Written answers
Tuesday, 17 February 2004
Department of Transport
Consultancy Contracts
10:00 pm
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 425: To ask the Minister for Transport the number and nature of the reports, consultancies or other advisory or PR commissions awarded by his Department in the past five years to those other than established civil servants; the total cost involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4564/04]
Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is in the following table.
| Consultant/Adviser | Nature of Report | Year Commissioned | Total Cost (incl. vat.) â'¬ |
| Aviation Regulation | |||
| Schleiss Trading and Consulting Ltd, Denmark | To carry out a safety audit of the performance by the IAA of its functions relating to the regulation of civil aviation | April 2000 | 99,167 |
| Kilroys Solicitors Ryan Glennon & Co BKF Design Group Ltd — Padraic Smith & Co. Ltd. Systems Dynamics | Advice on Ireland's bid to host the proposed international registry of financial interest in aircraft. | Feb 2001 | 155,220 |
| Simat Hellilsem & Eichner (UK)- | Air Passenger analysis study of Dublin Airport | 2000 | 73,100 |
| Coyle Hamilton Ltd. Insurance | Assistance with aviation terrorist risk indemnities | 2001 | 85,072 (ongoing) |
| E.R.M. | To advise on Public Safety Zones at Dublin, Cork, and Shannon airports. | Jan 2001 | 421,000 |
| Airports | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers, Matheson Ormsby Prentice and Steer Davies Gleave | Expert Advice in relation to the restructuring of Aer Rianta | 2003 | 242,000 (to date) |
| DKM Economic Consultants | Review of Expenditure on the Public Service Obligation (PSO) Programme | 2003 | 41,090 |
| Expert Panel | Dublin Airport Review of Expressions of Interest for an Independent Terminal | 2002 | 113,981 |
| Avia Solutions | Assistance to Expert Panel which reviewed Expressions of Interest for an Independent Terminal | 2002 | 74,142 |
| DKM Economic Consultants | Value for Money Audit of Runway Development Project at Galway Airport | 2002 | 26,007 |
| (i) Anthony Foley | Assessment of tenders in EU Public Tender Competition for 5 PSO Routes | 2002 | (i) 5,400 |
| Deloitte & Touche | 5% Verification check of Aer Rianta expenditure under EU Transport Operational Programme 1994-1999 | 2002 | 16,943 |
| Stanley Associates | Technical advice in connection with Pier D issue at Dublin Airport | 2002 | 6,044 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | Analysis of financial data in relation to three State Airports. | 2002 | 58,685 |
| WS Atkins | Advice on design aspects of Pier D (Dublin Airport) incl security issues. | 2002 | 17,369 |
| Professor Rigas Doganis | Consultancy advice on Aviation/Tourism issues | 2002 | 26,912 |
| BDO Simpson Xavier | Review of PSO Routes operated by Aer Arann | 2001 | 30,093 |
| BDO Simpson Xavier | Review of allocation of Aer Arann administrative costs | 2001 | 5,561 |
| Mr Tony Foley | Review of Regional Airports | 2001 | 29,839 |
| Carley & Co. Solicitors | Legal advice in relation to advertising standards | 2001 | 451 |
| Appeal Panel | Established pursuant to S.40 of the Aviation Regulation Act, 2001 | 2001 | 64,994 |
| BDO Simpson Xavier | Examination of revenues of regional airports | 2001 | 12,344 |
| Mason Hayes & Curran, Solicitors | Legal advice in relation to EU tender process for Public Service Obligation air routes | 2001 | 7,682 |
| Mr. Anthony Foley. | Advice in relation to technical and commercial aspects of public tender process for air carriers to operate Public Service Obligation air routes. | 2000 | 9,650 |
| Indecon Economic Consultants | A study of Aer Rianta's airport charges. | 1999 | 101,149 |
| Warburg Dillon Read, SH & E and AIB | Advice re the future development of Aer Rianta. | 1999 | 186,309 |
| Aer Lingus Affairs | |||
| Schroder Salomon Smith Barney | To examine and assess the suitability of the strategic alliance proposal recommended by Aer Lingus with British Airways/American Airways and future capital needs of the company | 1999 | 199,539 |
| Noel Lindsay | Process Auditor to Aer Lingus IPO | 2000 | 21,046 |
| Schroder Salomon Smith Barney and AIB Capital Markets | Joint Global Co-ordinators for the Aer Lingus IPO | 2000 | 3,047,371 |
| Linklaters and Alliance | International Legal advisers to Aer Lingus IPO (sub con of SSSB/AIBCM) | 2000 | 726,637 |
| William Fry Solicitors | Legal advisers to Aer Lingus IPO (sub con of SSSB/AIBCM) | 2000 | 176,017 |
| Mason Hayes and Curran | Legal advisers to retail aspect of Aer Lingus IPO (sub con of SSSB/AIBCM) | 2000 | 183,858 |
| McCann Fitzgerald | Legal advice re selection process for Aer Lingus IPO | 2000 | 4,605 |
| Drury Communications | PR/Marketing adviser to Aer Lingus IPO | 2000 | 106,861 |
| Irish International Group | Advertising agency for Aer Lingus IPO (incl production of TV and press advertising) | 2000 | 764,321 |
| Computershare | Receiving Agent for Aer Lingus IPO | 2000 | 60,947 |
| Deloitte and Touche | Process Fraud Auditor | 2000 | 14,932 |
| Goodbody Corp. for Behaviour & Attitudes | Market Research (sub-con of SSSB/AIBCM) | 2000 | 89,800 |
| Asger Petersen | Examination of the State Aid issue in the context of funding options for Aer Lingus following financial crisis at end of 2001 | 2001 | 6,750 |
| William Fry Solicitors | Legal advice in relation to Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) in Aer Lingus | 2001 (retained from engagement re IPO above) | 68,539 |
| Richard Hooper | Examination of Investment options for Aer Lingus | 2003 | Invoice not yet received |
| Air Accident Investigation Unit | |||
| International Team | Review of files of fatal accident to Aer Lingus Viscount St Phelim, Reg. EI-AOM 2000 | November 2000 | 117,035 |
| Mr. Patrick Keane, Senior Counsel | Review of the Public Inquiry which was held into the non-fatal accident to the Aer Lingus DC 3 near Birmingham, UK on 1 January, 1953 | May 2001 | 37,094 |
| Rail/PPP | |||
| Masons Solicitors/Babtie Group Ltd/Booz-Allen Hamilton. | Recommendations regarding scope of the operating contract for Light Rail and the way in which the competition should be conducted | 2000 | 1,605,572 |
| Ernst & Young/Arthur Cox/Fitzpatrick Associates/Simmons & Simmons/WS Atkins | Appointed in 2000 to advise the Dept. in developing a policy for Pubic Private Partnerships for metro and light rail | 2000 | 1,622,507 |
| Mr. Noel Lindsay | Process Auditor for competition to select an operator for light rail services in Dublin. | February 2001 | 25,759 |
| PB Kennedy & Donkin | Consultants to be Monitoring Committee for the Dublin Light Rail Project (2000 to date) | 2000 | 1,011,613 |
| O'Connor Sutton Cronin & Associates | Review of the engineering feasibility of providing a grade separated crossing of the M50 Motorway and Red Cow interchange for the Luas light rail system Line A Tallaght to Abbey Street Line. | 2003 | 30,250 |
| Mr. Dom Hegarty | Recommendation re the LUAS interchange at Red Cow. | 2003 | 8,988 |
| Public Transport Regulatory Reform | |||
| Arthur Cox | Legal advice on public transport regulatory issues | Feb. 2004 | 102, 085 |
| NERA | Public transport study | Feb. 2004 | 16, 495 |
| Cathal Murphy, Barrister | Assisting in the transposition of EU directives | Jan, 2004 | 4, 840 |
| Holland Railconsult | Technical advice on the development of European Technical Specifications for conventional rail operability | Feb. 2003 | 35,332 |
| Booz-Allen-Hamilton | Public Transport Study | Sept. 2003 | 24,800 |
| W.S. Atkins | Scoping Report on the Development of a Public Transport Fares Policy | Jan. 2003 | 150,796 |
| Matheson, Ormsby, Prentice | Report on Public Service Contracts for Public Transport Operators | July 2001 | 44,440 |
| Steer Davies Gleave in conjunction with Fitzpatrick Associates | Regulation of Bus Services Outside the Greater Dublin Area | June 2001 | 188, 141 |
| A & L Goodbody | Study to Identify Extant Legislation Relating to the Economic and Safety Regulation of Bus and Rail Services | May 2001 | Project not completed — payment waived |
| NERA/TIS | Models for the Provision, Regulation and Integration of Public Transport Services | January 2001 | 120,000 |
| Bus Licensing/Railway Safety | |||
| IRMS | Railway safety — Pre-audit Report | Aug 1999 | 19,168 |
| Major (Rtd) C.B. Holden | Retainer for consultancy advice to Railway Inspectorate | From Sept 1999 (rolling 1 year contract) | 33,553 (to date at Feb 04) |
| IRMS | A Review of Railway Safety in Ireland — Implementation Review | Oct 1999 | 174,698 |
| IRMS | Supplementary work related to Oct 99 contract | Mar 2000 | 18,275 |
| IRMS | Railway Inspectorate Human Resource Requirements | Jul 2000 | 61,716 |
| IRMS | A Review of Railway Safety in Ireland — Second Implementation Review. | Nov 2000 | 304,319 |
| IRMS | Draft Guidelines for Railway Safety Cases | Nov 2000 | 96,595 |
| IRMS | A Review of Railway safety in Ireland Implications of the Delay in Implementation of the Mini-CTC Project | May 2001 | 3,072 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | Review of a bus operation | June 2001 | 25,141 |
| IRMS | Safety Audit for the Lines Affected by the Delay in Implementation of the Mini-CTC Project | Oct 2001 | 25,316 |
| Lloyd's Register MHA Limited | Preparation of Draft Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Railway Infrastructure and Rolling Stock | Mar 2002 | 357,961 |
| GDK | IT systems provision, set-up & support | Jul 2002 | 43,642 |
| Major (Rtd) C.B. Holden | Advice to Railway Safety Task Force | Oct 2003 | Nil to date Minimum 14,110 |
| CIE Corporate | |||
| Atkins | Technical Audit of Mini-CTC Project | March 2003 | 36,197 |
| Ernst and Young | Financial Audit of Exchequer and EU Capital funding to CIÉ | September 2002 | 47,496 |
| Holland Railconsult | Technical Audit of Exchequer Funded Projects in CIÉ under the NDP | February 2003 | 111,020 |
| Booz Allen and Hamilton | Assistance in Establishing the Investment Monitoring Unit | 2001-2003 | 101,939 |
| A & L Goodbody | Report on Modernisation and Reform of Legislation Relating to Rosslare Harbour | 2002 | 42,250 |
| Deloitte and Touche | Report on Public Transport measures under the Community support framework 1994-2001 | 2001-2002 | 34,998 |
| A Top Level Group of three persons | To assist Iarnród Éireann face the challenges of expanding the rail network and delivering improved services | 2001 | Nil to Department |
| Currie & Brown in association with Ernst & Young | To review existing arrangements to monitor expenditure and to develop a project management system for the public transport investment programme under the National Development Plan | 2001 | 136,192 |
| Department of Economics, UCD | Comparison of subvention levels for public transport systems in European cities | 2000 | 10,158 |
| Symonds | To develop a model to determine the costs and revenues associated with the operation of additional buses, and to develop a Performance Indicator System for the CIÉ bus Companies | 2000 | 72,321 |
| DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald | Review of CIE property | 1999 | 88,266 |
| Road Haulage | |||
| Stephen Treacy, IR Consultant | To provide expert negotiation skills to avert major disruption to haulage services due to threatened disputes in the Dublin Port area | 1999 | 4,177 |
| Indecon Int. Consultants & PWC | Review of the Road Haulage industry resulting in the report 'A Strategy for the Successful Development of the Irish Road Haulage Industry.' | 1999 | 118,508 |
| Indecon (Working Time Directive) | A study of the implications for Ireland of the proposed draft Directive on Working Time for Mobile Workers in the Transport Industry. | 2000 | 76,667 |
| Stephen Treacy, IR Consultant | To provide expert negotiation skills to avert major disruption to haulage services due to threatened disputes in the Dublin Port area | 2000 | 23,586 |
| Promech | Conducting a review of the work practices of Road Haulage Division with a view to improving same. | 2001 | 7,743 |
| HRA Management | Developmental training for the Transport Officers | 2001 | 27,185 |
| Precept Consulting | To advise on best practice for administering the Irish Road Haulage Association Development fund | 2001 | 1,536 |
| Richmond Recruitment | Provision of an IT Project Manager for the Irish Digital Tachograph Card Issuing Project | 2003 | 42,577 |
| Richmond Recruitment | Provision of an IT Project Manager for the Irish Digital Tachograph Card Issuing Project | 2004 | 508.20 per day |
| CIE Restructuring & Taxi Regulation | |||
| Three person Taxi Hardship panel | To report in general terms on the nature and extent of extreme personal hardship of individual taxi licence holders arising from loss of income as a direct result of the liberalisation of the taxi licensing regime in November 2000. | February 2002 | 22,440 |
| Interim Chairman of Commission for Taxi Regulation (Jimmy Farrelly) | To undertake a series of detailed consultations with those involved in the taxi, hackney and limousine industry, local authorities, An Garda Síochána, and other relevant groups | February 2003 | 30,169 |
| Area Development Management Limited (ADM) | To administer and manage the Taxi Hardship Payments Scheme which will implement the recommendations of the Taxi Hardship Panel Report. | August 2003 | Estimate 536,000 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | To advise on the options for dealing with issues in the context of a possible restructuring of CIE. | August 2001 | 256,167 |
| PT Planning | |||
| Booz Allen Hamilton in association with Taylor Lightfoot Transport Consultants and the TAS Partnership | Study on Accessible Public Transport | July 2002 | 61,159 |
| Interdepartmental Committee on Rural Public Transport. | Availability, Access and Choice Rural Transport | September 2001 | 81,680 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton in association with Ernst & Young and ERM | Strategic Rail Review | May 2002 | 649,558 |
| Road Safety & Traffic | |||
| SWOV(Road SafetyResearch Institute, Netherlands) (Mr Fred Wegman) | To carry out a Review of Road Safety Strategy, 1998-2002 | April 2002 | 24,200 |
| Road Policy | |||
| Goodbody Economic Consultants | Study to update the Cost Benefit Analysis Parameter Values and application rules for transportation projects | February 2004 | 47,295 |
| Atkins | Review on Dublin Port Tunnel Height | 2003 | 57,669 |
| Chartered Institute of Arbitrators | Assessment scheme for acquisition of land for national road projects | 2003 | 23,046 |
| Indecon Consultants | ESIOP Midterm Review Report | 2003 | 263,769 |
| Driver Licensing | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | Introduction of driver theory test | 1999 | 272,416 |
| Human Resources | |||
| Precept Consulting | Staff Opinion Survey | 2002 | 17,490 |
| Finance Unit | |||
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | Advice in relation to the implementation of a new financial management information system | 2000 | 85,794 |
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