Written answers
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Departmental Expenditure
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will detail in tabular form, the amount paid to consultants since February 2011; the name of each organisation used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37557/12]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is set out in the accompanying table:
| Purpose of Consultancy | Consultant | Amount Paid Since February 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Retrofitting Code of Practice. | Building Research Establishment Ltd | €27,635 |
| Testing of Hydraulic Efficiency - national annex for septic tanks and wastewater treatment. | Irish Concrete Federation Ltd | €2,270 |
| Sound insulation research to inform the drafting of Part E (Sound) of the Building Regulations. | Napier University Ventures Ltd. | €1,423 |
| Preparation and delivery of a training manual and programme for the implementation of the new Part M (Access and Use) of Building Regulations. | O'Herlihy Consultancy | €14,337 |
| Advise on, and assist tendering process for, Tidy Towns sponsorship. | Pembroke Communications | €4,560 |
| Review of the management by the Department of an application by Wicklow County Council for loan approval in respect of the compulsory purchase of land at Charlesland, Co. Wicklow. | Mr. Seamus Woulfe SC | €19,680 |
| Advisor to the Dormant Accounts Board. | Mr. David Lovegrove | €13,271 |
| Negotiation of the conclusion of lease arrangements for the storage of electronic voting machines. | DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald | €2,783 |
| Feasibility study to inform the design of a main stage national evaluation of the Local and Community Development Programme. | SQW Limited | €43,999 |
| Analysis of Property Tax Options - A report to the Interdepartmental Expert Group on Property Tax. | Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) | €60,280 |
| Provision of valuation services in respect of foreshore lease and licence applications. | Lisney | €58,814 |
| Legal advice on tender and contract documentation for the provision of a premium rate weather service. | A&L Goodbody Solicitors | €10,374 |
| Archaelogical report on Met Éireann site at Valentia. | Barrow Archaeological Services | €1,210 |
| Environmental and engineering advice, EIS Screening Report and planning submission for site at Valentia. | Malachy Walsh & Partners | €19,531 |
| Archaeological Investigation/Works. | Munster Archaeology | €24,258 |
| Recertification audit (Met Éireann) of ISO9001:2008. | National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) | €3,993 |
| Surveillance Audit on IS EN ISO 2012. | National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) | €2,706 |
| Study in respect of provision of fire detection and alarms systems in dwellings. | ARUP Consulting Engineers | €29,935 |
| Review of Homelessness Services in Dublin Region. | Murtagh & Partners | €27,800 |
| Review of the Homeless Strategy 2008-2013 | Dr. Eoin O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin. | €6,000 |
| Provision of expertise concerning Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment techniques for the evaluation and revision of Regional Waste Management Plans. | RPS | €36,251 |
| Operation of the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System (NLPMS). | Tobin Consulting Engineers | €99,504 |
| Ambient air monitoring in the vicinity of the former steelworks site, Haulbowline, Cork. | White Young Green | €13,005 |
| Consultancy services on establishment of National Water Utility. | Price Waterhouse Coopers | €131,614 |
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