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Department consultancy spending
From Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
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See how much the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science spends on consultancy every year and what it spends it on. Every year, the department collects information on consulting fees for the year before.
| Name of consultant/firm | Start date | End date | Purpose of engagement | Report publication details | Total cost in 2022 |
| Orbidal | May 2022 | December 2022 | Procurement consultancy services | Yes - report for internal use only | €26,660.25 |
| BDO Eaton Square | July 2022 | December 2023 | ICT consultancy services Yes - report for internal use only | €23,677.50 | |
| BDO Eaton Square | December 2021 | April 2022 | ICT Consultancy Services | Yes - report for internal use only | €30,442.50 |
| BDO Eaton Square | July 2021 | January 2022 | E-Cohesion CRM System Review | Yes - report for internal use only | €27,982.50 |
| University College Dublin | October 2022 | November 2022 | To undertake an expert bibliometrics analysis of the research performance of the Irish higher education sector from 2010 to 2020 | Yes - report for internal use only | €24,354 |
| OECD | November 2021 | May 2023 | To comprehensively review Ireland's strategy and approach, through research and extensive consultation with key stakeholders across the skills ecosystem, focusing on four priority areas | Yes - for publication | See note 1 |
| BH Associates | October 2022 | April 2023 | Provision of services of expert advisor to support the development of policy to progress a more unified tertiary education system | Yes - for publication | See note 2 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | May 2017 | 2023 | Consultancy fees - NMCI PPP | N/A | €22,969.02 |
| A & L Goodbody Solicitors | July 2022 | 2023 | Consultancy fees – National Music College Ireland (NMCI) - Minister Changes | N/A | See note 2 |
| Turner & Townsend | May 2022 | 2023 | Consultancy fees – Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA) External Assurance Process | N/A | See note 2 |
| GateOne | October 2022 | December 2022 | Staff Development Away Days/Workshops - Values and Behaviours Statement | Yes - report for internal use only | See note 3 |
| 2022 total | €156,085.77 |
Payment made in 2021.
Payment made in 2023.
Consultant engaged in 2022 but no payment made before year end.
None of the consultancy expenditure itemised above was incurred in relation to the Department’s response to COVID-19.
Department consultancy spending 2022
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| Name of consultant/firm | Start date | End date | Purpose of engagement | Report publication date | Total cost |
| BDO Eaton Square (see note 1) | July 2021 | January 2022 | eCohesion (CRM) System Review | Internal report (see note 2) | €56,703.00 |
| Behaviour & Attitudes | September 2020 | March 2021 | Provision of market research survey consultancy services | June 2021 | €11,663.48 |
| Crowe Ireland | March 2021 | July 2021 | Provision of consultancy services in support of the organisational design of the newly-formed department | Internal report (see note 2) | €122,754.00 |
| Indecon International Consultants | February 2021 | December 2021 | Consultancy services for review of Student Grant Scheme 2021 | April 2022 | €93,836.70 |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | November 2021 | March 2023 | Review of Ireland's National skills Strategy 2025 | Q1 2023 | €350,000.00 |
| Deloitte | October 2021 | September 2022 | Internal Audit Support Services | No report | No 2021 payment (see note 3) |
| Total | €634,957.18 |
The figure shown is the total cost of the consultancy in 2021. Of this amount, €28,351.50 was recouped from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
Internal report, not for publication.
Consultancy work began in 2021; no payment was made before the end of the year.
None of the consultancy spending listed above was related to the department’s response to COVID-19.
Department consultancy spending 2021
Return of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science's spending on consultancy in 2021.
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| Name of consultant/firm | Start date | End date | Purpose of engagement | Report publication date | Total cost |
| Behaviour & Attitudes | September 2020 | March 2021 | Provision of market research survey consultancy services | June 2021 | €11,473.83 |
| Indecon International Consultants | December 2019 | July 2020 | Agreement covering the Common Provisions Regulation funds and operational programmes for the ESF and ERDF for 2021 to 2027 | July 2020 | €64,124.00 |
| Indecon International Economics Consultants | February 2020 | December 2020 | Review of the International Education Strategy 2016 to 2020 | February 2022 | €107,327.00 |
| Professor Tom Collins | April 2020 | November 2020 | Review of lecturing | Internal report (see note 1) | €20,570.00 |
| Total | €203,494.83 |
Internal report, not for publication.
None of the consultancy spending listed above was related to the department’s response to COVID-19.