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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 February 2025

Thursday, 6 February 2025

Questions (213)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

213. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked 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]

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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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