Written answers
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Consultancy Contracts
9:00 pm
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 421: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the breakdown of the €6,921,989 spent on consultancy fees in 2008 in his Department; the names of the consultant firms used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46202/08]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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In the following table are details of consultancies amounting to €6,921,989. This figure relates to the period 1st January to 17th November 2008.
Expenditure on consultancies will be significantly reduced in 2009. | ||
Consultancy | Consultant | 2008 |
DCENR Audit Committee | Chair & Board of Audit Committee | 5,000 |
Temporary Head of Internal Audit Unit | Helm Corporation Ltd | 56,218 |
Provision of Mediation Services | Mason Hayes + Curran | 11,776 |
Financial Advisor to DCMNR | ESB Independent Generation | 16,940 |
Spot Checks on Capital Investment 2006 | DK Crowley | 10,748 |
Financial Advisor to the Department | Stephen O ́Connor | 165,472 |
TechReview of the emergency call answering service (ECAS) | Norcontel (Ireland) Ltd | 129,319 |
Legal Advice on procurement of an ECAS Provider | Matheson Ormsby Prentice | 24,543 |
Drafting of Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2007 | Marie McGonagle | 7,500 |
Drafting of Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2007 | Margaret O'Driscoll | 7,865 |
Media Literacy | Media Literacy Education | 9,000 |
Re-Engineering of annual RTÉ Review Process | Price Waterhouse Coopers | 102,197 |
Legal advice on DTT | Mason Hayes + Curran | 30,825 |
Technical Advice on DTT | Gary Tonge | 5,446 |
Review of public sector benefit of postcodes | PA Consulting | 54,450 |
Assistance on draft policy paper on Next Generation Networks | Analysys Mason Limited | 30,849 |
Legal Advice for BnM — ESOP documentation | A & L Goodbody Solicitors | 26,018 |
Legal Advice for BGÉ — ESOP | Beauchamp Solicitors | 62,267 |
Legal Advice re post sale of INPC/Whitegate Refinery | Matheson Ormsby Prentice | 8,492 |
Review of Ireland's access to commercial Oil Supplies | Purvin & Gertz Inc | 271,757 |
Study on transmission line infrastructure | ECOFYS GMBH | 145,052 |
Study on transmission line infrastructure | Brindley Advertising | 22,100 |
Study on transmission line infrastructure | Golder Associates Ire | 3,388 |
Review of proposed BGÉ investments | KPMG | 181,500 |
Review of proposed BGÉ investments | Mason Hayes + Curran | 22,578 |
Drafting of PSO under Section 39 of Electricity Reg Act 1999 | Noel J Travers | 9,075 |
Legal Advice for ESB — ESOP | Beauchamp Solicitors | 18,265 |
Advice on GSI library acquisitions & management 07 | Dr. Ralph Horne | 5,670 |
Archivist Services for Archived Files | Petra Coffey | 14,750 |
Archivist Services for Archived Files | Eneclann | 2,856 |
Comparative Study GSI/GSINI | CSA Group | 14,338 |
Corrib Verification Process | Keane Offshore Integrity Ltd. | 116,963 |
Environmental Monitoring Group | Members of EMG | 5,171 |
Oil and Gas Industry Support Service | CSA Group | 10,249 |
Petroleum Engineering Support | David Fox | 155,483 |
Legal Advice on Corrib Pipeline | Arthur Cox Solicitor | 42,946 |
Review of Corrib EIS | AEA Technology | 47,204 |
Geophysical Support | Clare Morgan | 54,420 |
TAG on Corrib | Advantia | 22,870 |
IT Consultancy (Landmark Software) | DMAP Ltd | 1,178 |
ICT Strategy | Astron / Sonas / RITS | 66,066 |
ICT Project Consultancy | Magnum Opus Ltd | 1,130,524 |
ICT Project Consultancy | Norcontel (ire) Ltd | 15,282 |
ICT Project Consultancy | Arthur Cox Solicitor | 569,580 |
ICT Project Consultancy | Quantum Equity | 12,584 |
ICT Project Consultancy | Eamonn O'hEachach | 27,537 |
Legal Advice — Schools Broadband | Mason Hayes & Curran | 9,273 |
NBS Consultancy | Aneta Scieplek | 53,679 |
NBS Consultancy | Commission for Communications Regulation | 67,517 |
NBS Consultancy | ESRI Ireland | 39,441 |
NBS Consultancy | McCann Fitzgerald | 572,229 |
NBS Consultancy | Analysys Mason Ltd | 32,670 |
Make IT Secure | Ireach | 20,000 |
Review of National Digital Research Centre | Various | 6,392 |
Digital Terrestrial Television | Maxtel Communications | 2,414 |
Digital Terrestrial Television | BT Ireland | 7,986 |
Gas Technical Standards Committee | National Standards Authority of Ireland | 36,000 |
Energy Research Strategy | Network Resources Ltd (Dr Heather Greer) | 65,050 |
National Energy Efficiency Campaign | Cawley Nea Ltd | 1,415,954 |
INFOMAR | Grainne O'Shea | 46,813 |
INFOMAR | Ronan O'Toole | 19,305 |
INFOMAR | Woods Hole Oceanic Institute | 1,194 |
INFOMAR | John Deasy | 5,400 |
INFOMAR | PWC Belfast | 54,996 |
Petroleum Engineering Support (Sept 07-Aug 08) | David Fox Associates | 17,940 |
Corporate branding and website design | Dara Design & Print Ltd | 19,947 |
Rehabilitation of Clashduff Mine | Hayes Higgins Partnership | 1,215 |
Avoca Remedial Study | Camp, Dresser & McKee Irl Ltd | 122,612 |
Examination of planning application for K2 extension to Galmoy Mine | Cantab Consulting Ltd | 10,124 |
Geological Advice | Ben Dhonau | 17,995 |
Provision of Interviews for site suitability Assessment Training Programme | Cormac O'Suilleabhain | 1,125 |
Gwater Source Prot (Off / Ros / CK) | Dr Robbie Meehan | 1,815 |
Wastewater Septic tank Course | Dr Robbie Meehan | 2,068 |
Wastewater Septic tank Course | Dr Pamela Bartley | 4,503 |
EPA Mine Waste | Dr Vincent Gallagher | 56,821 |
EU Water Framework Directive | ESRI Ireland | 3,176 |
Historic Mines Project | Fionnuala Ni Mairtin | 46,858 |
EPA Mine Waste | AGB | 85 |
Wastewater Septic tank Course | Gerard Murphy | 1,091 |
EPA Mine Waste | Mr Pheilim Lally | 259 |
Irelithos | Claudia Loesch | 3,025 |
Geourban project — data manipulation | Aurum Exploration | 26,813 |
Aggregate Potential Mapping | Mr Pheilim Lally | 64,779 |
GIS Technician Services — GeoUrban Dublin pilot project | Edel O'Regan | 33,499 |
National Mapping Programme - | Tobin Consulting Engineers | 247,407 |
Landslides Susceptibility Mapping | M/S Mouchel Ireland | 28,208 |
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