Written answers
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Consultancy Contracts
9:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 332: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the private consultancy firms his Department and the agencies which report to his Department used to date in 2007; the projects each worked on; the cost to his Department or agency of each engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30186/07]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The information requested in relation to consultants engaged by my Department to date in 2007 is set out in the table. My Department does not compile or hold data in relation to consultants engaged by agencies under its aegis.
| Consultant | Purpose of Consultancy | Contract Amount |
| € | ||
| Lee McCullough, Consulting Engineers | Consultancy study, Eurocode 6 — Design of Masonry Structures | 65,004 |
| Kavanagh Mansfield & Partners | Consultancy study, Eurocode 2 — Design of Concrete Structures | 81,675 |
| UCD Energy Research Group | Consultancy study of energy efficiency regulation for new dwellings and options for improvement | 89,900 |
| Tom Considine, Dublin 5 | To undertake a high-level review of the Department's supervisory and management role of a civil works contract undertaken by Limerick City Council | 24,000 |
| Tobin Consulting Engineers, Block 10-3, Blanchardstown Corporate Park, Dublin 15 | To continue the development of the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System and to oversee local authority implementation of it. | 89,639 |
| OCTO, Caerlleon House, 142 Boughton, Chester CH3 5BP, United Kingdom | The design, development and delivery of information management training in the Generic Information Management System as defined in the Framework for Major Emergency Management. | 32,340 |
| Brindley Advertising, 17 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2 | Draft Register of electors 2008/2009 Awareness Campaign | 136,983 |
| DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald, Ormonde House 12-13 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2 | Electronic Voting Storage Arrangements — Conclusion of Local Lease Arrangements | 35,090 |
| Indecon International Economic Consultants | Carry out socio-economic review of the proposed revised terms of the tenant purchase scheme | 48,400 |
| Mazars Harcourt Centre Dublin 2 | Financial review of Trustees of Muckross House (Killarney) Ltd. | 23,675 |
| Ms. Sheila Friel Image Media Productions 6221 Lisburn Road Belfast BT9 7GT | To evaluate a contract for the production of 5 DVDs on Glenveagh | 4,800 |
| LGS (Kevin Barton) Claremorris Co Mayo | Geophysical Archeological Survey — Brogan's House project, Glenveagh National Park | 7,000 |
| Grealish Glynn and Associates Ltd. Gort House, Gort, Co. Galway | To provide a complete consultancy service for the preparation of drawings/securing planning/inviting tenders/supervising works etc. in conjunction with construction of a workshop at Coole Park Nature Reserve | 3,405 |
| Aster Environmental Consultants | Mink Control Pilot Project on Lough Mask | 9,841 |
| DKM Economic Consultants | Independent economic assessments of the construction industry's performance and prospects each year for three years. | 293,000 |
| William Fry Solicitors | Drafting forms of contract for the Rental Accommodation Scheme | 15,000 |
| Goodbody Economic Consultants (in assoc. with Barnes Consulting), Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 | To undertake a study of the potential for the use of tax incentives to encourage the provision of "living over the shop" accommodation in the urban centres of the gateways identified under the National Spatial Strategy | 53,200 |
| Indecon International Economic Consultants | Indecon assessment of the Fota House Business Plan | 14,520 |
| Mary Higgins, Dublin 8 | Examination, assessment and modification of the draft Revised Government Strategy on Adult Homelessness | 4,114 |
| Baseline Creative Services Ltd. | Development of new Department logo | 10,000 |
| O'Mahony Pike Planning Consultants | Consultancy on Urban Design Guide | 120,000 |
| National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis (NIRSA), NUI Maynooth | Evaluation of European Spatial Network Research to Ireland | 40,000 |
| Yellowstone Communications | Design and layout of publication on National Development Plan | 4,235 |
| Yellowstone Communications | Design and layout of Climate Change Publication | 3,025 |
| AEA — 329 Harwell, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0QJ, UK | Analysis of the national emissions of pollutants (NOX particulates, SOX and VCO's) from the powergen sector, for the propose of Directive 2001/81/EC and the European Communities (National Emission Ceilings) Regulations 2004 | 29,950 |
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