Written answers
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the external consultant reports commissioned by his department since March 2011 per annum in tabular form; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date. [39485/16]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested is set out in the following table:
Year Commissioned | Consultant/Author etc. | Name/Description of Report/Review/Study | Date or Expected Date of Publication | Amount Spent Since March 2011 |
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2011 | ARUP Consulting Engineers | Study in respect of provision of fire detection and alarms systems in dwellings. | Not intended for publication. It is a technical report, to inform work in the Department. | €29,935 |
2011 | Barrow Archaeological Services | Archaeological reports on Met Éireann site at Valentia. | Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility. | €1,210 |
2011 | Building Research Establishment Ltd | Retrofitting Code of Practice. | Published March 2014. | (1) €21,190 |
2011 | Dr. Eoin O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin | Review of the Homeless Strategy 2008-2013. | Published November 2012. | €6,000 |
2011 | Housing & 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. | €12,300 |
2011 | Malachy Walsh & Partners | EIS Screening Report for site at Valentia. | Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility. | €6,336 |
2011 | Marine Institute | Marine Strategy Framework Directive (1) Initial Assessment; (2) Development of a Monitoring Programme; and (3) Development of a Programme of Measures necessary to achieve Good Environmental Status in Irish Marine Waters. | (1) Initial Assessment - the technical report was published on the Department's website in Q2 2013 and the summary report was published in Q4 2013. (2) Monitoring Programme – sent to the EU Commission in April 2015. (3) Drawing up of programme of Measures - completed and published July 2016. | (2) €2,676,479 |
2011 | Murtagh & Partners | Review of Dublin Region Homelessness Services and Funding in 2011. | Published October 2011. | €27,800 |
2011 | National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) | Audit reports for ISO9001:2008 in 2011 and 2012. | Not intended for publication. These reports are for internal use only as an input for ongoing development of a Divisional Quality Management System. | €6,699 |
2011 | Price Waterhouse Coopers | Independent assessment on establishment of National Water Utility. | Irish Water - Phase 1 report and appendices published January 2012. Implementation Strategy published December 2012. | €179,584 |
2011 | Pyrite Panel | Report of the Pyrite Panel - Independent report to provide options for the Minister to deal with the pyrite problem. | Published July 2012. | €22,719 |
2012 | AECOM | Cost optimal study for non-domestic buildings. | Published March 2013. | €53,517 |
2012 | DKM Economic Consultants | Review of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000. | Published July 2013. | €39,690 |
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2012 | 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 |
2012 | Flynn Furney Consultants Ltd. | Environmental Management Services re: review of CEMP at Valentia Site (Method Statement). | Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility. | €3,167 |
2012 | Glas Ecology | Environment Management Plan (Breeding Chough and Peregrine Survey, Valentia Island, Co. Kerry). | Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility. | €4,920 |
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2012 | Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | Review of leasing model. | Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only. | €1,937 |
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2012 | Indecon | Feasibility study on a Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme. | Published November 2012. | (3) €42,706 |
2012 | Mr. Hendrik W van der Kamp | Independent Evaluation of the Planning Review Report 2012. | Published January 2013. | €12,096 |
2012 | 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 |
2012 | 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 |
2012 | Munster Archaeology | Report on archaeological investigation/survey of Met Éireann site at Valentia. | Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility. | €47,289 |
2012 | Padraic Thornton Planning & Environmental Consultancy | Preparation of EIA Guidelines. | Published March 2013. | €7,200 |
2012 | Version 1 | Evaluation of ICT Disaster Recovery configuration and capability. | Internal Management Report. Not intended for publication. | €9,363 |
2013 | Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) | Affordability aspects of the provision of water services in Ireland and subsequent analysis. | Published in May 2014 as Appendix 2 and Appendix 5 of the "Report of the Inter-Departmental Working Group on Affordability Measures". | €57,655 |
2013 | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | Article 29(2) Report on Progress on Implementation of the EC (Good Agriculture Practices for the Protection of Waters) Regulations 2010. | Published April 2014. | Nil |
2013 | Garrett Fennell Solicitor | Independent Review of the registration arrangements for Architects under the Building Control Act 2007. | Published on the Department's website. | Nil (report produced on a pro-bono basis) |
2013 | Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | Review of CALF assessment process. | Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only. | €11,675 |
2013 | Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | Business Process Design of the Housing Assistance Payment. | Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only. | €54,938 |
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2013 | Indecon | Assessment of Potential Merits of New Initiative re Purchase of Local Authority Houses by Existing Tenants. | This report is available on request from the Department. | Nil (report produced on a pro-bono basis) |
2013 | KW Research & Associates | NTACC Research into why Travellers leave Traveller-specific accommodation. | Published on the Department's website April 2014. | €11,938 |
2013 | RPS Group | Public consultation process on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and producing a report. | Published November 2013. | €9,000 |
2013 | Userneeds | Usage survey on the Met Éireann website. | Internal Management Report. Not intended for publication. | Nil (provided as a free sample) |
2014 | Glas Ecology | Environment Management follow up Report (Breeding Chough and Peregrine Survey, Valentia Island, Co. Kerry). | Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility. | €1,599 |
2014 | MacCabe, Durney Barnes | Independent Planning Review. | Published December 2015. | €94,521 |
2014 | Padraic Thornton Planning & Environmental Consultancy | Independent Review of Draft S31 Directions in Westmeath. | Published May 2014. | €5,000 |
2014 | Patricia Thornton Tom Philips Associates | Independent Review of Draft S31 Directions in Limerick. | Published August 2014. | €4,151 |
2015 | AECOM | Additional cost optimal calculations for domestic and non-domestic buildings. | Published February 2015 | €33,683 |
2015 | Behaviour & Attitudes Ltd. | Market Survey to determine weather forecast consumption behaviour of the Irish public. | Not intended for publication. Report for internal purposes, primarily to inform strategic business decisions. | €19,865 |
2015 | Deloitte | Business Case Review for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). | Not intended for publication. Undertaken as part of technical work to update financial modelling related to the preparation of the original business case. | €28,939 |
2015 | Dr. Dagmar Stengel | Best practice in relation to the sustainable exploitation and management of intertidal seaweed resources. | Not intended for publication. Informative research sought to address a gap in knowledge at the time. | €14,391 |
2015 | Independent Review Group | An Bord Pleanala - Organisational Review. | Published March 2016. | €18,760 |
2015 | IT Executive Focus | Review of the Structure and Delivery Model of the ICT Services for the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. | Internal Management Report. Not intended for publication. | €55,289 |
2015 | MartinPlan Consulting | To consider the implications of the C-50 judgment in the context of waste water discharge licensing and to make any necessary recommendations. | Not expected to be published. Report forms part of an ongoing deliberative process. | €1,750 |
2015 | Mazars Consulting | Independent Review of Homeless Services (2015). | Published on the Department's website January 2016. | €27,075 |
2015 | Rory Mulcahy, Senior Counsel | Review Report in relation to Certain Planning Matters in respect of Donegal County Council. | Issue of publication to be considered following completion of report. | €0 |
2015 | Steering Group on Fire Safety Review (Chaired by Martin Riordan) | Review of Fire Safety arrangements in multi-unit developments where concerns arise regarding non-compliance with statutory requirements. | Date of publication to be decided. The report remains under consideration pending clarification on a number of issues. | €34,905 |
2016 | Bruce McCarthy | Independent Review of Draft S31 Direction in Westmeath. | Published in August 2016 | €1,970 |
2016 | Des Johnson | Independent Review of Draft S31 Direction in Louth. | Published February 2016 | €3,000 |
2016 | Des Johnson | Independent Review of Draft S31 Direction in Kildare. | Published in June 2016. | €3,000 |
2016 | Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | Review by the Housing Agency of the scheme of loans & grants for purchase of caravans by Travellers. | Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only. | Nil |
2016 | Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency/PACEC | Independent Review of funding for Traveller-specific Accommodation since 2000 in the context of the delivery and implementation of Local Authority Traveller Accommodation Programmes. | Expected to be published in Q2 2017. | Nil |
2016 | Mr. Hendrik W van der Kamp | Independent Review of Draft S31 Direction in Donegal. | Published in August 2016 | €2,688 |
2016 | RPS Group | Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of the draft River Basin Management Plans. | Will be published with the River Basin Management Plans in December 2017. | €171,503 |
2016 | School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin | Review of CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) in fire service. | Not intended for publication. It is a technical report, to inform work in the Department. | Nil |
(1) The contract was in conjunction with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Total cost of the study is €169,302 (inclusive of VAT). My Department's contribution was €21,190 (inclusive of VAT) with the balance met by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (i.e. €148,112 inclusive of VAT).
(2) The Initial Assessment report, monitoring programme and programme of measures each arise from a broader process connected with Ireland’s obligation to implement the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The work primarily consists of a determination of the status of Ireland’s marine waters, the measures necessary to achieve, or maintain, the required Good Environmental Status by 2020 and a programme to monitor this. The preparation of a draft Initial Assessment (under Art. 8 of the MSFD) including proposals for Good Environmental Status (Art. 9) and for draft Environmental Targets (Art.10) is underpinned by a suite of monitoring measures to measure the maritime environment against these targets (Art. 11). Where human activities are preventing these targets from being met, a Programme of Measures to mitigate the effect of these activities, or halt them as appropriate (Art.13) has been finalised.
(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.
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