Written answers
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Consultancy Contracts
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in tabular form for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 the total amount of expenditure on consultancy by his Department, any body under his aegis or State agency for which he has responsibility; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; the nature of the work concerned; the fees paid to each consultant; if the matter was advertised for competitive tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45296/12]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Annual expenditure on consultancies by my Department over the period in question is as follows:
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 (to date) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consultancy Expenditure | €5.594m | € 2 .051m | €0.994m | €0.323m | €0.369m |
The awarding of consultancy contracts in my Department is carried out in accordance with Guidelines for the Engagement of Consultants and Other External Support by the Civil Service, published by the Department of Finance.
Details of consultancy expenditure for each year are set out as follows. The expenditure shown relates to the configuration of my Department at the relevant point in time (i.e. Heritage consultancies are included from 2008 to 2010 and Community consultancies are included from 1 May 2011). Information in respect of agencies is a matter for the bodies concerned.
| Purpose of Consultancy | Consultant | 2008 Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment of site conditions at Haulbowline. | White Young Green Consultants | €385,000 |
| Capital project spot checks and reviews. | Ernst and Young | €325,345 |
| Cobh landslide project. | Cork County Council | €72,000 |
| Code of practice on timber frame houses. | National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) | €27,000 |
| Communications strategy for ENFO. | Murrays Consultants | €32,812 |
| Construction research reports. | DKM Consultants Ltd | €123,113 |
| Consultancy fees. | Oracle EMEA Ltd | €4,629 |
| Design and develop world heritage sites website. | Room Three Design | €61,097 |
| Design consultancy for Register of Electors forms. | Design Works | €5,173 |
| Development of a library plan for ENFO. | Brid McGrath – Information Consultant | €13,500 |
| Development of implementation plan for homeless strategy. | Mary Higgins – Management & Social Policy Consultant | €4,981 |
| Documentation for World Heritage Site nomination application, Clonmacnoise. | ERA Maptec | €50,232 |
| Draft Register of Electors awareness campaign. | First Communication and Advertising Ltd | €158,000 |
| Electoral Commission scoping study. | UCD Consultancy Team | €8,400 |
| Eurocode 2 Study: Concrete study. | Kavanagh, Mansfield & Partners | €20,503 |
| Eurocode 6 Study: Masonry study. | Lee Mc Cullough Consultant Engineers | €16,251 |
| Evaluation of gateway innovation fund proposals. | Goodbody Economic Consultants Ltd | €73,689 |
| Examination of final accounts for Water Services Investment Programme schemes. | M.J. O’Connell & Co. Consulting Engineers | €5,082 |
| Examine potential for traveller organisations to provide voluntary housing. | Irish Traveller Movement | €20,000 |
| Final accounts - north fringe sewerage schemes. | Mr. John Murphy | €5,145 |
| Fixed asset reconciliations. | Fortius Consulting Ltd | €4,860 |
| Fuel poverty study. | Combat Poverty Agency | €25,000 |
| Independent assessment of proposed acquisition by the Irish Heritage Trust Limited of Annes Grove House. | Indecon | €14,520 |
| Inex 3 exercise report. | Operational Command Training Organisation Ltd | €4,828 |
| International review of waste management policy. | Eunomia Research & Consulting | €62,773 |
| Irish battlefields project. | Headland Archaeology/Eneclann | €280,542 |
| Knocknarea, Carrowmore and Carns Hill Conservation Study. | Aegis Archaelogy Ltd | €29,064 |
| Legal services in respect of proposed scheme of tenant purchase for local authority apartments. | William Fry Solicitors | €48,857 |
| Limiting thermal bridging & air filtration acceptable construction details. | Mr. Hugh O Cofaigh | €18,368 |
| Met É ireann weather radar. | Deloitte | €33,000 |
| Monasterboice conservation study. | Margaret Gowen & Co. Ltd | €34,860 |
| Monitoring of archaeological monuments programme. | Liam Downey & Dermot Harrington | €40,000 |
| National archaeological archive and object resource facility. | Headland Archaeology/Eneclann | €27,007 |
| National climate change awareness campaign. | Cawley Nea | €1,029,808 |
| National climate change awareness campaign. | Mary Murphy & Associates | €506,037 |
| National climate change awareness campaign. | OMD | €169,041 |
| National climate change awareness campaign. | RPS Group | €871,357 |
| National litter pollution monitoring system. | Tobin Consulting Engineers | €101,203 |
| Neighbourhood planning. | NCCRI | €10,000 |
| Peer review of WYG environmental report 2008. | Sirius Geotechnical & Env Ltd | €28,000 |
| Powerpoint template & launch of DoEHLG identity. | Baseline Creative Services | €14,716 |
| Preparation of strategic environmental assessment and generic pollution reduction programme under shellfish waters directive. | RPS Group | €144,099 |
| Prepare documentation for World Heritage nomination application. | Dr. Jukka Jokilehto | €14,520 |
| Process auditor fees. | Mr. Owen Boyle | €9,624 |
| Professional services & planning advice. | Kiaran O’Malley & Co Ltd | €9,460 |
| Rath Lugh geotechnical consultancy. | Golder Associates | €4,734 |
| Regulatory Impact Assessment of proposed Section 60. | Goodbody Economic Consultants Ltd | €22,410 |
| Regulatory Impact Assessment report - waste facilities and plastic bags. | AP Env Econ Limited | €64,686 |
| Report into Limerick main drainage. | Mr. Tom Considine | €29,415 |
| Review and re-drafting forms of contracts for Rental Accomodation Scheme. | William Fry Solicitors | €15,626 |
| Review and report on certain matters relating to Dublin City Council's Regional wastewater treatment plant at Ringsend. | Mr. Brendan Fehily | €34,346 |
| Review of local authority service indicators. | Mr. Nathan O’Connor | €9,000 |
| Risk assessment. | QTS | €968 |
| Safety audit of HQ offices Glasnevin. | Olive Safety Services | €1,089 |
| Strategic review of voluntary housing co-operative programme. | Grant Thornton | €160,000 |
| Study on meeting requirements on greenhouse gases. | Enviros Consulting | €84,657 |
| Supplementary Research Project Woodstown 6 | Archaeology Consultancy Services Ltd | €173,714 |
| Survey of repair and maintenance. | ESRI (Economic & Social Research Institute) | €27,020 |
| Technical guidance documents. | Downey Mac Conville Architects | €7,980 |
| Waterford Youth Service research project. | Community Consultants | €15,000 |
| Purpose of Consultancy | Consultant | 2009 Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Building Standards Regulations [parts L & E] research. | BRE | €108,527 |
| Capital project spot checks and reviews. | Ernst and Young | €219,702 |
| Construction research reports. | DKM Consultants Ltd | €99,048 |
| Design consultancy for Register of Electors forms. | Design Works | €1,792 |
| Documentation for World Heritage Site nomination application, Clonmacnoise. | ERA Maptec | €12,610 |
| International review of waste management policy. | Eunomia Research & Consulting | €116,506 |
| Intranet site enhancement. | Start Computing Ltd | €4,253 |
| Knocknarea, Carrowmore and Carns Hill Conservation Study. | Aegis Archaelogy Ltd | €40,950 |
| Legal advice on the provision of a premium rate weather service. | A&L Goodbody Solicitors | €6,075 |
| Migration from Novell and developing areas initiative. | Deloitte | €28,856 |
| Monasterboice conservation study. | Margaret Gowen & Co. Ltd | €4,300 |
| National Archaeological Archive and Object Resource Facility. | Headland Archaeology/Eneclann | €27,204 |
| National climate change awareness campaign. | Cawley Nea | €463,455 |
| National climate change awareness campaign. | Mary Murphy & Associates | €329,550 |
| National climate change awareness campaign. | OMD | €45,685 |
| National climate change awareness campaign. | RPS Group | €284,508 |
| National landscape strategy Tara Skryne project. | Meath County Council | €51,185 |
| National Parks and Wildlife Service review. | Grant Thornton | €129,112 |
| NPWS data management framework proposal and study. | Environmental Systems Research Institute Ireland | €24,203 |
| Professional services & planning advice. | Kiaran O’Malley & Co Ltd | €10,541 |
| Strategic environmental assessment. | Eunomia Research & Consulting | €43,284 |
| Purpose of Consultancy | Consultant | 2010 Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Archaeological impact assessment on Met Éireann site at Valentia. | Barrow Archaeological Services | €2,662 |
| Assessment for proposed new air monitoring facility at Valentia. | Malachy Walsh & Partners | €6,655 |
| Chair of VFM review WSIP 2007-9. | Mr. Pat McBride | €2,000 |
| Consider Céide Fields for nomination to World Heritage list. | Dr Carol Westrik | €6,839 |
| Construction research reports. | DKM Consultants Ltd | €81,319 |
| Consultancy regarding Part E (Sound) of the Building Regulations. | Napier University Ventures Ltd | €7,851 |
| DDDA's options paper on Becbay joint venture. | Farrell Grant Sparks | €17,407 |
| Drafting of the text for Ireland's second National Biodiversity Plan. | Mr. David Hickie, Environmental Consultant | €6,050 |
| Drogheda boat project. | Mr. Holger Schweitzer | €40,218 |
| Environmental and geotechnical assessment at former Irish Ispat site at Haulbowline, Cork. | WYG Consultants | €107,833 |
| Examination of final accounts for Water Services Investment Programme schemes. | M.J. O’Connell & Co. Consulting Engineers | €13,378 |
| Examination of final accounts. | Murphy Consulting | €21,845 |
| Independently chairing NSAI coal stakeholder group. | Seaver Associates | €3,267 |
| International review of waste management policy. | Eunomia Research & Consulting | €82,087 |
| Irish battlefields project. | Headland Archaeology/Eneclann | €70,592 |
| Land survey at Valentia. | Zenith Land Surveys | €2,420 |
| Legal advice on the provision of a premium rate weather service. | A&L Goodbody Solicitors | €14,925 |
| Manual o n performance criteria of sustainable high and large scale buildings in urban areas. | Shaffrey Associates and Placemakers | €12,000 |
| Method safety statement. | M.I. Safety & Training Services | €350 |
| National climate change awareness campaign. | Cawley Nea | €148,873 |
| National litter pollution monitoring system. | Tobin Consulting Engineers | €64,226 |
| National Parks and Wildlife Service review. | Grant Thornton | €54,607 |
| Negotiation of the conclusion of lease arrangements for the storage of electronic voting machines. | DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald | €5,566 |
| NPWS data management framework proposal and study. | Environmental Systems Research Institute Ireland | €36,155 |
| Opinion on competition aspects of Dublin waste to energy contract. | Eunomia Research & Consulting | €2,178 |
| Prepare best practice manual to accompany local area plans. | Queens University Belfast | €55,000 |
| Process auditor fees. | Mr. Owen Boyle | €17,484 |
| Specialist economic advice in respect of project agreement entered into by Dublin City Council. | ECU Ltd | €3,781 |
| Study for assessing acceptable construction details to support TGD L Conservation of Fuel and Energy-Dwellings 2010. | BRE | €103,836 |
| Surveillance audit. | National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) | €2,662 |
| Purpose of Consultancy | Consultant | 2011 Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Advise on, and assist tendering process for, Tidy Towns sponsorship. | Pembroke Communications | €4,560 |
| Advisor to the Dormant Accounts Board. | Mr. David Lovegrove | €7,714 |
| Archaelogical report on Met Éireann site at Valentia. | Barrow Archaeological Services | €1,210 |
| Consultancy services on establishment of National Water Utility. | Price Waterhouse Coopers | €59,290 |
| Contribution towards a DJEI consultancy for a Government approved project to measure administrative burdens on business. | Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation | €27,000 |
| Environment and engineering advice, EIS screening report and planning submission for site at Valentia. | Malachy Walsh & Partners | €17,378 |
| Feasibility study to inform the design of a main stage national evaluation of the Local and Community Development Programme. | SQW Limited | €43,999 |
| Legal advice on the provision of a premium rate weather service. | A&L Goodbody Solicitors | €10,374 |
| National litter pollution monitoring system. | Tobin Consulting Engineers | €68,822 |
| 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 |
| Provision of valuation services in respect of foreshore lease and licence applications. | Lisney | €32,267 |
| Recertification audit of ISO9001:2008. | National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) | €3,993 |
| Retrofitting code of practice. | Building Research Establishment Ltd | €21,191 |
| Review of homelessness services Dublin region. | Murtagh & Partners | €27,800 |
| Sound insultation research to inform the drafting of Part E (Sound) of the Building Regulations. | Napier University Ventures Ltd | €1,423 |
| Study in respect of provision of fire detection and alarms systems in dwellings. | ARUP Consulting Engineers | €12,100 |
| Testing of hydraulic efficiency - national annex for septic tanks and wastewater treatment. | Irish Concrete Federation Ltd | €2,270 |
| Purpose of Consultancy | Consultant | 2012 Expenditure(to date) |
|---|---|---|
| Advisor to the Dormant Accounts Board. | Mr. David Lovegrove | €4,088 |
| Ambient air monitoring in the vicinity of the former steelworks site, Haulbowline, Cork. | White Young Green | €13,005 |
| Analysis of property tax options - a report to the Interdepartmental Expert Group on Property Tax. | ESRI (Economic & Social Research Institute) | €60,280 |
| Archaeological investigation/works for Met Éireann site at Valentia . | Munster Archaeology | €24,258 |
| Consultancy services on establishment of National Water Utility. | Price Waterhouse Coopers | €72,324 |
| Environment and engineering advice, EIS screening report and planning submission for site at Valentia. | Malachy Walsh & Partners | €2,153 |
| National litter pollution monitoring system. | Tobin Consulting Engineers | €42,612 |
| Negotiation of the conclusion of lease arrangements for the storage of electronic voting machines. | DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald | €2,783 |
| Overall review of the Homeless Strategy 2008-2013. | Dr. Eoin O'Suillivan, TCD | €6,000 |
| Provision of expertise concerning strategic environmental assessment and appropriate assessment techniques for the evaluation and revision of regional waste management plans. | RPS MCOS Ltd | €36,251 |
| Provision of valuation services in respect of foreshore lease and licence applications. | Lisney | €26,547 |
| Retrofitting code of practice. | Building Research Establishment Ltd | €6,444 |
| 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 |
| Study in respect of provision of fire detection and alarms systems in dwellings. | ARUP Consulting Engineers | €17,835 |
| Surveillance audit on IS EN ISO 2012. | National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) | €2,706 |
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