Written answers
Wednesday, 4 October 2006
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Consultancy Contracts
9:00 pm
Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department procedures for initiating consultancies; if he will list all his Department's consultancies since he took office; the estimated and actual cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30986/06]
Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has regard to the appropriate Department of Finance guidelines on engaging consultants. In addition, the Department's internal guidelines require all general contracts over €25,000 and all consultancy contracts, regardless of cost, to be reported to the Department's Organisation Unit which undertakes a process audit of the procurement prior to award of contract.
Proposals for use of consultancy services by my Department are set out in Divisional business plans, which are reviewed and endorsed by my Department's management team at the beginning of each year. The resulting programme of proposed consultancy expenditure for has been approved by me, and I am consulted on significant new consultancy proposals on a continuing basis.
A list of consultancies undertaken by my Department since I took office is set out in the table below. In relation to legal advice for which different procurement arrangements apply, I refer to Question No. 1010 of 25 April 2006.
| Consultancy | Consultant | Original contract amount | Fee Paid to date | Year of Engagement |
| € | € | |||
| Study on EN 1991 Eurocode 1 Action on Structures 1-2 Actions exposed to fire. | BRE — Building Research Establishment – UK | 23,340 | 23,339 | 2004 |
| Audit on the Implementation of the ERM Report | Environmental Resources Management Ireland Ltd | 8,501 | 8,501 | 2004 |
| Expert Review of National Emergency Plan for Nuclear Accidents | Environmental Resources Management Ireland Ltd | 60,500 | 42,350 | 2004 |
| Professional engineering consultancy for bridge at Coronation Planation | Gerard Higgins | 6,110 | 6,110 | 2004 |
| Professional engineering consultancy for replacement bridges at Knocksink | Gerard Higgins | 4,996 | 4,996 | 2004 |
| Professional engineering services on building works at Muckross Farm | Jennings O'Donovan &Partners | 11,693 | 11,693 | 2004 |
| ISDI data holdings and needs scoping study | Local Government Computer Services Board | 30,000 | 30,000 | 2004 |
| Glenveagh National Park tea rooms review of services | M H Consultancy | 6,200 | 6,200 | 2004 |
| Study on spatial trends and related issues in rural areas | National Institute For Regional & Spatial Analysis (NIRSA) At NUI Maynooth | 42,250 | 42,250 | 2004 |
| Consulting engineering services on pathworks at Diamond Hill, Connemara National Park, Co. Galway | P.J. Tobin & Co. Ltd | 88,352 | 88,352 | 2004 |
| Review of the potential for e-m interference with Met Éireann telecommunication equipment | Aegis Systems Ltd, 30 Anyards Road, Cobham, Surrey Kt11 2la, UK | 11,844 | 9,789 | 2005 |
| Preparation of Ireland's National Reports for May 2006 Peer review meeting of the IAEA's Joint Convention | AMEC NNC Ltd | 6,366 | 6,366 | 2005 |
| Media Support for the Official Launch of Burren life project | Anne Jones | 424 | 424 | 2005 |
| Tree survey at Coole Park | Arborist Associates Ltd. | 7,941 | 7,941 | 2005 |
| Preparation of discussion document re Lough Ree | Atkins | 7,500 | 7,500 | 2005 |
| Design of bookmark | Bennis Design | 250 | 250 | 2005 |
| Publicity campaign for draft register of electors — 2006/2007 | Bloom Advertising | 148,158 | 155,696 | 2005 |
| Management plan Old Head | C Huxley | 6,000 | 4,200 | 2005 |
| Safety assessment of underground bat roosts in Co. Clare | Colin Bunce | 500 | 500 | 2005 |
| Gateways investment priorities study | Consortium – Fitzpatrick & Associates, Brady Shipman Martin Town Planning Consultants & International Centre For Local & Regional Development At NUI Maynooth | 77,400 | 77,400 | 2005 |
| Design of Glenveagh NP Booklet | Creative Inputs | 3,025 | 3,025 | 2005 |
| Report and surveys re Inch | David Buchanan | 6,400 | 6,400 | 2005 |
| Consultancy | Consultant | Original contract amount | Fee Paid to date | Year of Engagement |
| € | € | |||
| Develop an ICT Strategy for 2006 — 2009 | Deloitte & Touche Management Consultants | 108,739 | Nil to date | 2006 |
| An assessment of conservation status of turloughs in Ireland | Department of Botany, Trinity College | 800,000 | 200,000 | 2005 |
| Design of Glenveagh National Park Management Plan | Design Image | 1,845 | 1,845 | 2005 |
| Design of Wicklow National Park Management Plan | Design Image | 1,845 | 1,845 | 2005 |
| Consultancy Assignment for Construction Research | DKM Economic Consultants | 80,000 | 78,045 | 2005 |
| Expert report on tortoises for CITES licensing | Eddie O'Brien | 200 | 200 | 2005 |
| Clara Bog Visitor Centre Report | Fiona MacGowan | 3,650 | 3,650 | 2005 |
| Gateways Investment Priorities Study (Consultancy Ongoing) | Fitzpatrick & Associates | 100,000 | 46,827 | 2005 |
| Review of the implementation of the Government's homeless strategy | Fitzpatrick & Associates | 74,536 | 74,536 | 2005 |
| Botanical survey-wetlands North Midlands region | Gerry Tobin | 8,100 | Nil to date | 2005 |
| Consultancy in relation to construction of disabled access pier Killarney | Hickey Moynihan Design | 7,261 | 7,261 | 2005 |
| Review of boat safety operational procedures | John Roberts | 986 | 986 | 2005 |
| Osprey Nesting | Lorcan O'Toole Wildlife Consultants | 1,401 | 1,401 | 2005 |
| Glenveagh National Park Tea Rooms review of services | M H Consultancy | 8,400 | 8,400 | 2005 |
| Catering consultant advice re Tea Rooms in Glenveagh | MH Consultancy | 19,600 | 15,600 | 2005 |
| Garriskil bog site visit & report 4/5/05 | Michael Doyle Forestry Consultant | 1,331 | 1,331 | 2005 |
| Report on rhododendron removal & timber valuation | Michael Doyle Forestry Consultant | 2,759 | 2,759 | 2005 |
| Visitor Survey Connemara National Park | NUIG | 10,000 | 10,000 | 2005 |
| Engineering service work at visitors centre at Coole Park, Gort, Galway | OG Engineering Consultants Ltd. | 8,441 | 8,441 | 2005 |
| Survey of Hares in Ireland 2005 | Quercus (Queens University Belfast) | 199,500 | 100,000 | 2005 |
| Diagram support for the Review of the Framework for Co-ordinated Response to Major Emergencies in Ireland | Risk Management International Ltd. | 9,680 | 9,680 | 2005 |
| Security and risk assessment on the electronic voting and counting system | Rits | 111,683 | 110,003 | 2005 |
| Population Research Study (Consultancy Ongoing) | Roger Tym & Partners | 30,250 | 30,250 | 2005 |
| Botanical survey-wetlands North Midlands region | Rosaleen Dwyer and John Wann | 15,720 | 13,820 | 2005 |
| Botanical Survey-Woodlands North Midlands region | Saoirse O'Donoghue | 8,265 | Nil to date | 2005 |
| Study of Lesser Horseshoe bats at Moore Hall Co. Mayo | Sinead Biggane | 10,950 | Nil to date | 2005 |
| Consultancy | Consultant | Original contract amount | Fee Paid to date | Year of Engagement |
| € | € | |||
| Research on exhibition at Coole Park | Sinead McCoole | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2005 |
| Development/Management of the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System | TES Consulting Engineers | 209,788 | 104,894 | 2005 |
| ASI RMP Update (Cork) | The Archaeology Company | 35,607 | 35,607 | 2005 |
| Apartment Size Research Study (Consultancy Ongoing) | Toal O'Muire | 25,000 | 25,000 | 2005 |
| Research examining the regulation of lobbyists in those states that have formal regulation systems in place | Trinity College Dublin In Collaboration With Dublin City University. | 28,800 | 27,878 | 2005 |
| ASI RMP Update (Kerry) | University College Cork | 106,210 | 53,105 | 2005 |
| Ross Island Cave archaeological study, to facilitate bat works | University College Galway | 5,000 | 5,000 | 2005 |
| All Ireland Paper Mill Study | Waste and Resources Action Programme Ltd | 82,564 | 82,564 | 2005 |
| Advice on the delivery of affordable housing in the greater Dublin area | William Soffe | 1,500 | 1,500 | 2005 |
| Review & update of greenhouse gas emission projections in the Kyoto period 2008-2012 | ICF Consulting / Byrne Ó Cléirigh Consulting | 185,000 | 185,000 | 2005-2006 |
| Organic farm management advice, Killarney National Park | IOFGA | 794 | 794 | 2005-2006 |
| Market research on Smoke Alarm ownership | Lansdowne Market Research | 6,500 | 8,500 | 2005-2006 |
| Provision of consultancy for INEX 3 | Operational Command Training Organisation Ltd. (OCTO) | 50,585 | 50,585 | 2005-2006 |
| Expert consultancy to assist a review of the major emergency response framework in Ireland | Operational Command Training Organisation Ltd. (OCTO) | 32,900 | 57,752 | 2005-2006 |
| Study on EN 1991 Eurocode – Wind Study (EN 1991 –1-4) | BRE — Building Research Establishment – UK | 75,000 | 7,500 | 2006 |
| Preparation of Local Authority Accounting Manual | Campbell Consulting & Accounting Services Ltd | 8,500 | 11,858 | 2006 |
| Construction research reports | DKM Economic Consultants | 22,000 | 21,418 | 2006 |
| Monitoring of Archaeological Monuments Programme | Dr. Dermot Harrington | 24,000 | Nil to date | 2006 |
| Species Action Plan for Pearl Mussel | Dr. Evelyn Moorkens | 15,000 | 7,500 | 2006 |
| Conservation Assesement for Pearl Mussel and Nore Pearl Mussel | Dr. Evelyn Moorkens | 10,000 | 5,000 | 2006 |
| Monitoring of Archaeological Monuments Programme | Dr. Liam Downey | 20,000 | Nil to date | 2006 |
| Assessment of the medium to long-term implications of a nuclear incident on the health, environment and economy of Ireland. | Environmental Resources Management Ireland Limited (ERM) | 60,500 | Nil to date | 2006 |
| Survey of repairs & maintenance | ESRI (Economic & Social Research Institute) | 20,900 | 20,869 | 2006 |
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