Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 January 2014
192. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of consultants or consultancy firms employed by his Department during each of the past five years; the purpose and duration of each of these consultancies or consultancy contracts; the names of the consultants or firms; if he will list architectural consultancies separately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1834/14]
View answerThe information requested is set out in the following table . The consultancies shown relate to the current configuration of my Department (i.e. Heritage consultancies are excluded and Community consultancies are included from 2009).
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Consultant |
Purpose of Consultancy |
2009 Expenditure |
2010 Expenditure |
2011 Expenditure |
2012 Expenditure |
2013 Expenditure |
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A&L Goodbody Solicitors |
Legal advice on the provision of a premium rate weather service. |
€6,075 |
€14,925 |
€10,374 |
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AECOM |
Cost optimal study for non domestic buildings. |
€17,393 |
€38,834 |
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AP Env Econ Ltd. |
Report on Greening the Economy |
€35,178 |
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ARUP Consulting Engineers |
Study in respect of provision of fire detection and alarms systems in dwellings. |
€12,100 |
€17,835 |
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Barrow Archaeological Services |
Archaeological report on Met Éireann site at Valentia. |
€2,662 |
€1,210 |
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BRE |
Building Standards Regulations [parts L & E] research. |
€108,527 |
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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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Cawley Nea |
National climate change awareness campaign. |
€463,455 |
€148,873 |
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Deloitte |
Migration from Novell. |
€28,856 |
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Deloitte & Touche |
Expert Assistance in the Local Government Shared Services Programme |
€39,299 |
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Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation |
Contribution towards a DJEI consultancy for a Government approved project to measure administrative burdens on business. |
€27,000 |
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|
Derek Moynihan |
Provide costings for construction of new building at Valentia site |
€475 |
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Design Works |
Design consultancy for Register of Electors forms. |
€1,792 |
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DKM Consultants Ltd |
Construction research reports. |
€99,048 |
€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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Dr. Eoin O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin |
Overall review of the Homeless Strategy 2008-2013. |
€6,000 |
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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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Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI) |
Affordability aspects of the provision of water services in Ireland. |
€55,727 |
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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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Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) & University College Cork (UCC) |
Technical support on developing low carbon sector roadmaps for Ireland |
€32,265 |
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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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|
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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|
Ernst and Young |
Capital project spot checks and reviews. |
€219,702 |
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Eunomia Research & Consulting |
International review of waste management policy. |
€116,506 |
€82,087 |
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|
Eunomia Research & Consulting |
Strategic environmental assessment. |
€43,284 |
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|
Eunomia Research & Consulting |
Opinion on competition aspects of Dublin waste to energy contract. |
€2,178 |
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|
Farrell Grant Sparks |
DDDA's options paper on Becbay joint venture. |
€17,407 |
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|
Flynn Furney Consultants Ltd |
Environmental Management Services re: review of CEMP at Valentia Site |
€3,167 |
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Frank Curran Consultants Ltd |
Engineering services for the design, cost and supervision of construction of road for Valentia Site |
€1,476 |
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Glas Ecology |
Environment Management Plan |
€4,920 |
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Goodbody Economic Consultants |
Review and assessment of plan and strategies for disbursements under the Dormant Accounts Fund |
€80,632 |
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Housing & Sustainable Communities Ltd. |
Toolkit for Local Authorities on regeneration |
€12,300 |
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|
Indecon |
Regulatory Impact Analysis of proposed regulations for household food waste. |
€24,725 |
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Indecon |
Feasibility study on a Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme. |
€42,706 |
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|
Irish Concrete Federation Ltd |
Testing of hydraulic efficiency - national annex for septic tanks and wastewater treatment. |
€2,270 |
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Kiaran O’Malley & Co Ltd |
Professional services & planning advice. |
€10,541 |
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|
KW Research & Associates |
NTACC Research into why Travellers leave Traveller-specific accommodation |
€9,921 |
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M.I. Safety & Training Services |
Method safety statement. |
€350 |
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M.J. O’Connell & Co. Consulting Engineers |
Examination of final accounts for Water Services Investment Programme schemes. |
€13,378 |
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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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Mary Murphy & Associates |
National climate change awareness campaign. |
€329,550 |
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Mazars |
Systems audit of the RDP |
€49,414 |
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Mazars |
Cohesion Programme Consultancy |
€47,287 |
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Meath County Council |
National landscape strategy Tara Skryne project. |
€51,185 |
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|
Mr Hendrik W van der Kamp |
Independent Evaluation of the Planning Review Report 2012. |
€12,096 |
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Mr. David Lovegrove |
Advisor to the Dormant Accounts Board. |
€34,542 |
€24,968 |
€11,388 |
€9,689 |
€1,120 |
|
Mr. John Hennessy SC |
Review of the contract for the proposed incinerator at Poolbeg |
€54,540 |
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Mr. Owen Boyle |
Process auditor fees. |
€17,484 |
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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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Munster Archaeology |
Archaeology services associated with development of the Met Éireann facility, Valentia, Island Kerry |
€24,258 |
€23,031 |
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Murphy Consulting |
Examination of final accounts. |
€21,845 |
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Murtagh & Partners |
Review of Dublin Region Homelessness Services and Funding 2011 . |
€27,800 |
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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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National Standards Authority Ireland (NSAI) |
Retrofitting code of practice. |
€14,145 |
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National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) |
Surveillance audit on IS EN ISO 2012. |
€2,662 |
€3,993 |
€2,706 |
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O'Herlihy Consultancy |
Preparation and delivery of a training manual and programme for the implementation of the new Part M (Access and Use) of Building Regulations. |
€14,337 |
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OMD |
National climate change awareness campaign. |
€45,685 |
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Padraic Thornton Planning & Environmental Consultancy |
Preparation of EIA Guidelines |
€7,200 |
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Pembroke Communications |
Advise on, and assist tendering process for, Tidy Towns sponsorship. |
€4,560 |
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|
Price Waterhouse Coopers |
Consultancy services on establishment of National Water Utility. |
€59,290 |
€120,294 |
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|
RPS Consulting Engineers |
Public consultation process on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and producing a report |
€40,575 |
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RPS Group |
All Island Used Tyre Survey |
€17,673 |
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RPS Group |
Review of the Producer Responsibility Model in Ireland |
€211,458 |
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|
RPS Group |
National climate change awareness campaign. |
€284,508 |
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RPS MCOS Ltd |
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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Sean O' Riordain & Associates |
Assist in the delivery of a workshop on capacity building for local authority staff in establishing Local Community Development Committees |
€3,257 |
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Seaver Associates |
Independently chairing NSAI coal stakeholder group. |
€3,267 |
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SLR Environmental Consulting (Ireland) Ltd |
Report on Energy Transformation Project |
€50,451 |
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SQW Limited |
Feasibility study to inform the design of a main stage national evaluation of the Local and Community Development Programme. |
€33,001 |
€77,000 |
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|
Start Computing Ltd |
Intranet site enhancement. |
€4,253 |
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|
Tobin Consulting Engineers |
Operation of the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System (NLPMS) |
€64,226 |
€68,822 |
€57,180 |
€55,142 |
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TRL Limited |
Technical expertise to assist the Department in managing the European Commission's proposals for 2020 CO2 emission targets for cars and vans during the Irish Presidency |
€42,435 |
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Weaver & Associates |
Research into the barriers to provision of Traveller Accommodation |
€6,136 |
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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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|
Williamson Consulting |
Evaluation of alcohol related harm project |
€8,942 |
€13,358 |
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Zenith Land Surveys |
Land survey at Valentia. |
€2,420 |
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Total |
€1,990,506 |
€1,734,220 |
€1,804,627 |
€2,253,346 |
€539,849 |
My Department has not engaged architectural consultants during the period in question. The Office of Public Works provides all required architectural services as regards property occupied by my Department. Finally, the Market Development Programme for Waste Resources, launched in 2009, involved expenditure of €2.7 million in the years concerned in respect of work by a number of firms to assist in the development of sustainable markets and outlets for recyclable materials.
