Solutions | Evaluation of Targeted Youth Employability Support Initiative 2021-2022 | €47,295.75 | 5 months |
| Maynooth University | Development of Impact Measurement Tool for Targeted Youth Employability Support Initiative | €33,928.54 | 7 months |
| Deborah Erwin | Independent Review of North South Education and Training Standards for Youth Work | €20,000 | 3 months |
| Hollywood Design Solutions | Opportunities for Youth Strategy development - 2024 | €354.24 | 1 month |
| Javelin Design | Opportunities for Youth Strategy Design and Printing - 2024 | €15,660.36 | 3 months |
| Centre for Effective Services | Review of youth information provision in Ireland - 2022 to 2024 | €53,700 | 13 months |
| Ernst and Young | Financial Advisory Services | €136,366.41 | 9 months, with 2 x 6 month extensions |
| Deloitte | Tax advice | €12,000 | 2024/2025 |
| Bearing Point | Learning Needs Analysis Report and Concept Note | €32,256.75 | 2023 |
| Harvest Resources Ltd | Mentoring Programme Design Meeting | €4,243.50 | 2024 |
| Harvest Resources Ltd | L&D Strategy for 2024 - 2025 - Phase 1 Diagnostics | €18,338.50 | 2024 |
| Deirdre Fullerton, Insights Health and Social Research | Report Writing Services for Child Summit | €5,700.00 | Nov. 2023 - May 2024 |
| Coyne BMA Enterprises Limited t/a Coyne Research | Provision of a survey on awareness of children’s rights in Ireland (pre awareness campaign) | €3,136.50 | July - Oct. 2024 |
| Coyne BMA Enterprises Limited t/a Coyne Research | Provision of a survey on awareness of children’s rights in Ireland (post awareness campaign) | €4,182.00 | Nov. 2024 - Jan. 2025 |
| University College Cork | Review of Ireland's Legislative Compliance with UN Convention on the Rights of the Child | €48,913.00 | Sept. 2024 - Mar. 2025 |
| Auxilion Ireland Ltd | Business Process Optimisation | €23,688.41 | 2024 |
| Auxilion Ireland Ltd | PMO Coaching & Training Services | €9,225.00 | 2024 |
| A Horan Associates Limited | March SMT Meeting - Input and Facilitation | €1,845.00 | 2024 |
| Institute of Public Administration | IPA Support Consultations on the establishment of PMO | €738.00 | 2024 |
| Peter Ryan t/a RA Consulting | June SMT Meeting - Input and Facilitation | €4,357.00 | 2024 |
| Paul Spain Consulting Limited | MB Away Days Facilitation – ODP Programme 5 –Organisation of the Future | €12,915.00 | 2024 |
| Deloitte Ireland LLP | People Strategy Implementation | €21,014.55 | 2024 |
| Anthony Douglas Consultancy Ltd | Consultancy Services in relation to the establishment of the Guardian ad litem National service, including the development of the operating model, workforce strategy, practice guidance, and transition plan for the service. | €108,800 | Sept. 2023 - Feb. 2025 |
| Donall O'Shea | Provision of Policy Development | €38,000.00 | 2023/2024 |
| Donall O'Shea | Provision of Policy Development | €37,500.00 | 2024/2025 |
| The Wee Room Autism | Facilitation of Autism Innovation Strategy Oversight and Advisory Group Meeting | €3,500.00 | N/A |
| FCC Fire-Cert Ltd | Fire safety consultation regarding Citywest Transit Hub; | €5,461.20 | 3 weeks |
| Bridgecastle Information Management Ltd t/a Castlebridge | Data protection consultancy | €100,000.00 | 20/06/23 - 20/06/24 |
| Eqip | Stenography service | €2,444 | 18/12/23 - 19/12/2023 |
| Eqip | Stenography service | €450 | 21/08/24 - 21/08/2024 |
| Dr Angela Palmer | Provision of specialist services on the Care Experiences Project. | €65,188.32 | 2023 |
| Isiltir Group - Michael & Jillian Van Turnout | Jillian Van Turnout is the Chair of the Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) for the Care Experiences Programme. | €2,500.00 | 2023 |
| Dr Angela Palmer | Provision of specialist services on the Care Experiences Project. | €71,170.90 | 2024 |
| Isiltir Group - Michael & Jillian Van Turnout | Jillian Van Turnout is the Chair of the Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) for the Care Experiences Programme. | €2,000.00 | 2024 |
| Mazars | Compliance Sampling & Coverage Review | €36,900 (incl. VAT) | 2024 |
| Drury Communications | Early Learning and Childcare Strategy & Communications | €62,070 (ex VAT) | 2023/2024 |
| Drury Communications | Nurturing Skills Communication Strategy | €21,444 (incl VAT) | 2023/2025 |
| IT Executive Focus | ICT Consultancy Services to provide independent analysis and advice to support the determination of system requirements for all Childcare Programmes. | €32,595 (incl VAT) | 2023 |
| PFH Technology Group | ICT Consultancy Services | €40,681.75 (incl VAT) | 2024 |
| Indecon international Consultants | Research and Consultancy Services related to the design and planning for a national ELC Agency | €285,450 (ex. VAT) | 2023 |
| Indecon international Consultants | Review of ELC / SAC schemes/programmes | €73,000 (ex. VAT) | 2023 |
| MOD Consultancy | Board member of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Governance Oversight Group, in capacity of call centre operations and business processes expert. | €5,000 ex VAT | Unspecified |
| MOD Consultancy | Contact centre expert for the tender evaluation panel, controls and vendor management. | €50,000 ex VAT | Unspecified |
| MOD Consultancy | An independent review of tender documentation prior to publication, contact centre management, and operations with regard to the case and payments management solutions. | €25,000 ex.VAT | Unspecified |
| Mazars | Data Protection Consultants | €139,000 ex VAT | 2 years with option to extend for two periods of six months. |
| Optimize Technology | Project Management / IT Advice | €139,000 ex. VAT | 12 months with option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month extension options |
| Quality Matters Ltd. | Trauma informed training | €50,000 ex. VAT | Unspecified, required for 6 months initially plus as further training needed. |
| RSM Ireland Business Advisory Ltd | Financial Governance Consultant | €25,000 ex. VAT | 3 months plus 2 x 6 month extension options |
| Ernst and Young | Financial Governance | €139,000 ex. VAT | 12 months with option for two twelve month extensions. |
| RGH Consulting Ltd. | Communications advice to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth | €2,000.00 | 2024 |
| Infopulse Europe GMBH | Business Process Optimisation process for the development of the gender pay gap portal | €14,179.00 | 2024 |
| Women's Aid | Employer supports for Domestic Violence Leave | €124,200.31 | 2023 - 2024 |
| IPSOS B&A | Strategy Consultancy | €129,211.51 | 2023 - 2024 |
| Centre for Effective Studies | Study to evaluate the implementation of 3 equality strategies | €37,150 | 2023 |
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