Written answers

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Departmental Reports

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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658. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of external or internal policy reports currently that have been handed to him but not yet published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13030/14]

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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659. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish reports currently in his possession that have not been published to date; if he will outline in tabular form the reports involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13047/14]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 658 and 659 together.

The information requested is set out in the following table in relation to reports commissioned by my Department since March 2011. Reports of a technical nature, or otherwise used to inform work within my Department, are not published as a matter of course.

Consultant/Author etc.
Name/Description of Report
Comment
AP Env Econ LimitedReport on Greening the Economy.The report is to be published and will be submitted to Government shortly.
ARUP Consulting EngineersStudy in respect of provision of fire detection and alarm systems in dwellings.Not intended for publication. It is a technical report, to inform work in the Department.
Barrow Archaeological ServicesArchaeological reports on Met Éireann site at Valentia.The report is not intended to be published as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility. The report is for internal use only.
Commission for the Economic Development of Rural AreasCommission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas report on how to support the economic development of rural Ireland.Expected to be published in Q2 2014.
Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)Affordability aspects of the provision of water services in Ireland and subsequent analysis.Report is not intended for publication at this time as it is currently under consideration as part of the discussion around affordability issues that will be addressed by the Department, in consultation with the Department of Social Protection, the CER, Irish Water and other stakeholders, in the context of developing a water pricing framework.
Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) & University College Cork (UCC)Technical support on developing low carbon sector roadmaps for Ireland.The project relates to technical support, with no formal document due for publication. Consideration will be given to releasing the technical background work on roadmapping for the purposes of consultation on the draft National Low-Carbon Roadmap.
EPAArticle 29(2) Report on

Progress on Implementation of the EC (Good Agriculture Practices for the Protection of Waters) Regulations 2010.
This report will be published in the first half of 2014
Flynn Furney Consultants LtdEnvironmental Management Services re: review of CEMP at Valentia Site (Method Statement).The report is not intended to be published as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility. The report is for internal use only.
Glas EcologyEnvironment Management Plan (Breeding Chough and Peregrine Survey, Valentia Island, Co. Kerry).The report is not intended to be published as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility. The report is for internal use only.
Housing and Sustainable Communities Ltd.Toolkit for Local Authorities on regeneration.Not intended for publication. This was a report intended to provide assistance to Local Authorities in drawing up proposals for the regeneration of their areas..
Housing and Sustainable Communities AgencyBusiness Process Design of the Housing Assistance Payment.Not intended for publication at this time pending enactment of the Housing Bill 2013.
Housing and Sustainable Communities AgencyReview of leasing model.The Report will be published following completion of the review process in the context of the development of a strategy for social housing later in 2014.
Housing and Sustainable Communities AgencyReview of CALF assessment process.The Report will be published following completion of the review process in the context of the development of a strategy for social housing later in 2014.
IndeconAssessment of Potential Merits of New Initiative re Purchase of Local Authority Houses by Existing TenantsNot intended for publication.
Malachy Walsh & PartnersEIS Screening Report for site at Valentia.The report is not intended to be published as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility. The report is for internal use only.
National Standards Authority Ireland (NSAI)Audit reports for ISO9001:2008 in 2011 and 2012.Not intended for publication.
Pembroke CommunicationsAdvise on, and assist tendering process for, Tidy Towns sponsorship.No formal report due for publication.
RPSProvision of expertise concerning Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment techniques for the evaluation and revision of Regional Waste Management Plans.No formal document due for publication. The work comprises principally advice, guidance documents and technical expertise.
Version 1Evaluation of ICT Disaster Recovery configuration and capability. Not intended for publication.

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