Written answers
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Consultancy Contracts Issues
Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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748. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the name, costs, date of commission, date or expected date of publication and name of the external consultant of all external reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011. [34402/13]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is set out in the following table:
| External Report Name | Consultant etc. | Date of Commission | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Total/Estimated Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retrofitting Code of Practice | Building Research Establishment Ltd. | March 2011 | Draft Code of Practice expected to be released for public consultation before end 2013. | (1) €21,191 |
| Report of the Pyrite Panel - Independent report to provide options for the Minister to deal with the pyrite problem | Pyrite Panel | September 2011 | July 2012 | €21,470 |
| Cost optimal study for non domestic buildings | AECOM | November 2012 | March 2013 | €53,517 |
| Analysis on national climate policy | Secretariat to the National Economic and Social Council of Ireland | December 2011 | Interim report released October 2012; final report released in February 2013. | Not applicable |
| Technical support on developing low carbon sector roadmaps for Ireland | Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) & University College Cork (UCC) | June 2013 | No formal document due for publication. The project relates to technical support. | €107,552 |
| 2011 Report of the Dormant Accounts Board | Mr. David Lovegrove | The report is a requirement under the Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Act 2005 | July 2012 | €12,181 |
| 2012 Report of the Dormant Accounts Board | Mr. David Lovegrove | The report is a requirement under the Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Act 2005 | July 2013 | €11,732 |
| Bulky Waste Reuse Best Practice - Feasibility Study | Fehilly Timoney & Company | January 2012 | July 2013 | €55,289 |
| All Island Used Tyre Survey | RPS Group | March 2012 | March 2013 | (2) €17,673 |
| Review of the Producer Responsibility Model in Ireland | RPS Group | June 2012 | September 2013 | €281,944 |
| Review of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 | DKM Economic Consultants | May 2012 | Expected Publication July 2013 | €39,690 |
| Feasibility study on a Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme | Indecon | May 2012 | November 2012 | (3) €42,706 |
| Evaluation of ICT Disaster Recovery configuration and capability | Version 1 | February 2012 | Not intended for publication. | €9,363 |
| Design of a Local Property Tax - Report of the Inter-Departmental Group | Inter-Departmental Group | January 2012 | December 2012 | Nil |
| Analysis of Property Tax Options - a report to the Interdepartmental Expert Group on Property Tax | Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) | March 2012 | December 2012 | €60,280 |
| Report on archaeological investigation/survey of Met Éireann site at Valentia | Munster Archaeology | April 2012 | June 2013 | €47,289 |
| Report of Surveillance Audit on IS EN ISO 2012 | National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) | June 2012 | July 2012 | €2,706 |
| Environment Management Plan | Glas Ecology | April 2012 | August 2012 | €4,920 |
| Environmental Management Services re: review of CEMP at Valentia Site | Flynn Furney Consultants Ltd | November 2012 | Not intended for publication. | €3,167 |
| Study in respect of provision of fire detection and alarm systems in dwellings | ARUP Consulting Engineers | November 2011 | Not intended for publication. | €29,935 |
| 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 | Mr. Seamus Woulfe SC | January 2012 | March 2012 | €19,680 |
| Review of the compulsory acquisition of land by Wicklow County Council at Charlesland, Co. Wicklow - Phase 2 | Mr. Seamus Woulfe SC | June 2012 | April 2013 | €49,200 |
| Independent Evaluation of the Planning Review Report 2012 | Mr. Hendrik W van der Kamp | October 2012 | January 2013 | €12,096 |
| Review of Dublin Region Homelessness Services and Funding 2011 | Murtagh & Partners | July 2011 | October 2011 | €27,800 |
| Review of the Homeless Strategy 2008-2013 | Dr. Eoin O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin | September 2011 | November 2012 | €6,000 |
| Provision of expertise concerning Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment techniques for the evaluation and revision of Regional Waste Management Plans | RPS | Consultants appointed December 2011 | No formal document due for publication. The work is principally advice, guidance documents and technical expertise. | €45,223 |
| National Litter Pollution Monitoring System - 2011 Report | Tobin Consulting Engineers | June 2011 | April 2012 | €61,077 |
| National Litter Pollution Monitoring System - 2012 Report | Tobin Consulting Engineers | May 2012 | April 2013 | €58,271 |
| National Litter Pollution Monitoring System - 2013 Report | Tobin Consulting Engineers | May 2013 | April 2014 | €52,014 |
| Annual Dust Impact Assessment Report (2011) at the Former Irish Steelworks Site, Haulbowline, Cobh, Co. Cork | White Young Green | March 2011 | March 2012 | (4) see footnote |
| Regulatory Impact Analysis of proposed regulations for household food waste. | Indecon | May 2011 | June 2012 | €24,725 |
| Marine Strategy Framework Directive - Initial Assessment | Marine Institute | September 2011 | The technical report was published on the Department's website in Q2 2013 and the summary report will be published in Q4 2013. | (5) €2m (estimated) |
| Consultancy services on establishment of National Water Utility | Price Waterhouse Coopers | June 2011 | Irish Water - Phase 1 report and appendices published January 2012 ( ). Implementation Strategy published December 2012 ( ). | €179,584 |
| Affordability aspects of the provision of water services in Ireland. | Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) | January 2013 | At this time the report is not intended for publication. | €51,798 |
(1) Contract in conjunction with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. The Department's contribution is €21,190 which represents approximately 23% of the total cost.
(2) Survey jointly commissioned and funded by Department of the Environment in Norther n Ireland and my Department. My Department’s contribution is €17,67 3 .
(3) This report was co-funded by my Department and the Private Residential Tenancies Board. The cost to my Department of €42,706 represents 50% of the total cost.
(4) My Department previously provided funding to Cork County Council to support the production of an annual Dust Impact Assessment Report at the former Irish Steel site at Haulbowline Island. Following a Government Decision in June, 2011 the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine assumed the lead role in relation to the remedial works necessary to be undertaken on the site. Accordingly, funding provided to Cork County Council for the annual Dust Impact Assessment Report 2011 and subsequent years is a matter for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
(5) This report arises from Ireland’s obligation to implement the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive. The work primarily consists of a determination of the status of Ireland’s marine waters and the measures necessary to achieve, or maintain, the required status by 2020.
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