asked the Minister for Transport and Power what reports and surveys, if any, have been commissioned by his Department in each of the past ten years; the amount of money spent on each such report or survey; by whom they were conducted; and how many; if any, reports or surveys are outstanding.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Reports and Surveys.
9.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
REPORTS OR SURVEYS COMMISSIONED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND POWER SINCE 1961.
|
Year |
Report or Survey |
Details of Cost |
Conducted by |
Report |
|
1961 |
Investigation of Arigna Coal |
£2,794 |
Merz & McLellan, London. |
Completed |
|
1962 |
Report on the mining of Arigna Crow Coals for the generation of electricity. |
£686 |
Professor Velzeboer, Technological University, Delft, Holland. |
Completed |
|
1962 |
Study of problems connected with the airport passenger service charge |
As the Department is a member of the Institute and pays an annual subscription, the study was conducted free of charge. |
Institute du Transport Aérien, Paris. |
Completed |
|
1963 |
An experimental extraction of Arigna Crow Coal made at the request of the Department. |
£5,880 |
Arigna Collieries Ltd., Co. Roscommon. |
No report was finished as the work was intended to ascertain mining costs when operating a crow coal seam. |
|
1963 |
Survey of architectural and engineering maintenance organisation at Shannon Airport. |
£2,835 |
Production Engineering Ltd., Dublin. |
Completed |
|
1963 |
Pilot Survey on the use of Transport in the Leather, Footwear and Tanning Industries. |
£3,343.20 (This figure includes a sum of £934.50 in respect of preliminary surveys which were carried out by Production Engineering Ltd. and Associated Industrial Consultants Ltd. The latter were chosen to carry out the main survey which they did at a cost of £2,408.70). |
Associated Industrial Consultants Ltd., Dublin,andProduction Engineering Ltd., Dublin. |
Completed |
|
1964 |
Supplementary report on investigation of Arigna Coal. |
£1,226 |
Merz & McLellan, London. |
Completed |
|
1964 |
Upgrading Anthracite Duff |
£1,282 |
Dr. Albert Parker, 5 Wellesley Avenue, Northwood, Middlesex, England. |
Completed |
|
1964 |
Survey to quantify the causes of delay in the movement of goods through Dublin Port. |
£1,984.50 |
Associated Industrial Consultants Ltd., Dublin. |
Completed |
|
1965 |
Marketing of Irish-mined Anthracite |
£1,450 |
Associated Industrial Consultants Ltd., Dublin. |
Completed |
|
1966 |
Nil |
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— |
— |
|
1967 |
Survey on skidding resistance of airport runway surfaces. |
£429 |
British Ministry of Transport Road Research Laboratory. |
Completed |
|
1967 |
Aerial Survey of Approach Runway O6, Dublin Airport. |
£590 |
B.K.S. Consultative Technical Services Ltd., Balgriffin House, Balgriffin, Raheny, Dublin 5. |
Completed |
|
1967 |
Contour survey of area in vicinity of Dublin Airport. |
£3,000 |
B.K.S. Consultative Technical Services Ltd., Dublin. |
Completed |
|
1968 |
Briquetting of Anthracite Duff. |
£500 |
Institute for Industrial Research and Standards, Dublin. |
Completed |
|
1968 |
Survey of noise levels at Dublin Airport over a period of one year and at Shannon Airport on 4 specific days in May, 1968. |
£1,550 |
Institute for Industrial Research and Standards, Dublin. |
Completed |
|
1969 |
Report on internal roads at Dublin Airport (short and long term reports) |
Short-term£1,800Long-term£5,000(£6,101 has been expanded to date). |
Messrs. McCarthy & Partners, Balgriffin House, Balgriffin, Raheny, Dublin 5. |
Long-term Report still outstanding |
|
1969 |
Aerial Survey at Turnapin Little, Dublin Airport. |
£289 |
B.K.S. Consultative Technical Services Ltd., Dublin. |
Completed |
|
1969 |
Study of road re-location and diversion problems arising from proposed extensions to Dublin Airport. |
£3,992 |
Messrs. McCarthy & Partners, Dublin. |
Completed |
|
1970 |
Aerial Survey of N.E. approach runway 24 at Shannon Airport and mosaic of Terminal Area. |
£1,380 |
B.K.S. Consultative Technical Services Ltd., Dublin. |
Completed |
|
1970 |
Report on traffic management at Shannon Airport (short and long-term reports). |
£5,100(Nothing has been paid to date) |
Messrs. McCarthy & Partners Dublin. |
Reports not yet completed. |
|
1970 |
Report on the growth of Dublin Airport and the likely noise consequences which might result from such growth. |
£720(to date) |
Loughborough Consultants Ltd., University of Technology, Loughborough, Leicestershire. |
The final version of the report is at present being prepared by the Consultants |
|
1970 |
Study to assist the development of a national policy for the provision of cross-Channel freight services. |
£27,835 |
McKinsey & Co., Inc., New York. |
Completed |
|
1970 |
Study to assist the Committee which has been set up to investigate the deterioration in the financial position of CIE and to identify possible corrective measures. |
£43,940(up to May, 1971 inclusive) |
McKinsey & Co., Inc., New York. |
Report is virtually completed |