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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 5 Mar 1997

Vol. 475 No. 8

Written Answers. - Departmental Reports.

Ivor Callely

Question:

114 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for the Environment the number of reports or studies which have been commissioned by him since his appointment; the cost of each report in each case; whether the report has been made publicly available; and if not the reason, therefor. [6127/97]

Bertie Ahern

Question:

115 Mr. B. Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment the number of consultants' reports commissioned by his Department since he took office; the number which have been completed; and the cost to date. [6143/97]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 115 together.

The information requested is set out in the following table. In general, the reports which have not been published are those where there is likely to be insufficient public interest to justify the costs arising, or where the subject matter is of a technical or specialised nature, or where the content is to be used or incorporated in a document intended for subsequent publication.

Title-Purpose of Project

Undertaken by

Cost to the Department

Expenditure to date

Completed

Made Publicly Available

£

£

Review of impact, effectiveness and cost of the tax based urban renewal schemes — designated areas

KPMG Management Consulting in association with Murray O Laoire, Architects and Urban Designers and the Northern Ireland Economic Research Centre

113,740

113,740

Yes

Yes

Dublin Docklands Task Force to recommend arrangements to develop an overall master plan for the Docklands area of Dublin and appropriate implementation and co-ordination arrangements

Task Force comprising DOE and representatives from Departments of the Taoiseach, Marine, Transport, Energy and Communications, Enterprise and Employment, Finance and Dublin Corporation, Dublin Port and Docks Board, Grand Canal Corridor Study Task Force

6,371

6,371

Yes

Yes

Tidy Towns Competition Review

Ad-hoc committee comprising DOE, Tidy Towns Committees, sponsors, adjudicators, Office of Public Works, local authorities and other experts on urban environment

Nil

Nil

No

N/A

Report of the Inter-Departmental Working Group on Strengthening the Protection of the Architectural Heritage

Department of the Environment, Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht and Office of Public Works

Nil(1)

Nil

Yes

Yes

Professional Study on Local Government Financing

KPMG Management Consulting

92,402

92,402

Yes

Yes

Occupational Health System in the Fire Service

Dr. Gerard Kidney

3,249

3,249

Yes

No

Preparation of Code of Practice for Safety at Indoor Concerts

Working Group comprising DOE, Departments of Education, Health and Justice, An Garda Síochána and Dublin Corporation

20,000(e)

204

No

N/A

Promotion of Best Practice in Housing Management

Housing Management Group comprising DOE, local authority officials and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (Consultants)

6,426

6,426

Yes(2)

Yes

Transfer of administration of SWA rent and mortgage supplementation to local authorities

Inter-Departmental Committee comprising officials from DOE and Departments of Finance, Health and Social Welfare

Nil

Nil

No

N/A

Review to consider equality of opportunity and related matters in the local authority service

Working Group representative of DOE and the County and City Managers' Association

Nil

Nil

No

N/A

National Litter Survey

MC O'Sullivan and Co. Ltd.

29,766

29,766

Yes

Yes

ENFO Review

DOE and Consumers' Working Group

Nil

Nil

Yes

No

Coastal Zone Management Study

Brady, Shipman, Martin (lead consultants), Natural Environment Consultants, Susan Gubbay and HR Wallingford Ltd.

39,000(3)(e)

35,922

No

N/A

Preparatory work for the Quality Status Report for the Celtic Seas

Marine Institute

7,500(4)

7,500

Yes

No

Preparation of the Quality Status Report for the Celtic Seas

Marine Institute (QSR Office)

175,000(4)(e)

50,000

No

N/A

Public Art Research Project

Steering Group comprising DOE, Department of Arts Culture and the Gaeltacht, Arts Council, Temple Bar Properties Ltd. and Consultants (Public Art Development Trust)

13,971(5)

13,971

No

N/A

Report on Local Authority Archives and Records

Local Authority Archives Steering Group, comprising DOE, local authorities, An Chomhairle Leabharlanna and the National Archives

100,000(e)

85,460

Yes

Yes

Review of applications for inclusion in a proposed amendment to the EU Architects Directive

Review panel comprising DOE, Professor Cathal O'Neill, James Pike, Helen Blair and Gerry Walker

15,000(e)

10,454

No

N/A

Economic Evaluation of Cohesion Fund Environmental Projects

Fehily, Timoney and Weston

55,117

55,117

Yes

No

Greater Dublin Region Water Supply Strategic Study

Generale des Eaux and MC O'Sullivan

513,721

513,721

Yes

Yes

Economic Instruments supporting Environmental Policy

ESRI

52,390

48,750

No

N/A

Formulating Environmental and Social Indicators for Sustainable Development

ESRI

18,850

18,850

Yes

Yes

Preparatory paper in the context of the preparation of the “National Sustainable Development Strategy”

Environmental Management and Auditing Services Ltd.

6,002

6,002

Yes

No

Mid-term review of Environmental Services Operational Programme 1994-99

Environmental Resources Management and Fitzpatrick Associates

53,000(6)(e)

9,101

Yes

No

Construction Industry Review and Outlook, Annual Review — 1995, 1996, 1997

DKM

44,770(7)

29,643

Yes(8)

Yes

Fire aspects of Eurocode 1

Building Research Establishment (UK)

5,791

Nil

Yes

No

Eurocode 6, Phases 2 and 3

Forbairt

3,630

3,630

Yes

No

Sample Survey of Residential Repair and Maintenance Expenditure

ESRI

13,500(9)

Nil

No(10)

No

Assessment of methods for stopping spread of fires

Agniconsult

1,000(e)

Nil

Yes

No

Conversion of Radon Survey Results to Computer Format

University College Dublin

500

500

Yes

No

Redrawing of Technical Guidance Documents which support the Building Regulations

McHugh O'Cofaigh Architects

22,500(e)

20,692

No

N/A

Strategic Review of Construction Industry

Strategic Review Committee comprising representatives from DOE, construction industry and private-public sector clients

25,000(11)

5,120

No

N/A

Study of organisational arrangements to support the establishment of a Director of Traffic for Dublin

Price Waterhouse

61,935

61,935

Yes

No

External Evaluator to the Operational Programme for Transport, 1994-99(12)

DKM

198,803(9)

194,482

No

N/A

Mid Term Review of the Operational Programme for Transport, 1994-99(12)

DKM

64,000(e)

Nil

No

N/A

Non-National Roads Pavement Condition Study

Ove Arup & Partners Ireland with PMS Pavement Management Services Ltd. and Jennings O'Donovan & Partners

168,000(e)

134,144

No

N/A

Survey of Motor Tax and Insurance Evasion(13)

National Roads Authority and Garda Síochána

5,000

5,000

Yes

No

Electronic retrieval system for motor tax legislation

Alan Moore

4,500(e)

1,210

No

N/A

Evaluation of IT hardware and system software requirements for NVDF

Price Waterhouse

8,712

8,712

Yes

No

Evaluation of proposal for Wide Area Network procurement for NVDF

Baltimore Technologies

8,712

8,712

Yes

No

(¹)Costs borne by the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht.
(²)First report published in December 1996; the Group continues to meet and further reports may be produced.
(³)Jointly funded by Departments of the Environment, Marine, and Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht.
(4)Jointly funded by Departments of the Environment and the Marine.
(5) Jointly funded by DOE, Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, Office of Public Works and the Arts Council.
(6) Engaged by DOE, as lead Department for the Programme, on behalf of the Operational Programme Monitoring Committee.
(7) Three year cost.
(8) Annual Reviews for 1995-96 only.
(9) Annual Cost.
(10) Ongoing monthly survey.
(11) Jointly funded by DOE and Construction Industry Council.
(12) Engaged by DOE, as lead Department for the Programme, on behalf of the OP Monitoring Committee; apportionment of costs between Departments not yet finalised.
(13) Exclusive of Garda Síochána-Department of Justice costs.
(e) Estimated.
(N/A) Not applicable.
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