Written answers
Thursday, 6 February 2025
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Departmental Contracts
Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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140. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outsourcing’ for annual reporting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3786/25]
James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested in respect of my Department is set out in the following table.
| Consultant | Purpose of Consultancy | Expenditure 2023 | Expenditure 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Centre for Diversity | Diversity Policy Development | 15,990 | |
| Risk and Resilience | Audit Support Services for Business Continuity Management Audit | 19,500 | |
| Waystone Compliance Solutions | Audit Support for cyber reviews | 46,068 | |
| AECOM Ireland Ltd | Cost Optimal Study for Energy Performance of Buildings Directive | 127,549 | 72,751 |
| Mitchell McDermott Construction Consultants Ltd | Residential Cost Study conducted under Action 19.1 of Housing for All. | 68,434 | |
| WS Atkins | Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) | 30,627 | |
| ESRI | River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) - Research on behaviour, Water | 46,947 | 13,053 |
| RPS Consulting Engineers | Nitrates Action Programme: NIS (AA) and SEA | 104,231 | 44,447 |
| UCC | Policy development and guidance for 'out of season' bathing | 22,718 | 5680 |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd (Consulting Engineers) | Evaluation of the applicability of the Water Reuse Regulations in Ireland and Reporting to the EU Commission under the Water Reuse Regulations | 30,651 | 13,136 |
| McCarthy Keville O'Sullivan Ltd T/A MKO | Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) in Coastal and Transitional Waters in Ireland | 49,200 | |
| Institute of Public Administration | Research and report on local authority strategic policy committees | 62,900 | |
| RPS Consulting Engineers | Guidelines on Offshore Wind Energy Marine Planning Guideline and Designated Maritime Area Plans (DMAP) Guidelines - effects of a plan or project (in combination with other plans or projects) on Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas. These sites are protected by National and European Law. | 33,748 | |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd (Consulting Engineers) | AA Sustainable Compact Settlement Guidelines | 42,553 | |
| Land Use Consultants Ltd | Strategic Environmental Assessment on Sustainable Compact Settlement Guidelines | 41,804 | 5,872 |
| Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd | Water Framework Directive guidance SEA | 25,443 | |
| Land Use Consultants Ltd | SEA Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines | 8,940 | |
| RPS Consultancy Engineers Ltd. | Environmental Assessment re National Planning Framework First Revision | 34,185 | 82,939 |
| Version 1 | Development of business case and plan for the Observations Processing and Storage Project | 59,170 | |
| Dr. Carol Westrik, Westrik Consultancy | World Heritage Tentative List Review | 2,300 | 900 |
| Jane Jackson | World Heritage Tentative List Review | 1,598 | |
| Dr. William P Megarry | World Heritage Tentative List Review | 1,300 | 300 |
| Dr. Jill Alison Sheridan Skinner | World Heritage Tentative List Review | 1,560 | |
| University College Dublin | Expertise relating to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora | 51,014 | |
| KRC Ecological Ltd. | Public Consultation Engagement process for proposed UNESCO Biosphere for Lough Ree & environs. | 42,172 | |
| Atlantic Technological University Galway (ATU) | Develop high status catchments and Results Based Agriculture Payment Scheme (and guidance) | 18,696 | |
| Dr. Brendan Dunford | Develop HS catchments RBAP scheme (and guidance) | 2,500 | |
| JBA Consulting Engineers & Scientists Ltd | Land potential assessment mapping | 14,968 | 23,079 |
| CBEC Eco Engineering UK Ltd | Hydromorological assessment and restoration plan | 16,297 | 32,594 |
| Donal Daly | Development of catchment strategic plans | 1,170 | |
| Crowe | Internal financial control framework. | 38,745 | |
| Price Waterhouse Coopers | Advise on the feasibility of using an SPV to alleviate high debt levels in the AHB Sector | 49,200 | |
| Mitchell McDermott Construction Consultants Ltd | Examination of overall development costs across the four building types identified in the Residential Construction Cost report. | 87,600 | |
| Hawkins Brown Ireland Ltd | Standardised Design Approaches Study | 201,537 | |
| Ove Arup & Partners Ltd (Consulting Engineers) | Develop recommendations to promote the use of Mass Engineered Timber (MET). | 107,100 | |
| HavElan | Develop and draft OSPAR Guidance on the interpretation of Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) | 35,827 | |
| Aquafact International Services Limited | Environmental guidelines to support the implementation of environmental targets under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and the OSPAR Convention for Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) | 60,024 | |
| Expleo Technology Ireland Ltd | Development of a Quality Management System (QMS) in the organisation. | 46,740 | |
| Dr Mona O'Rourke | Provision of Community Heritage Facilitator Services for Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Property | 29,804 | |
| University College Dublin | Expertise relating to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora | 26,260 | |
| Crowe Advisory Ireland Ltd | Report on Audit processes as regulator of Enhanced Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme (EDRRS). | 29,520 | |
| PFH Technology Group | Cyber Security Testing | 23,370 | |
| Dr. Eimear Fallon | Report on residential development – profile and operational practices | 49,200 | |
| Maynooth University | Radon in NZEB (nearly zero energy building) dwellings | 7,500 | |
| RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd | SEA/AA for the third cycle of the River Basin Management Plan | 18,136 | |
| Ernst & Young Ireland | Business analysis for guidance on steps to deliver Seanad Electoral Register Expansion | 48,139 | |
| Crowley Research | Evaluation of socio economic impact of the LIFE on Machair project actions | 3,800 | |
| Indecon Economic Consultants | Review and examine existing and future debt of all local authorities | 45,867 | |
| Aon Consulting | Analysis of costs in Local Government Sector | 12,000 | |
| Barry Gamble | Brú na Bóinne management plan | 3,600 | |
| Mizen Archaeology | Develop proposed actions under the draft Underwater Cultural Heritage Strategy | 18,081 | 72,324 |
The information requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the individual bodies concerned. Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact email address for each agency is set out in the following table:
| Bodies under the Aegis of DHLGH | Oireachtas email |
|---|---|
| An Bord Pleanála | |
| An Fóram Uisce | |
| Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority | |
| Construction Industry Register Ireland | info@ciri.ie |
| Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum | |
| Electoral Commission | |
| Gas Networks Ireland | |
| Heritage Council | |
| Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | |
| Housing Finance Agency | |
| Land Development Agency | |
| Local Government Management Agency | |
| National Oversight and Audit Commission | |
| National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee | |
| Office of the Planning Regulator | |
| Pyrite Resolution Board | |
| Residential Tenancies Board | |
| Tailte Éireann | |
| Uisce Éireann | |
| Valuation Tribunal | |
| Waterways Ireland |
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