The Department of the Social Protection and the Citizen Information Board (CIB), which is under the aegis of the Department, have held contracts with Indecon and Abtran during the period in question and details as requested by the Deputy are set out below.
The Department of Social Protection
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Firm
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Contract Start Date
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Contract End Date
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Contract Purpose
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Contract Value (Inc VAT)
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Total Paid (Inc VAT)
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Output
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2019
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Indecon
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05/12/2018
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15/03/2019
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Review of the Implementation of the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2007-2016
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€90,824
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€60,550
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Report for Department
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Indecon
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30/05/2019
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31/12/2021
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Cost of Disability Research
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€325,000
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€318,662
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Report for Department
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2020
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Abtran
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06/04/2020
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30/04/2020
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Call Centre Services in support of COVID-19
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€171,000
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€168,510
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Call Centre Support
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Abtran
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26/10/2020
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04/12/2020
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Call Centre Services for Pandemic Unemployment Payment
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€171,000
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€167,124
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Call Centre Support
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2021
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Abtran
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22/03/2021
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19/03/2023
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Contact Management and related administration services to enable the Department to respond in a fast, flexible and highly responsive way to surges in customer call volumes.
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€4,000,000
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€673,486
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Contract Management Service
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2023
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Indecon
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03/11/2023
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03/08/2024
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Evaluation of the Back to Work Family Dividend (BTWFD) scheme seeking to establish a causal link between receipt of BTWFD and subsequent outcomes
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€166,050
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€54,639 to date
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Report for Department
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Citizens Information Board (CIB)
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Firm
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Contract Start Date
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Contract End Date
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Contract Purpose
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Contract Value (Inc VAT)
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Total Paid (Inc VAT)
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Output
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2022
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Indecon
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06/07/2022
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06/10/2022
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Strategic Review of the Abhaile Service
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€99,446
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€99,446
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Report for Department
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2024
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Indecon
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February 2024
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November 2024
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An evaluation of the delivery, impact and outcomes achieved by the National Advocacy Service with a set of recommendations
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€49,999
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No spend to date
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Report for Department
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Other bodies under the aegis of the Department, the Pensions Authority, the Social Welfare Tribunal and the Pensions Council, did not hold contracts with the organisations concerned for the period in question.
Information on contracts awarded by the Department over €25k are published every quarter on gov.ie.
