Written answers
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Departmental Reports
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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428. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government 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 and 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. [2360/14]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is set out in the following table:
| Consultant/Author etc. | Name/Description of Report | Status | Amount Spent Since February 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, Fitzpatrick, Malsch & Lawrence | Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) report of the risks from Sellafield to Ireland and Irish interests. | Executive Summary published November 2012. | €2,921,327 |
| AECOM | Cost optimal study for non domestic buildings | Published March 2013. | €56,227 |
| Building Research Establishment Ltd. | Retrofitting Code of Practice. | To be published by NSAI by end February 2014. | (1)€21,190 |
| Pyrite Panel | Report of the Pyrite Panel - Independent report to provide options for the Minister to deal with the pyrite problem. | Published July 2012. | €21,470 |
| Mr. David Lovegrove | 2010 Report of the Dormant Accounts Board. | Published July 2011. | €9,184 |
| Mr. David Lovegrove | 2011 Report of the Dormant Accounts Board. | Published July 2012. | €9,689 |
| Mr. David Lovegrove | 2012 Report of the Dormant Accounts Board. | Published March 2013. | €1,120 |
| Secretariat to the National Economic and Social Council of Ireland | Analysis on national climate policy. | Interim report released October 2012; final report released in February 2013. | Nil |
| Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) & University College Cork (UCC) | Technical support on developing low carbon sector roadmaps for Ireland. | No formal document due for publication. The project relates to technical support. | €107,552 |
| Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) & University College Cork (UCC) | Technical support for the purposes of advising Government on the proposed 2030 EU Framework for Climate and Energy Policies. | No formal document due for publication. The project relates to technical support. | €30,496 |
| AP Env Econ Limited | Report on Greening the Economy. | To be submitted to Government in Q1 2014. | €35,178 |
| SLR Environmental Consulting (Ireland) Ltd | Report on Energy Transformation Project. | Report will be submitted to the NESC Council for discussion in Q1 2014. Expected publication in Q2 2014. | €50,451 |
| DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald | Negotiation of the conclusion of lease arrangements for the storage of electronic voting machines. | Completed. No document due for publication. The work was principally professional advice. | €2,783 |
| Dr. Eoin O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin | Review of the Homeless Strategy 2008-2013. | Published November 2012. | €6,000 |
| DKM Economic Consultants | Review of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000. | Published July 2013. | €39,690 |
| Indecon | Feasibility study on a Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme. | Published November 2012. | (2)€42,706 |
| Version 1 | Evaluation of ICT Disaster Recovery configuration and capability. | Completed. Not intended for publication. | €9,363 |
| SQW Limited | Feasibility study to inform the design of a main stage National Evaluation of the Local and Community Development Programme. | No formal report due for publication. The work was for internal use and technical support for the Department. | €77,000 |
| Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) | Analysis of Property Tax Options - a report to the Interdepartmental Expert Group on Property Tax. | Published December 2012. | €60,280 |
| Inter-Departmental Group | Design of a Local Property Tax – Report of the Inter-Departmental Group. | Published December 2012. | Nil |
| Barrow Archaeological Services | Archaeological reports on Met Éireann site at Valentia. | Completed. Not intended for publication. | €1,210 |
| Flynn Furney Consultants Ltd | Environmental Management Services re: review of CEMP at Valentia Site (Method Statement). | Completed. Not intended for publication. | €3,167 |
| Glas Ecology | Environment Management Plan (Breeding Chough and Peregrine Survey, Valentia Island, Co. Kerry). | Completed. Not intended for publication. | €4,920 |
| Malachy Walsh & Partners | EIS Screening Report for site at Valentia. | Completed. Not intended for publication. | €6,336 |
| Munster Archaeology | Report on archaeological investigation/survey of Met Éireann site at Valentia. | Ongoing. | €47,289 |
| National Standards Authority Ireland (NSAI) | Audit reports for ISO9001:2008 in 2011 and 2012. | Completed. Not intended for publication. | €6,699 |
| ARUP Consulting Engineers | Study in respect of provision of fire detection and alarm systems in dwellings. | Completed. Not intended for publication. | €29,935 |
| Padraic Thornton Planning & Environmental Consultancy | Preparation of EIA Guidelines. | Published March 2013. | €7,200 |
| Mr. Hendrik W van der Kamp | Independent Evaluation of the Planning Review Report 2012. | Published January 2013. | €12,096 |
| Murtagh & Partners | Review of Dublin Region Homelessness Services and Funding in 2011. | Published October 2011. | €27,800 |
| Mazars | Systems audit of the RDP. | Completed. Not intended for publication. | €49,414 |
| Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas | Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas report on how to support the economic development of rural Ireland. | Expected to be published in early 2014. | (3)€19,049 |
| Housing & Sustainable Communities Ltd. | Toolkit for Local Authorities on regeneration. | Completed. Not intended for publication. | €12,300 |
| KW Research & Associates | NTACC Research into why Travellers leave Traveller-specific accommodation. | Completed. Not intended for publication. | €9,921 |
| Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | Business Process Design of the Housing Assistance Payment. | Completed. Not intended for publication. | €54,938 |
| Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | Review of leasing model. | Completed. Not intended for publication. | €1,937 |
| Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | Review of CALF assessment process. | Completed. Not intended for publication. | €11,675 |
| Pembroke Communications | Advise on, and assist tendering process for, Tidy Towns sponsorship. | No formal report due for publication. | €4,560 |
| RPS Group | All Island Used Tyre Survey. | Published March 2013. | (4)€17,673 |
| RPS Group | Review of the Producer Responsibility Model in Ireland. | Ongoing. | €211,458 |
| Fehilly Timoney & Company | Bulky Waste Reuse Best Practice - Feasibility Study. | Published July 2013. | €55,289 |
| Indecon | Regulatory Impact Analysis of proposed regulations for household food waste. | Published June 2012. | €24,725 |
| Methanogen | Crop Demo Trials to demonstrate the use of composted and anaerobic digested BMW on crops. | Report launched in September 2012. | €181,532 |
| Poyry Forest Industry Consulting | Recovered Paper Market in Ireland and Recovered Paper Quality Best Practice Studies. | Published September 2011. | €85,003 |
| Certification Europe Ltd | Compost Quality Assurance Scheme. | Launched October 2012. | €139,142 |
| RPS | Provision of expertise concerning Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment techniques for the evaluation and revision of Regional Waste Management Plans. | Completed. No formal document due for publication. The work is principally advice, guidance documents and technical expertise. | €45,223 |
| SKM Enviros | Irish Recycled Plastic Waste Arisings Study. | Published September 2011. | €37,566 |
| Tobin Consulting Engineers | National Litter Pollution Monitoring System - 2011 Report. | Published April 2012. | €61,077 |
| Tobin Consulting Engineers | National Litter Pollution Monitoring System - 2012 Report. | Published April 2013. | €58,271 |
| Tobin Consulting Engineers | National Litter Pollution Monitoring System - 2013 Report. | Ongoing. | €26,007 |
| White Young Green | Ambient Air Monitoring in the vicinity of the former steelworks site, Haulbowline, Cork. | Published. | €13,005 |
| White Young Green | Annual Dust Impact Assessment Report (2011) at the Former Irish Steelworks Site, Haulbowline, Cobh, Co. Cork. | Published March 2012. | (5)see footnote |
| Marine Institute | Marine Strategy Framework Directive - Initial Assessment. | The technical report was published on the Department's website in Q2 2013 and the summary report was published in Q4 2013. | (6)€1,475,006 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers | Public consultation process on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and producing a report. | Published November 2013. | €9,000 |
| Price Waterhouse Coopers | Consultancy services on establishment of National Water Utility. | Irish Water - Phase 1 report and appendices published January 2012 (www.environ.ie). Implementation Strategy published December 2012 (www.environ.ie). | €179,584 |
| Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) | Affordability aspects of the provision of water services in Ireland. | Completed; at this time the report is not intended for publication. | €55,727 |
| 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. | Published March 2012. | €19,680 |
| Mr. Seamus Woulfe SC | Review of the compulsory acquisition of land by Wicklow County Council at Charlesland, Co. Wicklow - Phase 2. | Published April 2013. | €49,200 |
| Total | €6,556,320 |
(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) 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.
(3) This report has been co-funded by my Department, Teagasc and the Western Development Commission. The cost to my Department of €19,049 represents 40% of the overall expenditure.
(4) Survey jointly commissioned and funded by Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland and my Department.
(5) 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.
(6) 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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