Written answers

Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Departmental Expenditure

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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560. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the amount of money that was spent on reports commissioned by his Department for 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the purpose of each report and the person commissioned to carry out the reports. [27178/13]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Information on reports commissioned by my Department is set out in the following table. The expenditure shown relates to the current configuration of my Department (i.e. Heritage reports are excluded and Community reports are included from 2010).

Consultant/Author Description of Report 2010 Expenditure 2011 Expenditure 2012 Expenditure 2013 (to date)
Expenditure
AECOM Cost Optimal study for non domestic buildings. €17,393 €26,792
BRE Study for assessing acceptable construction details to support TGD L Conservation of Fuel and Energy-Dwellings 2010. €103,836
Building Research Establishment Ltd. Retrofitting Code of Practice. €21,191
Napier University Ventures Ltd. Sound Insulation Research to inform the drafting of Part E (Sound) of the Building Regulations. €7,851 €1,423
Pyrite Panel Report of the Pyrite Panel - Independent report to provide options for the Minister to deal with the pyrite problem. €21,470
Mr. David Lovegrove Annual Report of the Dormant Accounts Board. €25,557 €12,181 €10,174 €1,588
Pembroke Communications Advise on, and assist tendering process for, Tidy Towns sponsorship. €4,560
Fehilly Timoney & Company Bulky Waste Reuse Best Practice - Feasibility Study. €41,514
Methanogen Crop Demo Trials to demonstrate the use of composted and anaerobic digested BMW on crops. €50,788 €92,607 €15,263
Poyry Forest Industry Consulting Recovered Paper Market in Ireland and Recovered Paper Quality Best Practice Studies. €85,003
RPS Compost Quality Standard IS441 (NSAI). €10,000
SKM Enviros Irish Recycled Plastic Waste Arisings Study. €37,566
RPS Review of the Producer Responsibility Model in Ireland. €211,458
RPS All Island Used Tyre Survey. €17,673
Egan, Fitzpatrick, Malsch & Lawrence Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) report of the risks from Sellafield to Ireland and Irish interests. €884,738 €1,395,077 €1,526,250
Mazars Systems audit of the RDP. €49,414
DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald Negotiation of the conclusion of lease arrangements for the storage of electronic voting machines. €5,566 €2,783
DKM Consultants Ltd Construction research reports. €81,319
DKM Economic Consultants Review of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 €39,690
Indecon Feasibility study on a Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme. €42,706
Version 1 Evaluation of ICT Disaster Recovery configuration and capability. €9,363
SQW Limited Feasibility study to inform the design of a main stage National Evaluation of the Local and Community Development Programmes. €33,001 €77,000
Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) Analysis of Property Tax Options - A report to the Interdepartmental Expert Group on Property Tax. €60,280
Barrow Archaeological Services Archaelogical report on Met Éireann site at Valentia. €2,662 €1,210
Flynn Furney Consultants Ltd Environmental Management Services re: review of CEMP at Valentia Site. €3,167
Glas Ecology Environment Management Plan. €4,920
M.I. Safety & Training Services Method safety statement. €350
Malachy Walsh & Partners Environmental and engineering advice, EIS screening report and planning submission for site at Valentia. €6,655 €17,378 €2,153
Munster Archaeology Report on archaeological investigation/survey of Met Éireann site at Valentia. €24,258 €23,031
National Standards Authority Ireland (NSAI) Report of Surveillance Audit on IS EN ISO 2012. €2,662 €3,993 €2,706
Zenith Land Surveys Land survey at Valentia. €2,420
ARUP Consulting Engineers Study in respect of provision of fire detection and alarm systems in dwellings.  €12,100.00 €17,835.00
Farrell Grant Sparks DDDA options paper on Becbay joint venture. €17,407
Mr. Seamus Woulfe SC 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 - Phase 1. €19,680
Mr. Seamus Woulfe SC Review of the compulsory acquisition of land by Wicklow County Council at Charlesland, Co. Wicklow - Phase 2. €49,200
Murtagh & Partners Review of Dublin Region Homelessness Services and Funding 2011. €27,800
Mr Hendrik W van der Kamp Independent Evaluation of the Planning Review Report 2012. €12,096
Dr. Eoin O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin Review of the Homeless Strategy 2008-2013 €6,000
ECU Ltd Specialist economic advice in respect of project agreement entered into by Dublin City Council. €3,781
Eunomia Research & Consulting International review of waste management policy. €82,087
Eunomia Research & Consulting Opinion on competition aspects of Dublin waste to energy contract. €2,178
RPS Provision of expertise concerning Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment techniques for the evaluation and revision of Regional Waste Management Plans. €45,223
Tobin Consulting Engineers National Litter Pollution Monitoring System Report. €64,226 €68,822 €57,180 €29,136
White Young Green Ambient Air Monitoring in the vicinity of the former steelworks site, Haulbowline, Cork. €13,010 €13,005
White Young Green Environmental and geotechnical assessment at former Irish Ispat site at Haulbowline, Cork. €107,833
Indecon Regulatory Impact Analysis of proposed regulations for household food waste. €24,725
Mr. John Hennessy SC Review of the contract for the proposed incinerator at Poolbeg. €54,540
Price Waterhouse Coopers Consultancy services on establishment of National Water Utility. €59,290 €120,294
Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) Affordability aspects of the provision of water services in Ireland. €51,798

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