Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2013
560. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the amount of money that was spent on reports commissioned by his Department for 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the purpose of each report and the person commissioned to carry out the reports. [27178/13]
View answerInformation on reports commissioned by my Department is set out in the following table. The expenditure shown relates to the current configuration of my Department (i.e. Heritage reports are excluded and Community reports are included from 2010).
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Consultant/Author |
Description of Report |
2010 Expenditure |
2011 Expenditure |
2012 Expenditure |
2013 (to date) Expenditure |
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AECOM |
Cost Optimal study for non domestic buildings. |
€17,393 |
€26,792 |
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BRE |
Study for assessing acceptable construction details to support TGD L Conservation of Fuel and Energy-Dwellings 2010. |
€103,836 |
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Building Research Establishment Ltd. |
Retrofitting Code of Practice. |
€21,191 |
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Napier University Ventures Ltd. |
Sound Insulation Research to inform the drafting of Part E (Sound) of the Building Regulations. |
€7,851 |
€1,423 |
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Pyrite Panel |
Report of the Pyrite Panel - Independent report to provide options for the Minister to deal with the pyrite problem. |
€21,470 |
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Mr. David Lovegrove |
Annual Report of the Dormant Accounts Board. |
€25,557 |
€12,181 |
€10,174 |
€1,588 |
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Pembroke Communications |
Advise on, and assist tendering process for, Tidy Towns sponsorship. |
€4,560 |
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Fehilly Timoney & Company |
Bulky Waste Reuse Best Practice - Feasibility Study. |
€41,514 |
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Methanogen |
Crop Demo Trials to demonstrate the use of composted and anaerobic digested BMW on crops. |
€50,788 |
€92,607 |
€15,263 |
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Poyry Forest Industry Consulting |
Recovered Paper Market in Ireland and Recovered Paper Quality Best Practice Studies. |
€85,003 |
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RPS |
Compost Quality Standard IS441 (NSAI). |
€10,000 |
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SKM Enviros |
Irish Recycled Plastic Waste Arisings Study. |
€37,566 |
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RPS |
Review of the Producer Responsibility Model in Ireland. |
€211,458 |
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RPS |
All Island Used Tyre Survey. |
€17,673 |
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Egan, Fitzpatrick, Malsch & Lawrence |
Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) report of the risks from Sellafield to Ireland and Irish interests. |
€884,738 |
€1,395,077 |
€1,526,250 |
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Mazars |
Systems audit of the RDP. |
€49,414 |
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DTZ Sherry Fitzgerald |
Negotiation of the conclusion of lease arrangements for the storage of electronic voting machines. |
€5,566 |
€2,783 |
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DKM Consultants Ltd |
Construction research reports. |
€81,319 |
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DKM Economic Consultants |
Review of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 |
€39,690 |
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Indecon |
Feasibility study on a Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme. |
€42,706 |
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Version 1 |
Evaluation of ICT Disaster Recovery configuration and capability. |
€9,363 |
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SQW Limited |
Feasibility study to inform the design of a main stage National Evaluation of the Local and Community Development Programmes. |
€33,001 |
€77,000 |
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Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) |
Analysis of Property Tax Options - A report to the Interdepartmental Expert Group on Property Tax. |
€60,280 |
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Barrow Archaeological Services |
Archaelogical report on Met Éireann site at Valentia. |
€2,662 |
€1,210 |
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Flynn Furney Consultants Ltd |
Environmental Management Services re: review of CEMP at Valentia Site. |
€3,167 |
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Glas Ecology |
Environment Management Plan. |
€4,920 |
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M.I. Safety & Training Services |
Method safety statement. |
€350 |
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Malachy Walsh & Partners |
Environmental and engineering advice, EIS screening report and planning submission for site at Valentia. |
€6,655 |
€17,378 |
€2,153 |
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Munster Archaeology |
Report on archaeological investigation/survey of Met Éireann site at Valentia. |
€24,258 |
€23,031 |
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National Standards Authority Ireland (NSAI) |
Report of Surveillance Audit on IS EN ISO 2012. |
€2,662 |
€3,993 |
€2,706 |
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Zenith Land Surveys |
Land survey at Valentia. |
€2,420 |
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ARUP Consulting Engineers |
Study in respect of provision of fire detection and alarm systems in dwellings. |
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€12,100.00 |
€17,835.00 |
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Farrell Grant Sparks |
DDDA options paper on Becbay joint venture. |
€17,407 |
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Mr. Seamus Woulfe SC |
Review of the management by the Department of an application by Wicklow County Council for loan approval in respect of the compulsory purchase of land at Charlesland, Co. Wicklow - Phase 1. |
€19,680 |
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Mr. Seamus Woulfe SC |
Review of the compulsory acquisition of land by Wicklow County Council at Charlesland, Co. Wicklow - Phase 2. |
€49,200 |
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Murtagh & Partners |
Review of Dublin Region Homelessness Services and Funding 2011. |
€27,800 |
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Mr Hendrik W van der Kamp |
Independent Evaluation of the Planning Review Report 2012. |
€12,096 |
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Dr. Eoin O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin |
Review of the Homeless Strategy 2008-2013 |
€6,000 |
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ECU Ltd |
Specialist economic advice in respect of project agreement entered into by Dublin City Council. |
€3,781 |
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Eunomia Research & Consulting |
International review of waste management policy. |
€82,087 |
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Eunomia Research & Consulting |
Opinion on competition aspects of Dublin waste to energy contract. |
€2,178 |
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RPS |
Provision of expertise concerning Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment techniques for the evaluation and revision of Regional Waste Management Plans. |
€45,223 |
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Tobin Consulting Engineers |
National Litter Pollution Monitoring System Report. |
€64,226 |
€68,822 |
€57,180 |
€29,136 |
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White Young Green |
Ambient Air Monitoring in the vicinity of the former steelworks site, Haulbowline, Cork. |
€13,010 |
€13,005 |
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White Young Green |
Environmental and geotechnical assessment at former Irish Ispat site at Haulbowline, Cork. |
€107,833 |
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Indecon |
Regulatory Impact Analysis of proposed regulations for household food waste. |
€24,725 |
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Mr. John Hennessy SC |
Review of the contract for the proposed incinerator at Poolbeg. |
€54,540 |
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Price Waterhouse Coopers |
Consultancy services on establishment of National Water Utility. |
€59,290 |
€120,294 |
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Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) |
Affordability aspects of the provision of water services in Ireland. |
€51,798 |
