Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 April 2023
143. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2022; the purpose and value of each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18732/23]
View answerMy Department commissions consultancy services where highly specialised skills are not available internally and in particular, where ongoing independent evaluation of programmes and projects is necessary.
External expertise has informed, and continues to inform, my Department's strategies and policies and the effective delivery of our services to our citizens in a transparent and accountable manner representing value for money.
Such external expertise may involve the provision of specialised reports, expert analysis or expert technical services to the Department.
A small number of consultancies are engaged directly by our Missions abroad from time to time and in some instances they prepare technical reports relating to Ireland’s overseas development aid programme.
My Department ensures that there is an appropriate focus on good practice in procurement and that procedures are in place to ensure compliance with all relevant procurement guidelines. Procurement takes place in compliance with Directive 2014/24/EU and supported by Procurement Guidelines published by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP).
Provided is a table of consultants engaged by the Department in 2022:
|
Year |
Consultant |
Purpose of Consultancy |
Cost |
|
2022 |
Clare Duignan |
Strategic Review of Crosscare |
€9,600 |
|
2022-2023 |
Zero G |
Creative services in relation to Global Reputation and Communications Strategy for Ireland and related ancillary communications strategies & activities |
€112,000 |
|
2022 |
Richard Collins |
Consultancy services to support an assessment of the Antarctic Treaty System |
€11,250 |
|
2022 - 2023 |
DemocraShe |
Midterm Review of Ireland’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security |
€10,000 |
|
2022 |
Conan McKenna |
Review of Domestic Implementation of Restrictive Measures (Sanctions). |
€2,914 |
|
2022 |
The Institute for Development Strategy GmbH |
International benchmarking study. |
€28,062 |
|
2022 |
Tony Tyrrell |
External QA |
€5,843 |
|
2022 |
Jim Fitzpatrick |
Evaluation services and QA – framework agreement |
€ 3,358 |
|
2022 |
Bernard McLoughlin |
Review the Performance and Effectiveness of Management Arrangements in place for the Zimbabwe Programme |
€ 5,904 |
|
2022 |
Dr Amdissa Teshome |
Review of 2016-2020 Ireland’s Mission Strategy for Uganda in Karamoja |
€ 3,075 |
|
2022 |
IOD Parc |
Review to examine the implementation of Ireland’s Strategy for Partnership with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 2019-2025 |
€17, 528 |
|
2022 |
IOD Parc |
The Provision of Services in Relation to: Review of The Embassy of Ireland, Uganda’s Programme in Karamoja 2016-2020 |
€39,701 |
|
2022 |
Trade Advisors |
Evaluation of Ireland’s EXPO 2020 |
€51, 574 |
|
2022 |
Change by Degrees Ltd |
Consultancy Services to support the development of a Department of Foreign Affairs Climate Strategy |
€51,600 |
|
2022 |
Journey Partners |
Consultancy Services to provide Evaluation and Management Support Services for the Irish Aid Enterprise Climate Action Fund. |
€11,070 |
|
2022 |
Public Good |
Consultancy Services to undertake a mapping of initiatives funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs on Disability Inclusive Development and Humanitarian Action |
€15,000 |
|
2022 |
Public Good |
Technical Consultant Food Systems |
€74,000 |
|
2022 |
Brian Casey |
Technical Support to the Civil Society Fund |
€6,500 |
|
2022 |
Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd |
Technical Support to the Civil Society Fund |
€12,915 |
|
2022 |
Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd |
Review of the Civil Society Fund |
€1,722 |
|
2022 |
Gumfoot Consultancy Ltd |
Misean Cara Systems Review |
€23,228 |
|
2022 |
Hornbill Consultants Ltd |
Technical Support to the Civil Society Fund |
€1,000 |
|
2022 |
IOD Parc |
Management Review of the International Development Assistance Programme |
€113,000 |
|
2022 |
Bernard McLoughlin |
External Quality Assurance Review of the internal appraisal of ICSP |
€4,920 |
|
2022 |
Lynne Elliot |
External Quality Assurance Review of the Internal appraisal of ICSP |
€3,750 |
|
2022 |
Institute for Social and Environmental Transitions (ISET) International |
Demining review |
€21,758 |
|
2022 |
Gumfoot Consultancy |
Support for strengthening Risk and Compliance Systems, Zambia |
€20,540 |
|
2022 |
Accompany Ltd |
Planning and Development of strategy implementation plan of Embassy Lusaka, Zambia |
€14,495 |
|
2022 |
Graham Carr |
Systems Assessment for Social Cash Transfer Programme (Ireland's contribution towards the cost of consultancy on multi donor programme), Embassy Lilongwe, Malawi |
€12,925 |
|
2022 |
Nobel Research |
Crop Research Study, Embassy Lilongwe, Malawi |
€24,203 |
|
2022 |
Nutriworks |
Evaluation of National Scaling up Nutrition Programme, Malawi |
€10,840 |
|
2021 - 2022 |
Tsitsi Maradze |
Strategy review and development, Embassy Pretoria, South Africa |
€20,493 |
|
2022-2024 |
Tracy Konstant |
Monitoring and Evaluation of development programme, Embassy Pretoria, South Africa |
€18,200 |
|
2021-2024 |
Canon Collins |
Assessment of Fellowship applications and Administration, Embassy Pretoria, South Africa |
€64,214 |
|
2021-2022 |
Impact Amplifier |
South Africa Tech Challenge - Management |
€98,200 |
|
2022-2024 |
Zuva Advisory Inc |
Internal Audit Consultancy, Embassy Pretoria, South Africa |
€54,787 |
|
2022 |
Policy and Market Options Ltd |
Ireland Kenya Agri-Food Strategy(IKAFS) Evaluation |
€34,140 |
|
2022 |
Rachel Twinem |
Mission Strategy Development, Embassy Nairobi, Kenya |
€6,750 |
|
2022 |
Rachel Twinem |
Support for Mission Strategy 2020 – 2025 Review process, Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
€16,499 |
|
2022 |
Sarah Vaughan, Rasselas Projects Limited |
Country Strategy 2020-2025 Political Economy Analysis, Ethiopia |
€18,000 |
|
Dec 2020-June 2022 |
Oxford Policy Management Ltd |
Support Ministry of Health of Ethiopia to prepare a Financial Management Manual for Channel Two Grants |
€30,650 |
|
2022 |
Mary Ann Brocklesby |
Developing Addis Abab’s Gender Theory of Change, Ethiopia |
€6,825 |
|
2022 |
Rachel Twinem |
HoMF / Emerging Opportunities Review 2022, (i) Describe and assess the benefits, opportunities and likely impact of Ireland’s Innovation Funds to (ii) Identify lessons and make recommendations to inform the Embassy on how to further strengthen the Innovation Funds from 2022 onwards, Embassy Maputo, Mozambique |
€16,094 |
|
2022 |
Golam Asshfac |
Technical Support to the development of a Covid-19 resource tracker, Embassy Maputo, Mozambique |
€3,910 |
|
2022 |
James Sheehan |
Programme Support Development, Embassy Maputo, Mozambique |
€3,911 |
|
2022 |
Mvuvi Holdings |
Aquaculture Scoping Study, Embassy Maputo, Mozambique |
€11,865 |
|
2022 |
Anne Nolan |
Specialist Support - Global health & HIV/AIDS, Embassy Maputo, Mozambique |
€6,820 |
|
2022 |
Dr Yahya Ipuge |
Scoping of Future Directions for Ireland’s support to health in Tanzania |
€10,000 |
|
2022 |
Cikay Richards |
Support for trade promotion, Embassy Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
€5,000 |
|
2022 |
John Walsh |
Analysis and report on Education programme, Embassy Kampala, Uganda |
€4,800 |
|
2022 |
KPMG Certified Public Accountant |
Audit of support to the Skilling Uganda Programme, Karamoja, Uganda |
€19,000 |
|
2022 |
Adroit Consult International |
Independent external review of the WFP Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) programme in Karamoja, Uganda |
€23,063 |
|
2022 |
Rachel Twinem |
Technical support to the design of 2023-2027 Vietnam Mission Strategy |
€24,500 |
|
2022 |
Arab World for Research and Development(AWARD) |
Gender Equality Review of the Development Framework for Palestine |
€4,300 |
|
2022 |
Adrienne Boyle |
Global Citizenship Education annual grants consultancy multi-annual framework 2021-2024 |
€8,147 |
|
2022 |
Adrienne Boyle |
Global Citizenship Education strategic partner evaluation - Saolta |
€7,875 |
|
2022 |
Barbara Wilson |
Global Citizenship Education strategic partner evaluation - Saolta |
€6,750 |
|
2022 |
Barbara Wilson |
Global Citizenship Education annual grants consultancy multi-annual framework 2021-2024 |
€6,975 |
|
2022 |
Martin Rose |
Global Citizenship Education strategic partner evaluation – WorldWise Global Schools |
€29,060 |
|
2022 |
Deirdre Farrell |
Global Citizenship Education annual grants consultancy multi-annual framework 2021-2024 |
€6,750 |
|
2022 |
Deirdre Farrell |
Global Citizenship Education strategic partner evaluation – DICE |
€7,500 |
|
2022 |
Vanessa Sheridan |
Global Citizenship Education annual grants consultancy multi-annual framework 2021-2024 |
€5,750 |
|
2022 |
Vanessa Sheridan |
Global Citizenship Education strategic partner evaluation – One World Irish Aid Awards/DICE |
€10,500 |
|
2022 |
Vanessa Sheridan |
Evaluation of Irish Aid support to One World Irish Aid Awards |
€4,500 |
|
2022 |
Mella Cussack |
Global Citizenship Education annual grants consultancy multi-annual framework 2021-2024 |
€6,325 |
|
2022 |
Gartner Ireland Ltd |
ICT Research and Advisory Services to support the Department’s Digital Transformation Strategy and related activities. |
€76,506 |
|
2022 |
Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants Ltd. |
Final Business Case Ireland House Tokyo |
€27,675 |
|
2022 |
Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants Ltd. |
Bus Case services for London/Washington |
€47,560 |
