Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 May 2010
231 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount paid in each of the past five years in respect of IT Services supplied to his Department, in tabular form; the nature of the service provided; if there were tenders sought for each such contract; the successful company or person; the number of staff employed in his Department’s IT sections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19514/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested in relation to IT Services provided to my Department since 2007, and the average full time equivalent staff numbers for the same period is provided below in tabular format.
Outsourcing has given the Information Systems Division in my Department access to a large pool of highly skilled people and companies that were brought in and let go according to project timelines, providing a much larger delivery capability than the number of people employed in the Division could provide on their own.
In the instances where there was no tender competition, support was being provided for proprietary technologies, the service was being supplied centrally, or the value of the contract was very small.
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Year |
Total annual amount paid for IT services provided. |
The nature of the IT services provided |
Tender process sought — Yes/No |
Name of the successful tenderer(s) |
Average number of internal staff employed in IT sections |
|
2007 |
€5,215,759 |
Provision of IT Helpdesk staff |
Yes |
Calyx Ireland |
16 |
|
Access and Control Security |
Yes |
Omada Fire & Security Group |
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|
Application Testing |
Yes |
Insight Test |
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|
C# programmer |
Yes |
Ethos Consultancy, Pembroke, X-Wave, System Dynamics |
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|
Data Entry |
Yes |
Top People |
|||
|
Database Design / Administration/Development |
Yes |
CPL Solutions, System Dynamics, Version 1, Vantage |
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|
Financial Management System Support |
Yes |
Calyx Software |
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|
GIS Development |
Yes |
ESRI Ireland, Intrepid Geophysics, Grainne O’Shea |
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|
Human Resource Management System |
Yes |
Bearing Point, Department of Finance |
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|
Java programmer |
Yes |
Vantage Resources, Version 1, CPL Solutions, X-Wave, Client Solutions, Ethos consultancy |
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|
Lotus Application Support |
Yes |
Blue Wave Technology |
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|
Management and Technology Briefings |
No |
Gartner |
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|
Map Plotting Software |
Yes |
Petris Technology |
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|
Payroll maintenance |
Yes |
Core International |
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|
Program Management |
Yes |
Calyx Ireland, Diameter Business Systems, |
|||
|
Project End User Support |
Yes |
Vidatum Atlas Personnel Group, Elaine Fitzgerald, Robert Coughlan |
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|
Project manager |
Yes |
Informatic Software |
|||
|
Security Officer |
Yes |
CC Squared |
|||
|
Server Hosting |
No |
LGCSB |
|||
|
Storage network maintenance |
Yes |
Sabeo Technologies, Origina |
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|
System Analyst |
Yes |
System Dynamics, Ethos consultancy |
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|
Windows Technical Support |
No |
Microsoft Ireland |
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Year |
Total annual amount paid for IT services provided. |
The nature of the IT services provided |
Tender process sought — Yes/No |
Name of the successful tenderer(s) |
Average number of internal staff employed in IT sections |
|
2008 |
€3,074,523 |
Provision of IT Helpdesk staff |
Yes |
Calyx Ireland, IT Force |
13.5 |
|
Map Plotting Software |
Yes |
Petris Technology |
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|
Server Hosting |
No |
LGCSB |
|||
|
Online Survey |
No |
W5 Marketing Intelligence |
|||
|
Java programmer |
Yes |
Vantage Resources, Version 1, CPL Solutions, X-Wave, Client Solutions, Ethos consultancy, Kane Code |
|||
|
C# programmer |
Yes |
Ethos Consultancy Pembroke, X-Wave, System Dynamics |
|||
|
Database Design / Administration/Development |
Yes |
CPL Solutions, System Dynamics, Version 1 |
|||
|
GIS Development |
Yes |
ESRI Ireland, Grainne O’Shea |
|||
|
System Analyst |
Yes |
System Dynamics, Ethos consultancy, Tailwind Technologies |
|||
|
Project manager |
Yes |
Tailwind Technologies |
|||
|
Application Testing |
Yes |
Insight Test |
|||
|
Program Management |
Yes |
Calyx Ireland, Diameter Business Systems |
|||
|
Software Architect |
Yes |
Version 1 |
|||
|
Tender evaluation |
Yes |
Sonas innovation |
|||
|
Strategy Consultancy |
Yes |
Astron Consulting |
|||
|
Storage network maintenance |
Yes |
Sabeo Technologies, Origina |
|||
|
Payroll maintenance |
Yes |
Core International |
|||
|
Financial Management System Support |
Yes |
Calyx software |
|||
|
Lotus Application Support |
Yes |
Blue Wave Technology |
|||
|
Storage network maintenance |
Yes |
Sabeo Technologies |
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|
Human Resource Management System |
Yes |
Bearing Point, Department of Finance |
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|
Windows technical Support |
No |
Microsoft Ireland |
|
Year |
Total annual amount paid for IT services provided. |
The nature of the IT services provided |
Tender process sought — Yes/No |
Name of the successful tenderer(s) |
Average number of internal staff employed in IT sections |
|
2009 |
€1,540,619 |
Provision of IT Helpdesk staff |
Yes |
IT Force |
11 |
|
Application Testing |
Yes |
Sogeti Ireland, Insight Test Services |
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|
Citrix Architect |
No |
Kerna Communications |
|||
|
Database Design / Administration/Development |
Yes |
CPL Solutions, System DynamicsVersion 1 |
|||
|
End point security |
Yes |
Dell Ireland |
|||
|
Financial Management System Support |
Yes |
Calyx software |
|||
|
GIS Development |
Yes |
ESRI Ireland, Compass Informatics Ltd |
|||
|
Human Resource Management System |
Yes |
Bearing Point, Department of Finance |
|||
|
Java programmer |
Yes |
Kane Code, Client Solutions, Ethos consultancy, Vantage Resources |
|||
|
Map Plotting Software |
Yes |
Petris Technology |
|||
|
Network Support |
Yes |
LAN Communications |
|||
|
Project manager |
Yes |
Informatic Software |
|||
|
Security Review |
Yes |
RITS |
|||
|
Server Hosting |
No |
LGCSB |
|||
|
Storage network maintenance |
Yes |
Origina |
|||
|
System Analyst |
Yes |
Tailwind Technologies |
|||
|
Technical Architect |
Yes |
Version 1 |
|||
|
Windows technical Support |
No |
Microsoft Ireland |
|
Year |
Total annual amount paid for IT services provided. |
The nature of the IT services provided |
Tender process sought- Yes/No. |
Name of the successful tenderer(s). |
Average number of internal staff employed in IT sections |
|
2010 to date |
€342,768 |
Provision of IT Helpdesk staff |
Yes |
IT Force |
10.5 |
|
Analyst Programmer |
Yes |
Tailwind Technology, IRE software |
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|
Citrix Architect |
No |
Kerna Communications |
|||
|
Database Design / Administration/Development |
Yes |
CPL Solutions, System Dynamics |
|||
|
Financial Management System Support |
Yes |
Calyx software |
|||
|
GIS Development |
Yes |
ESRI Ireland, Compass Informatics |
|||
|
Hosting |
No |
HEAnet |
|||
|
Java Programmer |
Yes |
Client Solutions |
|||
|
Network Support |
Yes |
LAN Communications |
