Written Answers. - Consultancy Contracts.
244. Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform each consultancy, work group, study, analysis and report commissioned by his Department since the Government was appointed; the date each was completed or will be completed; the cost of each in this regard; and if each report has or will be published. [16629/99]
Consultancy/Work Group/Study/Analysis/ Report commissioned by this Department since June 1997 |
Date completed/ estimated completion date |
Cost |
Published |
Financial Systems Evaluation – Land Registry Price Waterhouse Coopers |
4 May 1999 |
£12,700 |
No report will be published |
Actuarial Exercise – Land Registry – Mercer Limited |
31 July 1999 |
£9,630 |
No report will be published |
Matters referred to Law Reform Commission: –Exemplary damages –limitation periods in professional negligence cases –inclusion of pension or insurance payments in assessing damages –limitation periods in child abuse cases (other than sexual abuse) |
in due course in context of work programme of the Law Reform Commission |
Not available |
For publication by Law Reform Commission when available |
National Crime Forum |
December 1998 |
£184,661.69 (paid to date) |
7 December 1998 |
Report to Government of the inderdepartmental committee on immigration, asylum and related issues |
February 1998 |
Not available |
Not published |
Review group on investment based naturalisation |
August 1999 |
Not available |
To be published |
PR company hired to produce an awareness raising campaign on violence against women issues |
8 March 1999 |
£27,000 |
No report published |
Expert group appointed to consider changes in the Criminal Law which were recommended in the Garda SMI Report |
Early 1998 |
£3,851.47 |
November 1998 |
Supply of IT consultancy services and systems for Department Price Waterhouse Coopers (head of consortium of various companies) |
A number of projects as specified in the Invitation to Tender. It is expected that the programme will take three years approximately |
£4,300,000 |
Not applicable |
Analysis of requirements and development of computer systems for the Courts Service Ernst and Young (head of consortium of various companies) |
A number of projects as specified in the Invitation to Tender. It is expected that the programme will take three years approximately |
£4,600,000 |
Not applicable |
Supply of IT consultancy services and systems for prisons and places of detention |
A number of projects as specified in the Invitation to Tender. It is expected that the programme will take three years approximately |
£5,500,000 |
Not applicable |
Prison officer job analysis report |
Completed April 1998 |
£26,675 plus VAT and expenses |
Not applicable |
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[453] Consultancy/Work Group/Study/Analysis/ Report commissioned by this Department since June 1997 |
Date completed/ estimated completion date |
Cost |
Published |
Assistant deputy governor job analysis report |
Completed December 1998 |
£4,725 plus VAT |
Not applicable |
Assistant governor promotion process design |
Completed January 1999 |
£13,325 plus VAT |
Not applicable |
Assistant chief officer job analysis report |
Completed February 1999 |
£12,275 plus VAT |
Not applicable |
Expert group on the probation and welfare service |
First report August 1998 |
Printing cost of report £2,508 |
November 1998 |
Expert group on the probation and welfare service |
Second report shortly |
Not available |
Shortly |
National steering group on deaths in prison – June 1999 |
The group was originally established in 1996. They published a report in May 1999. The Minister has invited the group to continue to meet on a quarterly basis |
No costs |
Not decided |
Expert group to review the psychology service – December 1998 |
June 1999 |
Not available |
Shortly |
PR for disability awareness week 7 to 17 May 1999 |
17 May 1999 |
£17,545 |
Not applicable |
KPMG Management Consulting – matters relating to the establishment of the National Disability Authority |
21 January 1999 |
£22,316.02 |
Not applicable |
Fitzpatrick Associates – costing of report of commission on status of people with disabilities |
Autumn 1999 |
£76,230 |
Not applicable |
Goodbody Economic Consultants – input to interdepartmental committee on implementation of report on status of people with disabilities |
December 1998 |
£13,007.50 |
Not applicable |
Deloitte & Touche – report on operation of Irish Council of People with Disabilities |
December 1998 |
£11,188.87 |
December 1998 |
Deloitte & Touche, contracted to develop a financial management framework for the Garda Síochána contract commenced October 1998 |
Contract completed December 1998 |
£94,200 |
Report not published |
Saville and Holdsworth, contracted to develop a human resource management function for the Garda Síochána contract commenced 1 June 1999 |
Estimated completion date is 31 August 1999 |
£95,935 |
Report will not be published |
Evaluation of the Garda Síochána's proposal for a replacement garda radio network |
September 1998 |
Sterling £13,300 |
No |
Staffing and operational review team consultants – prisons |
Mid 2000 |
£30,200 |
Mid July 2000 |
Ross Anderson, University of Limerick. Gym equipment tender analysis |
August 1998 |
£2,510 |
Part 1 – May 1998 Part 2 – August 1998 |
Organisation review commissioned by the Employment Equality Agency |
September 1998 |
£18,364 |
Not applicable |
Evaluation and preparation of a report on a survey on equal opportunities in the semi-State sector |
July 1999 |
£5,500 (estimate) |
To be published |
Interdepartmental working group on the integration of refugees |
July 1999 |
Nil |
To be decided |
Working group on a courts commission – a working paper on information and the courts |
November 1997 |
It is not possible to provide an overall cost of the work carried out by the working group |
Early 1998 Appointed by Deputy Nora Owen when Minister for Justice |
Working group on a courts commission – fifth report – drug courts |
February 1998 |
It is not possible to provide an overall cost of the work carried out by the working group |
September 1998 Appointed by Deputy Nora Owen when Minister for Justice |
Working group on a courts commission – sixth report – conclusion |
November 1998 |
It is not possible to provide an overall cost of the work carried out by the working group |
April 1999 Appointed by Deputy Nora Owen when Minister for Justice |
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[454] [455] Consultancy/Work Group/Study/Analysis/ Report commissioned by this Department since June 1997 |
Date completed/ estimated completion date |
Cost |
Published |
Steering committee on the introduction of video recording of evidence of children |
Late 1999 |
Not available yet |
End 1999 |
Survey of telephone systems in courthouses to assess effect of the year 2000 problem on the systems |
14 June 1999 |
£8,700 |
Report will not be published |
National consultative committee on racism and interculturalism (established in July 1998) |
No time-scale fixed for completion of the committee's work |
1999 allocation £90,000 |
Not applicable |
Monitoring committee on the report of the task force on the travelling community (established in June 1998) |
It is understood that the monitoring committee will produce its report in late 1999 |
Expenditure estimated at £5,000 will arise in relation to the work of the committee |
Report is in course of preparation |
Traveller communication committee (established in December 1998) |
May 2002 |
1999 allocation £300,000 |
Not applicable |
Committee to monitor the 3% quota for employment of people with disabilities in the public sector (established in March 1999). |
During the lifetime of partnership 2000 |
Nil |
Not applicable |
To facilitate the prisons building and refurbishment programme. Consulting architects, consulting engineers and other specialists are engaged |
ongoing basis |
£2,028,615.03 |
For internal use – not intended to formally publish |
Juvenile justice review group |
Autumn 1999 |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Review of waste management procedures in the prisons service |
September 1998 |
£3,830 |
For internal use – not intended to formally publish |
Review of the Office of the Film Censor |
December 1998 (completed) |
£6,600 |
No |
Review of the Office of Charitable Donations and Requests |
June 1998 (completed) |
£14,037 |
No |
Strategy statement design and production |
July 1998 (completed) |
£13,988 |
Not applicable |
HRM in courts and prisons |
ongoing |
£39,942 |
No |
Flowcharting – key work processes for the courts |
ongoing |
£6,546 |
No |
Provision as part of Department's website, of internet links to externally generated information relevant to the Department's mandate |
April 1999 (completed) |
£10,708 |
No |
Comparative study on refugee laws |
Summer 1999 (ongoing) |
£40,000 |
Not applicable |
Study to determine the level of HIV/Hepatitis infection among prisoners |
199 (ongoing) |
£48,000 |
Not applicable |
Evaluation of the Criminal Justice (Community Service) Act, 1983 |
1999 (ongoing) |
£26,000 |
Not applicable |
Preparatory work related to draft EU Convention on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations |
November 1998 (completed) |
£10,000 |
No |
Study on Male to Female wage differentials |
1999 (ongoing) |
£56,000 |
Not applicable |
General healthcare study of prisoner population |
2000 (ongoing) |
£144,000 |
Not applicable |
Review of Coroner legislation |
September 1999 (ongoing) |
£17,000 |
Not applicable |
Study of North and South attitudes to treatment of offenders in the community |
December 1998 (completed) |
£6,000 |
No |
Evaluation of Garda special projects – youth diversion in areas of social disadvantage |
Summer 1999 (ongoing) |
£40,000 |
Not applicable |
Review of pensions legislation in the context of separation agreements |
1999 (ongoing) |
£38,000 |
Not applicable |
Examination of reporting of sexual offences |
June 2000 (ongoing) |
£30,000 |
Not applicable |
Development of equality proofing arangements |
1999 (ongoing) |
£20,000 |
Not applicable |
Learning disabilities among prisoners |
1999 (ongoing) |
£70,000 |
Not applicable |
Research into children appearing before the Children's Court |
April 1999 (completed) |
£19,965 |
No |
Review of Garda CCTV systems |
1999 (ongoing) |
£12,500 |
Not applicable |
Expert working group on childcare: report of the Partnership 2000 expert working group on childcare |
December 1998 |
£36,101 |
3 February 1999 |
Expert working group on childcare: study on the economics of childcare in Ireland |
December 1998 |
£72,600 |
To be published in July 1999 |
Expert working group on childcare: study regarding identification of the job profile and training needs of the childcare sector. |
March 1998 |
£1,265 |
No plans to publish |
Expert working group on childcare: Study on guidelines for minimum standards for registration of childcare facilities |
March 1998 |
£1,500 |
No plans to publish |
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[456] [457] Consultancy/Work Group/Study/Analysis/ Report commissioned by this Department since June 1997 |
Date completed/ estimated completion date |
Cost |
Published |
Expert working group on childcare: study on consultation with children and parents on childcare |
February 1998 |
£2,206 |
No plans to publish |
Expert working group on childcare: study on family daycare provision (childminding – an overview) |
July 1998 |
£7,235 |
No plans to publish |
