Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 October 2024
478. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked 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]
View answerI 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 |
