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Consultants

Volume 688: debated on Tuesday 23 January 2007

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many consultants the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure has employed since 1 January; what they were employed to do; and at what cost. [HL876]

The table provides an analysis of payments made for consultancy expenditure since 1 January 2006 to 14 December 2006, linked to the associated consultancy projects.

Expenditure since 01/01/06

Subject of Consultancy

£407.68

Child protection workshop

£15,760.50

Electronic document records management

£2,608.00

Project adviser for capital projects

£350.00

Editorial services on architecture policy

£12,455.51

Consultation on strategy for sport

£25,875.00

Eel research project

£7,397.30

Article 4 and 10, tendering and site visit checks for European Union angling and water recreation development programmes

£7,875.00

Exercise to identify DCAL Inland Waterways and Inland Fisheries land and property assets and to scope the work and costs involved in proving legal title

£29,600.00

Research on the social and economic impact of recreation fisheries, angling and angling resources in Northern Ireland

£1,000.00

Otter and whooper swan survey at Tiraroe, Derrylin

£850.00

Flora and fauna survey on Upper Lough Macnean

£29.50

Report on Fisheries Conservancy Board financial projections to March 2007

£46,850.10

Internal audit

£12,000.00

Staff opinion survey

£15,100.00

Accountancy services

£75.00

Public Sector Quality Group customer survey

£9,640.50

PRONI new accommodation project

£29,114.75

Facilitation of strategic planning exercise

£13,271.59

Review of central library

£12,570.00

Business continuity plan

£1,994.81

Council of Europe Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

£520.00

Verification of Maid of Antrim European Union project

£1,144.00

Independent assessor of Big Lottery

£203.25

Contribution to a seminar in Greenmount College

£200.00

Speakers fees for adventure activities seminar

£4,880.00

Linfield/Irish Football Association agreement

£5,875.00

Northern Ireland Events Company and Rally Ireland arbitration

£4,000.00

Assessment and appointment of independent board member

£840.00

Independent assistance in reviewing a complaint

£8,400.00

Legal assistance on proposed Irish language legislation

£1,410.00

Charter Mark assessment

£272,297.49

Total consultancy expenditure 1 January to 14 December 2006