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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 28 Feb 1996

Vol. 462 No. 3

Written Answers. - Departmental Consultancies.

Dermot Ahern

Question:

132 Mr. D. Ahern asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the individual consultancies being carried out by his Department; the cost involved in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4602/96]

The information sought is in the following schedule:

Department of Transport, Energy and Communications Consultancies being carried out

Name

Nature of Consultancy

Cost inc. Vat

£

Goodbody

Assessment of applications received by D/TE&C for EU funds under the Interreg Programme 1994-99

6,776

National Economic Research Associates Denton Hall Arthur Andersen

Advise the Minister on matters arising in the restructuring of the Electricity Industry

708,000

(estimated)

Combustion Systems Inc.¹

Advise the Minister in relation to the Peat Fired Power Station competition

120,000

Maximum(estimated)

Morgan Stanley & Co Ltd Skadden Arps & Slate Meagher & SloM Arthur D Little

Advice on Telecom Strategic Alliance

4,169,500

Price Waterhouse

Advise Department on the charging methodolgy and other conditions re granting of 3rd party access to the Irish Natural Gas Network

69,861

Liam OhAlmhain & Associates

Represent the Department on the Gas Technical Standards Committee (GTSC) and the European Standards Organisation (CEC)

44,220

Knight Piesold & Partners

Evaluation of Environment Impact Assessment Statements for the proposed development of the lead/zinc mine at Lisheen, Co. Tipperary

80,000

(estimated)

RTZ Consultants

Evaluation of Ore reserves and of development costs of proposed development of the lead/zinc mine at Lisheen, County Tipperary

29,000

(estimated)

KPMG

Assisting the Department with the introduction of a system of Accruals-based Accounting

72,600

West Coast Basin and East and South Coast Basin

Geophysicists

35,090

2 projects

Drilling Engineer

Petroleum Engineers

4,840

Reservoir/Production Engineer

Petroleum Engineers

17,000

Reservoir Specialist Engineering

8,500

Geologist

7,700

De Courcy Nyland

Facilitator in MET Service Strategic Management Initiative exercise

10,807

IT Unit

43,257

Bill O'Herlihy Communications

Media Advice

60,500

1. Omitted in error from a written reply on 20 February 1996 to Parliamentary Question 3801/96, put by Deputy Séamus Brennan. This fact has been notified to the Deputy.
2. This figure is based on an agreed programme for work and timetable relating to the alliance process. It incorporates all expenses associated with the advisory assignment.
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