Vol. 515 No. 3
112 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the consultancies, work groups and specialist groups employed for carrying out studies in her Department; when these groups were established; when their reports are expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5783/00]
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following schedule:
|
Consultants |
Purpose |
Date ofAppointment/Establishment |
Report Due |
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Provision of financial advice in relation to the International Connectivity Project |
March 1999 |
No report.Contract to end31 March 2000 |
|
Smith Group |
Provision of Technical/Engineering advice for the International Connectivity Project |
March 1999 |
No report.Contract to end31 March 2000 |
|
Skadden, Arps, Meagher, Slate & Flomm LLP |
Legal advice in relation to the International Connectivity Project |
March 1999 |
No report.Contract to end31 March 2000 |
|
A&L Goodbody |
Provision of legal advice in relation to the International Connectivity Project |
March 1999 |
No report.Contract to end31 March 2000 |
|
Matheson, Ormsby, PrenticeSolicitors |
Legal advice in relation to the Electronic Commerce Bill |
December 1999 |
No report.Contract ends inApril 2000 |
|
Mason Communications |
Provision of advice on the North/South telecommunications infrastructure |
December 1999 |
March 2000 |
|
Sratel Ltd |
Technical advice on Electronic Commerce corporate infrastructure project |
June 1999 |
No report. Ongoing advice upto Sept 2000 |
|
Crowe, Schaffalitzky and Associates (CSA) |
Administrative/logistical and financial management of the Seabed Survey Project being carried out by the Geological Survey of Ireland. |
April 1999 |
No report.Ongoing adviceup to September2002 |
|
Consultants |
Purpose |
Date ofAppointment/Establishment |
Report Due |
|
Canadian Centre for Marine Communications (CCMC) |
Scientific/technical advice on the marine surveying and data management aspects of the Seabed Survey Project |
April 1999 |
No report.Ongoing adviceup to September2002 |
|
Economic Consultants, the Brattle Group |
To advise on regulatory regime for the authorisation of new pipelines and tariffs for third party access to the BGE natural gas network. |
January 2000 |
April 2000 |
|
KPMG |
To audit EU backed expenditure by ESB under Economic Infrastructure Operational Programme (EIOP) and INTERREG |
November 1998 |
April 2000 |
|
PA Consulting Group |
Advice on performance related pay systems for Chief Executives of State Sponsored Bodies |
January 2000 |
No report.Contract to endMarch 2000 |
|
International Risk Management Services |
A review of railway safety in Ireland – Implementation review |
October 1999 |
Early March2000 |
|
Dr. Aisling Reynolds/Feighan |
Engaged to carry out a short study on the Exchequer Subvention for public transport in Dublin as compared to similar subventions in other European Cities |
February 2000 |
March 2000 |
|
Kirk, McClure, Morton, Consulting Engineers |
Department of Public Enterprise and Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Belfast, joint study of the Off-Shore wind energy resource of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. |
November 1998 |
April 2000 |
|
Helm Corporation Ltd |
Audit of EU backed expenditure by Edenderry Power Ltd in relation to new peat fired electricity generating plant at Edenderry |
December 1999 |
Early 2002 |
|
Denton Wilde Sapte |
Legal advice in relation to transposition of EU Electricity Directive |
April 1999 |
No report.Ongoing adviceup to 1 April2002 |
|
Arthur Andersen |
Accountancy advice in relation to the transposition of EU Electricity Directive |
February 2000 |
No report.Ongoing adviceup toDecember 2001 |
|
National Economic Research Associates NERA |
Economic Advice in relation to the transposition of EU Electricity Directive |
Feburary 2000 |
No report.Ongoing adviceup to 1 April2001 |
|
Salomon Smith Barney and AIB Capital Markets |
Appointed as financial advisers and Joint Global Co Ordinators for the flotation of shares owned by the State in Aer Lingus |
February 2000 |
Will depend ontimeframe forflotation. Yet tobe decided |
|
The Renewable Energy Strategy Group |
Established by the Minister of State to examine the obstacles affecting the further deployment of renewable energy technologies in Ireland. First report, on wind energy, expected in June 2000. |
November 1999 |
June 2000 |
