Written answers
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Departmental Contracts
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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397. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost of consultants to his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will provide an outline of the role of each. [18891/22]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The table below shows the cost of consultants for the Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. It also outlines the role of each consultancy. 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.
| Consultant Name | Role | Year Paid | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDM Smith | Expert advisory services for the Parteen Fish Passage project, and implementation measure of the 2nd cycle River Basin Management Plan. | 2020 | € 74,043.19 |
| CERTIFICATION EUROPE LTD | External Validation Group Process Assessment-The Management Board of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management mandated a second round of External Validation (EVG II) to be undertaken in all local authority fire services and the three Regional Communications Centres. It was previously agreed that the EVG II would be subject to an independent quality assurance process. | 2020 | € 5,412.00 |
| Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors | External quality assurance review of the Internal audit unit as required by International Audit Standards. | 2020 | € 14,145.00 |
| Conor Bean | Review of acceptable Construction Details -Acceptable construction details are drawings that assist installers and construction managers in the most acceptable methods of construction. These are being updated to include more energy efficient methods. | 2020 | € 11,542.69 |
| Des Johnson | Non-statutory environmental review of Derrybrien Wind Farm. | 2020 | € 5,972.00 |
| Dr Hugh Maguire | Advice in relation to proceeding with Museum Standards Programme for Glenveagh National Park further to C&AG recommendation | 2020 | € 500.00 |
| Economic and Social Research Institute | The consultancy is a 3 year research collaboration agreement which involves the publication of housing economics research papers. | 2020 | € 200,000.00 |
| Economic and Social Research Institute | Review of the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan | 2020 | € 1,308.01 |
| Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) | Planning and spatial research to support the implementation of the National Planning Framework (NPF) (this is an extension of ESRI consultancy “Joint Research Programme on Housing Economics between the Department and the ESRI).” | 2020 | € 100,000.00 |
| ESRI | Research on behaviour and attitudinal change on Ireland's water resources and implementation of measures of the 2nd cycle River Basin Management Plan | 2020 | € 94,697.53 |
| Levett Therivel | Review draft guidance on strategic environmental assessment for regional and planning authorities | 2020 | € 1,800.00 |
| Michael Martyn Agri-Environment | Agricultural Advisor(s) to assist in assessing applications for compensation following the refusal of the Minister to give consent for activities requiring consent within designated sites | 2020 | € 3,025.00 |
| O’Herlihy Access Consultancy | Development of an Access Policy and Action Plan at the Custom House | 2020 | € 8,595.24 |
| PMCA Consulting | Provision of an expert report as part of Ireland's response to State Aid Case SA 52512 concerning Local Authority health and leisure facilities | 2020 | € 9,225.00 |
| Quadra Consultancy Ltd | Carry out Health and Safety Risk Assessments throughout the Department in accordance with our statutory obligations | 2020 | € 6,457.50 |
| Quadra Consultancy Ltd | Covid Risk Assessment - Ballina, Wexford and Custom House | 2020 | € 2,117.50 |
| Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) | Part of a joint research project on "Measuring Planning Outcomes" in conjunction with the Office of the Planning Regulator, and the Governments of Scotland, Wales and England coordinated by the Royal Town Planning Institute. | 2020 | € 17,374.86 |
| RPS | Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessments of the National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF) | 2020 | € 69,390.11 |
| RPS Group | Preparation of a guidance document for Planning Authorities on the River Basin Management Plan 2018 – 2021 | 2020 | € 152,292.44 |
| School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice,UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4 | To carry out a review of the Role of Social Workers and Traveller Liaison officers who are employed to assist Travellers with their accommodation needs. | 2020 | € 28,269.92 |
| Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) | Development of a Heat Pump Standard -development of a standard operating procedure for the installation and maintenance of heat pumps. Heat pumps are a more energy efficient method of heating homes | 2020 | € 15,000.00 |
| Word Perfect | Translation services | 2020 | € 1,255.37 |
| YCD Limited , T/A Yellowstone | Provide design/artwork, web hyperlinks for Irish Translation of Report on Significant Water Management Issues | 2020 | € 1,168.50 |
| Arthur Cox | Legal Fees in relation to the Transitional Protocol | 2021 | € 15,514.00 |
| Arthur Cox | Legal Fees in relation to Arklow Banks windfarm | 2021 | € 7,406.00 |
| Bruce McCormack Consulting | To carry out a review of EIA screening thresholds in the Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2022 | 2021 | € 3,880.00 |
| Carla Mateus | Met Éireann Researcher for Building Regs. Part C & Climate data | 2021 | € 41,500.00 |
| Chris Blandford | World Heritage Strategy Project | 2021 | € 14,925.00 |
| Dr Alison Sheridan | Ordinary member of Expert Advisory Group to assess and advise on UNESCO World Heritage Site Tentative List. | 2021 | € 3,000.00 |
| Dr Carol Westrik | Chair of Expert Advisory Group to assess and advise on UNESCO World Heritage Site Tentative List. | 2021 | € 5,000.00 |
| Dr Christine Morrow | Expert support for OSPAR Deep Sea Habitats Workshop | 2021 | € 5,250.00 |
| Dr Will Megarry | Ordinary member of Expert Advisory Group to assess and advise on UNESCO World Heritage Site Tentative List. | 2021 | € 2,100.00 |
| Economic and Social Research Institute | The consultancy is a 3 year research collaboration agreement, which operated from 2017 to 2020 and which was renewed for a further 3 years in September 2020. Note that this return is based on the full life of the research programme, from 2017 to 2023. | 2021 | € 200,000.00 |
| 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 | 2021 | € 67,650.00 |
| Governance Ireland | Review of governance arrangements for the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA) | 2021 | € 22,878.00 |
| Indecon | This payment was made to the LGMA (Local Government Management Agency), for consultancy services in respect of Indecon undertaking a review of LA Mortgage Protection insurance. LGMA paid an additional €14,000 + VAT. | 2021 | € 70,110.00 |
| KPMG (FAC) | To conduct a socioeconomic impact study regarding implementation of the EU LIFE14/NAT/IE/000032 raised bog restoration project | 2021 | € 3,934.92 |
| Maeve Thornberry & Assoc | Oceanwise Project to reduce the impact of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and Extruded Polystyrene (XPS) as marine litter Work Package 5.6 reports - (1) to identify and assess policies, incentives and producer responsibility schemes relating to the use, disposal and recycling of EPS & XPS around the world and (2) a life cycle analysis of EPS/XPS products used for packaging food or food related products. INTERREG Funded | 2021 | € 41,005.80 |
| Maeve Thornberry & Assoc | Oceanwise Project Work package P 8 report - Final report of project (INTERREG Funded) | 2021 | € 34,501.50 |
| Marine & Environmental Resource Conservation Consultants | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Trinity Wharf | 2021 | € 7,380.00 |
| Marine & Environmental Resource Conservation Consultants | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Celtix Connect | 2021 | € 11,992.50 |
| Ms Jane Jackson | Ordinary member of Expert Advisory Group to assess and advise on UNESCO World Heritage Site Tentative List. | 2021 | € 1,550.00 |
| Niall Crowley | Paper on best practice on Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committees. | 2021 | € 1,845.00 |
| O Maille Group | Facilitator for Marine Protected Areas Stakeholder workshops | 2021 | € 2,460.00 |
| O'Briain Beary | Social Housing Standard Layouts | 2021 | € 76,312.00 |
| Ordnance Survey Ireland | Development of a GIS Information Tool for local authorities to enable better planning of housing for older people | 2021 | € 104,550.00 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Codling | 2021 | € 17,847.50 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Drogheda Port Company Dredging of River Boyne | 2021 | € 15,746.46 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Energia Site Investigation off Wexford Coast | 2021 | € 15,313.50 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Energia SI for offshore windfarm | 2021 | € 14,637.00 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Loughs Agency Sea Monitor Project | 2021 | € 5,928.60 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Cheekpoint Boat Owners Association Pontoon | 2021 | € 14,126.55 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - America Europe Connect 2 Transatlantic Cable | 2021 | € 21,033.00 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd ( Consulting Engineers) | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Cork County Council Dredging for Courtmacsherry Pier | 2021 | € 15,264.30 |
| Padraic Thornton | Report to DHLGH in relation to the Marine Planning (Development Management) Bill 2019 | 2021 | € 10,950.00 |
| Paul Forde (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". | 2021 | € 4,920.00 |
| Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Statkraft | 2021 | € 16,445.10 |
| Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Foynes Jetty Extension | 2021 | € 44,218.50 |
| Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Gibbon's Quay | 2021 | € 10,590.30 |
| Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Morrison's Island Flood Relief | 2021 | € 20,571.75 |
| Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Glengarriff Pier | 2021 | € 11,008.50 |
| Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Simply Blue (Emerald) ORE Site Investigations | 2021 | € 14,870.70 |
| RPS Consulting | Environmental Assessments (SEA and AA) of National Marine Planning Framework | 2021 | € 17,670.98 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Review of Fenit Harbour Dredging | 2021 | € 13,329.36 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Coiste Forbaithe na Sceilige Pontoon | 2021 | € 5,691.84 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Greenlink Interconnector | 2021 | € 15,990.00 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Ion Organics Ltd | 2021 | € 5,904.00 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - AMETS Floating Wind Test Site Investigations | 2021 | € 9,163.50 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Greenlink Interconnector DHPLG Foreshore Panel | 2021 | € 5,220.12 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - DCC Dredging at Magheraroarty Pier | 2021 | € 11,838.75 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Reen Pier | 2021 | € 9,212.70 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | Environmental Assessment in relation to Foreshore Application - Enniscorthy Flood Defence Scheme | 2021 | € 3,485.82 |
| 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. | 2021 | € 125,600.22 |
| UCC | Phase II of DECC -led ObSERVE Programme marine research & surveys. (marine Environment Section element of funding - also funded by DECC and NPWS) | 2021 | € 300,000.00 |
| UCD | Conduct research into the local authority role of social workers and liaison officers employed to assist Travellers with their accommodation needs. | 2021 | € 42,046.00 |
| UCD-Katestone | Guidance in relation to the assessment of the impacts of atmospheric nitrogen deposition (incl. ammonia) on Natura 2000 sites and biodiversity. | 2021 | € 1,687.56 |
| Version 1 Consulting | To carry out an independent R12 Oracle FMS upgrade assessment | 2021 | € 22,180.00 |
| O Maille Group | Facilitator for OSPAR (mechanism by which 15 Governments & the EU cooperate to protect the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic) Artic Workshop | 2022 | € 4,840.00 |
| Bearingpoint Ireland Ltd. | Change management support and advisory services | 2022 | € 22,874.93 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ireland Ltd (Arup) | Screening for Appropriate Assessment on draft Regulations that make changes to the circumstance where solar PV/thermal panels and equipment constitute exempted development | 2022 | € 5,596.50 |
| Faith Wilson Ecological Consultant | Screening for Appropriate Assessment on draft Regulations relating to a temporary use of specified buildings as a public vaccination centre or public infection testing centre | 2022 | € 2,460.00 |
| RPS Consulting | Nitrates Strategic Environmental Assessment/ Appropriate Assessment Action Plan | 2022 | € 33,457.23 |
| 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. | 2022 | € 44,856.87 |
| 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. | 2022 | € 18,939.54 |
| Carla Mateus | Climate Action Policy and Construction Industry Regulation Unit | 2022 | € 10,555.00 |
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