Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
704. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide, in tabular form, the name, costs, date of commission, date or expected date of publication and name of the external consultant of all external reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011. [34399/13]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that details of the external reports commissioned by my Department are set out in tabular form as follows. The complex and diverse nature of my Department’s brief requires use of outside consultants. The bulk of these studies referred to below are technical and specialist in nature and were necessary to enable the Department to discharge its policy and project responsibilities in the areas concerned.
|
Consultancy Name |
Purpose of Consultancy |
Cost - € |
Date of commission |
Date or expected date of publication |
|
Dr Michael Johnson |
Silvermines Vegetation Study |
5,848 |
August 2011 |
This Report will not be published until completion of land purchase |
|
Camp Dresser McKee CDM |
Sampling of Gortmore and Silvermines Vegetation |
13,890 |
July 2011 |
This Report will not be published until completion of land purchase |
|
Purvin & Gertz |
Strategic Case for Oil Refining requirements |
193,997 |
August 2011 |
July 2013 |
|
PA Consulting Group |
National Digital Research Centre |
29,040 |
July 2011 |
This report was not published. The report is commercially sensitive as it is a Strategic Review of the NDRC to inform decisions about the future of the NDRC after the Concession Agreement expires in 2013. |
|
OHH Energy Ltd |
Independent Commission on Meath Tyrone Power Line |
41,120 |
July 2011 |
17/1/2012 |
|
Elimark |
Independent Commission on Meath Tyrone Power Line |
38,786 |
July 2011 |
17/1/2012 |
|
2B Energy |
Independent Commission on Meath Tyrone Power Line |
32,284 |
July 2011 |
17/1/2012 |
|
Indecon Economic Consultants |
Economic/Socio-Economic Analysis of options for rollout of next generation broadband |
28,167 |
May 2012 |
This Report will not be published as it is commercially sensitive and may impact on Government procurement in Broadband provision. |
|
SLR Consulting |
Core Library Holdings Review |
39,688 |
Sept 2011 – Dec 2011 |
Jan 2012 |
|
Jenny Deakin |
Preparation for the Graigue Group Water Scheme Report |
1,750 |
April 2011 – Sept 2011 |
Sept 2011 |
|
Consultancy Name |
Purpose of Consultancy |
Cost - € |
Date of commission |
Date or expected date of publication |
|
Analysys Mason |
Analysis of options for potential State intervention in the rollout of next generation broadband |
30,522 |
May 2012 |
This Report will not be published as it is commercially sensitive and may impact on Government procurement in Broadband provision. |
|
CDM Smith Ireland Limited |
Environmental Monitoring at former mining areas of Silvermines, Co. Tipperary and Avoca, Co. Wicklow |
153,000 |
December 2012 |
On completion of scheduled reports |
|
Indecon International Economic Consultants |
Assessment of Economic Contribution of Mineral Exploration and Mining in Ireland |
53,690 |
October 2012 |
Q3 2013 |
|
Thornton’s Chartered Surveyors |
Provision of land valuation and negotiation services |
3,690 |
July 2012 |
This Report will not be published until completion of land purchase |
|
Consultancy Name |
Purpose of Consultancy |
Cost - € |
Date of commission |
Date or expected date of publication |
|
Neary Marketing & Communications |
Review of Irish Geoscience Sector |
€10,000 |
Dec 2011 – Feb 2012 |
This Report will not be published as it is commercially sensitive. |
|
Neary Marketing & Communications |
Review of Irish Geoscience Sector |
€10,000 |
March 2013 – June 2013 |
This Report will not be published as it is commercially sensitive. |
|
Pricewaterhouse Coopers Ltd |
Scheduled review of INFOMAR Project |
€59,505 |
Dec 2012 – May 2013 |
publication due in September 2013 |
|
AMEC Earth & Environmental (UK) Ltd |
Expert Services to Monitor Mining Activities and Compliance with terms of State Mining Leases/Licences. |
41,000 |
December 2012 |
This Report will not be published as it is commercially sensitive |
|
Consultancy Name |
Purpose of Consultancy |
Cost - € |
Date of commission |
Date or expected date of publication |
|
Indecon (Ireland) |
Provision of a Macro-Economic Research Exercise under the National Digital Strategy to Determine the Value of Internet/Digital to the Irish Economy |
€72,474 |
November 2012 |
July 2013 |
|
Environ UK Ltd |
Corrib gasfield project – monitoring compliance with the Conditions of the Department’s Letter of Consent dated 25 February 2011 |
€355,796 |
June 2011 |
End 2014 |
|
Norcontel (Ireland) Ltd |
Market analysis of backhaul infrastructure in Mayo and Galway |
€10,500 |
May 2013 |
June 2013 |
