Written answers
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Departmental Reports
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of the external reports commissioned in 2021; the cost of each; the external reports that were received by his Department in 2021; when such reports were or are expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16592/22]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested is set out in the below table. Consultancy service providers are only engaged by my Department where specific expertise is required which is not available in the organisation at the relevant time.
| Consultancy Report Title | Year of Commission | Year Received | Cost of Report | To be Published Yes/No | Date of publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime Area Planning Bill, Independent Review of Governance Arrangements, November 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | €22,878.00 | No | N/A |
| National Marine Planning Framework - SEA Statement | 2019 | 2021 | €17,670.98 | Yes | 30/06/2021 |
| National Marine Planning Framework - Post Consultation Natura Impact Statement | 2019 | 2021 | (included in 17,670.98 above) | Yes | 30/06/2021 |
| World Heritage Strategy | 2020 | Ongoing | €14,925.00 | No | N/A |
| Advice to the Minister from the EAG and 6 Tentative List Recommendation Forms | 2021 | Ongoing | €5,000.00 | No | N/A |
| Advice to the Minister from the EAG and 6 Tentative List Recommendation Forms | 2021 | Ongoing | €2,100.00 | No | N/A |
| Advice to the Minister from the EAG and 6 Tentative List Recommendation Forms | 2021 | Ongoing | €3,000.00 | No | N/A |
| Advice to the Minister from the EAG and 6 Tentative List Recommendation Forms | 2021 | Ongoing | €1,550.00 | No | N/A |
| Independent Analysis & Reporting on MPA Public Consultation submissions to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | 2021 | Ongoing | €86,567.40 | No | Due to be published 31/03/2022 |
| INTERREG Atlantic Area Oceanwise Project Work package P 8 report - title not yet available | 2021 | 2021 | €34,501.50 | No | Due to be published in 2022 |
| INTERREG Atlantic Area OceanWise Project Work Package 5.6 reports: | 2020 | 2021 | €48,193.20 | No | Due to be published in 2022 |
| A policy document in relation to Natura 2000 and other target areas | 2021 | 2021 & 2022 (TWO PARTS) | €14,700.00 | No | N/A |
| Shannon Fish Passage | 2019 | 2021 | €170,908.15 | No | N/A |
| Third Cycle River Basin Management Plan 2022-2027 - Strategic Environmental Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement | 2021 | 2021 | €145,100.64 | Yes | 2021 |
| Ireland's Fifth Nitrates Action Programme - Natura Impact Statement and SEA Environmental Report | 2021 | 2021 | €111,505.65 | Yes | 2021 |
| 3 year Research Programme | 2019 | Ongoing | €311,010.53 | No | N/A |
| Scoping Exercise for the Modernisation of the Irish Radar Network | 2019 | 2020 - Six Reports received2021 – Two reports received | €449,476.34 | No | N/A |
| Review of Radar Tower Design | 2020 | 2021 | €21,780.00 | No | N/A |
| Socio-economic Impact Assessment of the Living Bogs Project | 2020 | Ongoing | €15,869.76 | No | N/A |
| EIA screening threshold traffic light review | 2021 | Ongoing | €19,200.00 | No | N/A |
| Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of draft Exempted Development Regulations relating to installation of solar PV and thermal equipment. | 2021 | Ongoing | €23,278.98 | No | N/A |
| Research and information on the Rural Water Sector (no official title - report not intended to be published) | 2021 | Ongoing | €199,365.78 | No | N/A |
| LTACC Experience and Learning paper | 2021 | 2021 | €1,845.00 | No | N/A |
| Screening for Appropriate Assessment | 2021 | 2022 | €5,596.50 | Yes | 24/02/2022 |
| Guidance for Public Authorities on the Provisions of Article 6(3) and Article 6(4) of the Habitats Directive | 2020 | Ongoing | €86,992.00 | No | ongoing |
| A Review of Deer Hunting Training and Certification Syllabi | 2021 | 2021 | €4,425.00 | No | N/A |
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