Written answers
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Reports
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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402. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department including payments from ministerial allowances, broken down by report; if he will provide the details of any consultants employed; the names of each report and their status as published or ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2357/14]
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Details of the external reports commissioned by my Department are set out in tabular form below. The bulk of the studies referred to below are technical and specialist in nature and were necessary to enable the Department to discharge its policy and project responsibilities in the areas concerned. Payments from Ministerial allowances are not a charge on my Department’s Vote and are not a matter for my Department.
| Consultancy Name | Purpose of Consultancy | Cost € | Publication Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Michael Johnson | Silvermines Vegetation Study | 5,848 | This Report will not be published until completion of land purchase |
| Camp Dresser McKee CDM | Sampling of Gortmore and Silvermines Vegetation | 13,890 | This Report will not be published until completion of land purchase |
| Purvin & Gertz | Strategic Case for Oil Refining requirements | 193,997 | Published |
| PA Consulting Group | National Digital Research Centre | 29,040 | This report was not published as it contains commercially sensitive information. |
| OHH Energy Ltd | Independent Commission on Meath Tyrone Power Line | 41,120 | Published |
| Elimark | Independent Commission on Meath Tyrone Power Line | 38,786 | Published |
| 2B Energy | Independent Commission on Meath Tyrone Power Line | 32,284 | Published |
| Indecon Economic Consultants | Economic/Socio-Economic Analysis of options for rollout of next generation broadband | 28,167 | This Report was not published as it is commercially sensitive and may impact on Government procurement in Broadband provision. |
| SLR Consulting | Core Library Holdings Review | 39,688 | Published |
| Jenny Deakin | Preparation for the Graigue Group Water Scheme Report | 1,750 | Published |
| Consultancy Name | Purpose of Consultancy | Cost € | Publication Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analysys Mason | Analysis of options for potential State intervention in the rollout of next generation broadband | 30,522 | This Report was not published as it is commercially sensitive and may impact on Government procurement in Broadband provision. |
| CDM Smith Ireland Limited | Environmental Monitoring at former mining areas of Silvermines, Co. Tipperary and Avoca, Co. Wicklow | 170,014 | Ongoing |
| Indecon International Economic Consultants | Assessment of Economic Contribution of Mineral Exploration and Mining in Ireland | 53,690 | Published |
| Thornton’s Chartered Surveyors | Provision of land valuation and negotiation services (Silvermines) | 3,690 | This Report will not be published until completion of land purchase |
| Consultancy Name | Purpose of Consultancy | Cost € | Publication Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neary Marketing & Communications | Review of Irish Geoscience Sector Phase 1 | €10,000 | This Report was not published as it is commercially sensitive. |
| Neary Marketing & Communications | Review of Irish Geoscience Sector Phase 2 | €10,000 | This Report was not published as it is commercially sensitive. |
| Pricewaterhouse Coopers Ltd | Scheduled review of INFOMAR Project | €59,505 | Published |
| AMEC Earth & Environmental (UK) Ltd | Expert Services to Monitor Mining Activities and Compliance with terms of State Mining Leases/Licences. | 33,498 | Ongoing. This Report will not be published as it is commercially sensitive |
| Consultancy Name | Purpose of Consultancy | Cost € | Publication Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indecon (Ireland) | Provision of a Macro-Economic Research Exercise under the National Digital Strategy to Determine the Value of Internet/Digital to the Irish Economy | €72,474 | Published |
| Environ UK Ltd | Corrib gasfield project – monitoring compliance with the Conditions of the Department’s Letter of Consent dated 25 February 2011 | €557,779 | Ongoing |
| Norcontel (Ireland) Ltd | Market analysis of backhaul infrastructure in Mayo and Galway | €10,500 | Published |
| Indecon (Ireland) | Economic Analysis of the Advertising Market in Ireland | €71,438 | Ongoing |
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