Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2017
782. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date, in tabular form. [54257/17]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy in relation to external consultant reports commissioned by my Department since March 2011 is set out in the table below.
|
Report |
Cost |
Date of Commission |
Company |
Publication Date |
|
An independent review of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) fatalities in 1989 |
€51,660 |
19 April 2011 |
Mr. Frank Callanan, S.C. |
19 September 2011 |
|
Research on vessels linked to Roger Casement |
€4,605 |
Late 2015 |
Mr. John Kearon |
Not published |
|
Third Report of the Independent Monitoring Group (IMG) |
€22,500 |
September 2013 |
Dr. Eileen Doyle |
3 September 2014 |
|
Consultancy report to access the impact of an upgrade of Departments financial application software |
€24,870.60 |
23 October 2014 |
Fujitsu Ltd |
30 January 2015 |
|
Review of the Civil Defence Branch |
€7,200 |
March 2015 |
Mr. Jim Blighe |
Not published |
|
Review of the safe operation of Civil Defence watercraft. |
€26,400 |
March 2016 |
MarMan & Associates, Marine Consultants. |
Not published |
|
Review of communications in Civil Defence |
€1,400 |
September 2016 |
Mr. Ciaran Motherway |
Not published |
|
Aviation Regulation, Oversight and Safety Management in the Defence Organisation |
€35,000 |
January 2017 |
Bureau Veritas |
Not published |
|
Independent Review of the investigation of the death of Pte Hugh Doherty and the disappearance of Pte Kevin Joyce (Caomhán Seoighe) on 27 April 1981 while serving with IRISHBATT in the United Nations Interim Force in the Lebanon (UNIFIL) |
€33,665.55 (total cost including editing fees of €1,500) |
6 January 2015 |
Mr. Roderick Murphy (report edited by Mr Jim Blighe) |
Publication early 2018. |
