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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 October 2025

Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Ceisteanna (152)

Peadar Tóibín

Ceist:

152. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the names of the companies to which each study, research and report was outsourced; the total cost for each; the number of reports finalised and presented to him that have yet to be released by his Department; the dates on which any such reports yet to be released were first provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55170/25]

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Freagraí scríofa

Table below:

Details of study/review/research 2021 – 2025 to date

Date commenced

Status

Costs Involved

Details of person / body conducting the study/review/research

OECD research on Strengthening Policy Development and Foresight in the Irish Public Service

Q4 2021

Complete.

Published at www.oecd.org/en/publications/strengthening-policy-development-in-the-public-sector-in-ireland_6724d155-en.html in May 2023.

EU Funded

OECD

Foundations to Thrive:

How School-Linked Infrastructure is Redefining Support for Families.

A Comprehensive Analysis of School-Linked Integrated Services in Ireland

April 2025

Due to be complete in

October 2025.

Co-commissioned with the Department of Children, Disability and Equality and the Department of Education and Youth. Total contract value was €47,232 (incl. VAT). Costs incurred by the Department of the Taoiseach amounted to €7,872 (incl. VAT).

Xenon Health Solutions

Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) COVID-19 Social Activity Measure (SAM).

January 2021

Complete.

Research results published at www.gov.ie/en/department-of-the-taoiseach/collections/results-of-the-social-activity-measure-behavioural-study/

A report on lessons learned from the SAM research was published in February 2025 at www.esri.ie/publications/promoting-a-nationwide-collective-response-lessons-from-the-social-activity-measure-0

€912,373

ESRI

ESRI Joint Research Programme on Shared Island

2021 Programme: 4 Projects

2022 Programme: 4 Projects

2023 Programme: 4 Projects

2024 Programme: 4 Projects

2025 Programme: 4 Projects

January 2021

January 2022

February 2023

March 2024

July 2025

Complete

Complete

Complete

Complete

Q4 2026

Further information is at www.gov.ie/sharedisland/research

€266,235

€218,741

€236,237

€276,056

€280,000

ESRI

ESRI

ESRI

ESRI

ESRI

Strand 8 (Shared Island Initiative) as part of the Irish Research Council New Foundations Programme

2021 Programme: 11 projects

2022 Programme: 8 projects

December 2021

December 2022

Complete

Complete

Further information is at www.gov.ie/sharedisland/research

€214,037

€150,908

Irish Research Council

Irish Research Council

Shared Island research partnership with the Standing Conference on Teacher Education, North and South (SCoTENS)

Two projects focussing on educational underachievement

Three projects focussing on curriculum delivery themes

December 2021

April 2022

Complete

Complete

Further information is at www.gov.ie/sharedisland/research

€49,725

€73,877

SCoTENS

SCoTENS

A study into the current conditions of the island of Ireland labour market, and challenges and opportunities for effective operation for workers and businesses across the island

2023

Complete.

Commissioned by the Labour Employer Economic Forum (LEEF) Shared Island Working Group. The report can be accessed at:

[]www.crossborder.ie/reports/all-island-labour-market/

€44,010

Centre for Cross Border Cooperation

Roinn