Written answers
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Departmental Contracts
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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542. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on consultancy services by his Department in 2021; the reason for each consultancy; and the name of the consultancy in tabular form. [1721/22]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The expenditure by my Department in 2021 on consultancy services was some €1.8 million. The costs of Consultants appointed, together with the reason for each consultancy and the name of the consultancy are set out in the following table. Consultancy service providers are only engaged by the Department where specific expertise is required which is not available in the organisation at the relevant time.
| Consultant Name | Reason | Cost in 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Maeve Thornberry & Assoc | Provision of two Work Page 5.6 reports for Oceanwise INTERREG project to reduce the impact of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) as marine litter - (1) a report to identify and assess policies, incentives and producer responsibility schemes relating to the use, disposal and recycling of EPS & XPS from around the world and (2) a life cycle analysis of EPS/XPS products used for packaging food or food related products. | €41,006 |
| O Maille Group | Facilitator Marine Protected Areas consultation process stakeholder workshops | €2,460 |
| Maeve Thornberry & Assoc | Provision of OceanWise final report (Work Package 8) "set of solutions and sustainable alternatives" to reduce the impact of EPS and XPS as marine litter | €34,502 |
| Dr Christine Morrow | Supporting expertise and co-ordination in the development of 6 status assessments prepared in advance of the OSPAR Deep sea habitats workshop (6 – 8 September 2021) and in post-workshop finalisation of the status assessments. | €5,250 |
| University College Cork | Provision of marine research and surveys for Phase II of DECC-led ObSERVE Programme (Note: this project is co-funded by Marine Environment Section DHLGH, NPWS and DECC- this relates to Marine Environment Section element of funding only) | €300,000 |
| DBFL Consultant Engineers Ltd | Preparation of draft report in respect of the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme "High level Preliminary Overview of Four Specific Areas". | €4,920 |
| TOBIN Consulting Engineers | For the provision of research and information on the Rural Water Sector, to support the Rural Water Working Group in carrying out its work. | €125,600 |
| Fehily Timoney & Company Ltd | Provision of Guidance for Public Authorities on the Provisions of Article 6(3) and Article 6(4) of the Habitats Directive | €67,650.00 |
| UCD-Katestone | Guidance in relation to the assessment of the impacts of atmospheric nitrogen deposition (incl. ammonia) on Natura 2000 sites and biodiversity. | €1,688 |
| Dr Carol Westrik | Chair of Expert Advisory Group to assess and advise on UNESCO World Heritage Site Tentative List. | €5,000 |
| Dr Will Megarry | Ordinary member of Expert Advisory Group to assess and advise on UNESCO World Heritage Site Tentative List. | €2,100 |
| Dr Alison Sheridan | Ordinary member of Expert Advisory Group to assess and advise on UNESCO World Heritage Site Tentative List. | €3,000 |
| Ms Jane Jackson | Ordinary member of Expert Advisory Group to assess and advise on UNESCO World Heritage Site Tentative List. | €1,550 |
| Chris Blandford | World Heritage Strategy Project | €14,925 |
| KPMG (FAC) | To conduct a socioeconomic impact study regarding implementation of the EU LIFE14/NAT/IE/000032 raised bog restoration project | €3,935 |
| Governance Ireland | Review of governance arrangements for the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) | €22,878 |
| Marine & Environmental Resource Conservation Consultants | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Trinity Wharf | €7,380 |
| Marine & Environmental Resource Conservation Consultants | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Celtix Connect | €11,993 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Codling | €17,848 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Drogheda Port Company Dredging of River Boyne | €15,746 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Energia Site Investigation off Wexford Coast | €15,314 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Energia SI for offshore windfarm | €14,637 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Loughs Agency Sea Monitor Project | €5,929 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Cheekpoint Boat Owners Association Pontoon | €14,127 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - America Europe Connect 2 Transatlantic Cable | €21,033 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Cork County Council Dredging for Courtmacsherry Pier | €15,264 |
| Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Statkraft | €16,445 |
| Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Foynes Jetty Extension | €44,219 |
| Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Gibbon's Quay | €10,590 |
| Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Morrison's Island Flood Relief | €20,572 |
| Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Glengarriff Pier | €11,009 |
| Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Simply Blue (Emerald) ORE Site Investigations | €14,871 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Review of Fenit Harbour Dredging | €13,329 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Coiste Forbaithe na Sceilige Pontoon | €5,692 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Greenlink Interconnector | €15,990 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Ion Organics Ltd | €5,904 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - AMETS Floating Wind Test Site Investigations | €9,164 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Greenlink Interconnector DHPLG Foreshore Panel | €5,220 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - DCC Dredging at Magheraroarty Pier | €11,839 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Reen Pier | €9,213 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Enniscorthy Flood Defence Scheme | €3,486 |
| Arthur Cox | Legal Fees in relation to the Transitional Protocol | €15,514 |
| Arthur Cox | Legal Fees in relation to Arklow Banks windfarm | €7,406 |
| Padraic Thornton | Report to DHLGH in relation to the Marine Planning (Development Management) Bill 2019 | €10,950 |
| Version 1 Consulting | To carry out an independent R12 Oracle FMS upgrade assessment | €22,180 |
| Economic and Social Research Institute | The consultancy is a 3 year housing economics research collaboration agreement, which began in 2017 and which was renewed for a further 3 years in September 2020. | €200,000 |
| Indecon | Review of Local Authority Mortgage Protection Insurance | €70,110 |
| UCD | Conduct research into the local authority role of social workers and liaison officers employed to assist Travellers with their accommodation needs. | €42,046 |
| Niall Crowley | Paper on best practice on Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committees. | €1,845 |
| Ordinance Survey Ireland | Development of a GIS Information Tool for local authorities to enable better planning of housing for older people | €104,550 |
| Bruce McCormack Consulting | To carry out a review of EIA screening thresholds in the Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2022 | €3,840 |
| Marine Institute | Scientific and advisory services provided by the Marine Institute including MSP data discovery and collation, processing and anaylsis of marine spatial data, providing datasets and metadata for MSP digital tool and preparation of maps. | €447,146 |
| RPS Consulting | Environmental Assessments (SEA and AA) of National Marine Planning Framework | €17,671 |
| TOTAL | €1,848,882 |
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