Written answers
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
National Broadband Plan Funding
Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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553. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the capital funding allocated for the national broadband plan in budgets 2013 to 2019; the projected allocation for capital expenditure for the national broadband plan in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43857/18]
Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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554. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding allocated for the national broadband plan in budgets in each of the years 2013 to 2019; the projected allocation for current expenditure for the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43858/18]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 553 and 554 together.
Capital allocation for the NBP in each year from 2013 to 2018 is set out in the following table.
Year | NBP Capital Allocation |
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2013 | €0.5M |
2014 | €1.3M |
2015 | €4.1M |
2016 | €10M |
2017 | €15M |
2018 | €15M |
There was no current funding allocation.
With regard to the capital budget for 2019, funding for the NBP will be provided from within the overall funding envelope of €87 million for the Communications Programme in Budget 2019, with individual programme allocations still to be finalised and published in the Revised Estimates for Public Services.
Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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555. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funds set aside for the completion of the national broadband plan to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43859/18]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Government allocated an initial €275 million in the Capital Plan published in September 2015, for the initial years of the network build-out for the National Broadband Plan State intervention. The €275m represented an initial stimulus, in the knowledge that significant further funding will be required over the lifetime of the proposed 25 year contract.
In addition, the European Regional Development Fund has committed €75 million funds to the NBP State led intervention as part of its 2014-2020 Operational Programme.
The total State subsidy to be allocated to the NBP State-led Intervention will be determined on completion of the procurement process.
Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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556. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funds spent on the national broadband plan from its announcement in 2013 to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43860/18]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Expenditure on the National Broadband Plan was first incurred in 2013.
The total expenditure to date since then is approximately €22.2 million. This expenditure includes the cost of corporate finance and economic advice, technical support and network design, the cost of legal advice, environmental advice and process auditor costs. These services were procured by way of competitive tender.
In addition, the Department also has staff and other administrative costs, along with travel and expenses costs for the independent Steering Group members and event costs related to the NBP. The following table sets out payments by year.
Table 1: NBP Total spend by Year
Year | Cost |
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2013 | €394,507.01 |
2014 | €681,326.58 |
2015 | €2,978,462.99 |
2016 | €2,345,659.49 |
2017 | €10,050,457.78 |
2018 | €5,745,111.99 |
TOTAL | €22,195,525.84 |
All figures include VAT
The schedule of companies paid and services engaged by year is also attached.
A schedule of payments made to date on the NBP is set out in the following tables for each year, specifying the companies paid and the services engaged.
Table 2: Schedule of NBP Payments in 2013
Company/Payee Name | Services Provided | Cost |
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PRISA Technologies Ltd T/A Prisa Consulting | Technical, commercial, economic, financial and procurement advice | €323,491.23 |
Transport Infrastructure Ireland | Staff secondment | €67,899.16 |
Word Perfect Translation Services Limited | Translation services | €3,116.62 |
TOTAL for 2013 | €394,507.01 |
Table 3: Schedule of NBP Payments in 2014
Company/Payee Name | Services Provided | Cost |
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AVC Ltd | Audio visual services | €2,257.05 |
Clever Cat Design | Design and branding services | €12,346.70 |
D4 Catering 4. U. | Catering | €231.08 |
Strategic Scout Ltd | Steering Group costs | €6,101.07 |
Kieran Clancy Photography | Photography | €346.86 |
Mason Hayes and Curran | Legal advisory services | €12,286.22 |
Mespil Hotel | Steering Group costs | €423.50 |
National Adult Literacy Agency Ltd ( NALA ) | Literacy advisory services | €854.29 |
Park Town Consulting | Policy advisory services | €6,089.25 |
PRISA Technologies Ltd T/A Prisa Consulting | Technical, commercial, economic, financial and procurement advice | €494,981.54 |
Consultant A (Anonymized under GDPR) | Steering Group costs | €4,195.07 |
Tony Harris Design | Design services | €2,324.70 |
Transport Infrastructure Ireland | Staff secondment | €109,417.11 |
Vilicom Engineering Ltd | Technical advisory services | €25,184.68 |
W1 Design | Design services | €4,287.46 |
TOTAL for 2014 | €681,326.58 |
Table 4: Schedule of NBP Payments in 2015
Company/Payee Name | Services Provided | Cost |
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Analysys Mason | Technical advisory services | €449,210.01 |
Buswells Hotel | Steering Group costs | €958.40 |
Café Sol | Catering | €434.02 |
Club Travel Ltd | Travel costs | €1,747.95 |
Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport | Steering Group costs | €100.65 |
Doyle Kent Planning Partnership Ltd | Environmental advisory services | €7,995.00 |
Dublin Chamber Of Commerce | Steering Group costs | €832.60 |
Strategic Scout Ltd | Steering Group costs | €15,997.32 |
Consultant B (Anonymized under GDPR) | Process auditor for legal tender evaluation | €4,458.75 |
KPMG | Financial and procurement advisory services | €729,831.57 |
Mason Hayes and Curran | Legal advisory services | €339,615.23 |
Mediavest Ltd | Newspaper publication costs | €4,646.89 |
Mespil Hotel | Steering Group costs | €922.00 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Economic and strategic advisory services | €1,040,440.67 |
PRISA Technologies Ltd T/A Prisa Consulting | Technical, commercial, economic, financial and procurement advice | €302,020.35 |
Consultant A (Anonymized under GDPR) | Steering Group costs | €8,305.18 |
Transport Infrastructure Ireland | Staff secondment | €69,629.07 |
Vilicom Engineering Ltd | Technical advisory services | €1,317.33 |
TOTAL for 2015 | €2,978,462.99 |
Table 5: Schedule of NBP Payments in 2016
Company/Payee Name | Services Provided | Cost |
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Analysys Mason | Technical advisory services | €556,924.82 |
Club Travel Ltd | Travel costs | €422.48 |
Deloitte | Tax and VAT advice | €5,412.00 |
Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport | Steering Group costs | €441.91 |
Doggett Group | Design and print services | €4,314.84 |
Elaine Tohill Ltd T/A Press | Catering - bidder dialogue | €7,512.00 |
Here and Now Business Intelligence | Communications advisory services | €7,380.00 |
Hilton Dublin (Charlemont Hotels Group Ltd ) | Meeting room hire | €470.00 |
Strategic Scout Ltd | Steering Group costs | €591.15 |
KPMG | Financial and procurement advisory services | €513,409.38 |
KPMG | Specialist personnel | €585,206.33 |
Mason Hayes and Curran | Legal advisory services | €456,505.65 |
Pricewaterhouse Coopers | Economic and strategic advisory services | €143,145.58 |
PRISA Technologies Ltd T/A Prisa Consulting | Technical, commercial, economic, financial and procurement advice | €11,070.00 |
Public Affairs Ireland | Training course | €362.85 |
RPS Consulting Engineers | Environmental advisory services | €27,312.15 |
T Kilmartin & Sons | Design and print services | €178.35 |
The Irish Farmers Association | National Ploughing Championships 2015 costs | €25,000.00 |
TOTAL for 2016 | €2,345,659.49 |
Table 5: Schedule of NBP Payments in 2017
Company/Payee Name | Services Provided | Cost |
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Achilles Procurement Services | Procurement advisory services | €5,166.00 |
Analysys Mason | Technical advisory services | €1,302,540.54 |
Andrew Fox Photography | Photography | €450.00 |
Bernard Coyle Enterprises | Event costs | €1,353.00 |
Café Sol | Catering | €104.01 |
Club Travel Ltd | Travel costs | €38.94 |
Commerce Decisions Limited | Tender evaluation tool | €41,294.10 |
Deloitte | Tax and VAT advice | €16,236.00 |
Doggett Group | Design and printing services | €942.18 |
Elaine Tohill Ltd T/A Press | Catering | €5,602.80 |
Here and Now Business Intelligence | Communications advisory services | €5,904.00 |
Hilton Dublin (Charlemont Hotels Group Ltd ) | Meeting room hire | €1,282.00 |
Strategic Scout Ltd | Steering Group costs | €6,317.73 |
Consultant C (Anonymized under GDPR) | Independent Chair costs | €5,000.00 |
KPMG | Financial and procurement advisory services | €3,342,817.76 |
KPMG | Specialist personnel | €1,434,957.98 |
Consultant D (Anonymized under GDPR) | Communications advisory services | €4,305.00 |
Consultant E (Anonymized under GDPR) | Procurement board costs | €1,932.63 |
Mason Hayes and Curran | Legal advisory services | €3,003,411.09 |
Maxwell Photography | Photography | €499.38 |
Mespil Hotel | Steering Group costs | €109.65 |
Consultant F (Anonymized under GDPR) | Independent Chair costs | €3,546.90 |
Pembroke Hall Limited | Meeting room hire | €254.61 |
Peter Smyth Management Consultancy Ltd | Process auditor costs | €1,968.00 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Economic and strategic advisory services | €759,926.73 |
Consultant A (Anonymized under GDPR) | Steering Group costs | €2,082.45 |
Quigg Golden | Independent Chair costs | €1,650.00 |
RPS Consulting Engineers | Environmental advisory services | €43,190.22 |
Shearwater Hotel | Event costs | €1,154.85 |
The Gap Partnership Ltd | Specialist training | €27,378.93 |
Think Media Limited | Design and printing services | €29,040.30 |
TOTAL for 2017 | €10,050,457.78 |
Table 6: Schedule of NBP Payments in 2018 (to date)
Company/Payee Name | Services Provided | Cost |
---|---|---|
Analysys Mason | Technical advisory services | €1,115,387.37 |
Bank of Ireland Visa (Department credit card) | Administrative procurement process costs (PMO) | €310.97 |
Club Travel Ltd | Travel costs | €1,493.96 |
Deloitte | Tax and VAT advice | €24,354.00 |
Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport | Steering Group costs | €250.50 |
Doggett Group | Design and printing services | €510.45 |
Elaine Tohill Ltd T/A Press | Catering - bidder dialogue | €849.00 |
Here and Now Business Intelligence | Communications advisory services | €16,236.00 |
Strategic Scout Ltd | Steering Group costs | €6,941.94 |
Consultant C (Anonymized under GDPR) | Independent Chair costs | €2,000.00 |
KPMG | Financial and procurement advisory services | €2,497,834.80 |
KPMG | Specialist personnel | €902,993.92 |
Marsh Ireland | Insurance advice | €11,531.25 |
Mason Hayes and Curran | Legal advisory services | €1,021,850.64 |
Mediavest Ltd | Newspaper publication costs – public consultation | €9,736.89 |
Consultant F (Anonymized under GDPR) | Independent Chair costs | €7,500.00 |
Pembroke Hall Limited | Meeting room hire | €444.22 |
Peter Smyth Management Consultancy Ltd | Process auditor costs | €7,872.00 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers | Economic and strategic advisory services | €75,031.93 |
Consultant A (Anonymized under GDPR) | Steering Group costs | €4,264.20 |
Consultant G (Anonymized under GDPR) | Telecommunications regulatory advice | €6,150.00 |
Quigg Golden | Independent Chair costs | €602.70 |
RPS Consulting Engineers | Environmental advisory services | €30,965.25 |
TOTAL for 2018 | €5,745,111.99 |
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