Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2015
934. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide, in tabular form and by year, all external consultant reports commissioned by her Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date. [23691/15]
View answerAs my Department was established on 2 June 2011, the requested information is being provided from that date. My Department commissioned nine reports since its establishment and the details requested by the Deputy are set out in the table. Contracts for the provision of services are not included. One of the reports, "Review of PSO Air Service for the Aran Islands" was published in May 2014. The "Updated Business Case for Restoring the Ulster Canal from Lough Erne to Clones" and the "Cost Benefit Analysis of the National Gallery Redevelopment Project" are published on the Department's website. The other reports have not been published.
For completeness, I wish to bring to the Deputy's attention that the University of Birmingham was commissioned in 2010 by the then Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, prior to the establishment of my Department, to undertake a review relating to peatlands. The resulting report, "Review of Archaeological Survey and Mitigation Policy relating to Bord na Móna Peatlands " was published in June 2013 and the associated costs of €34,337 were met by my Department.
I also wish to point out that my Department also commissions engineering or environmental experts from time to time to provide technical reports on specific issues, as required. While the providers of these services are consultant engineers, environmental consultants or may describe themselves in other such terms, their work is not classified as consultancy services and is not funded from my Department's Administrative Budget.
|
Year Report Commissioned |
Company |
Report |
Amount paid from 2 June 2011 to date |
|
2011 |
Avia Solutions |
Review of financial submissions relating to the Public Service Obligation Air Service for the Aran Islands |
€6,300 |
|
2012 |
Bonnar Keenlyside |
Review of Dublin Contemporary 2011 |
€10,959 |
|
2013 |
Dorgan Associates |
Cost Benefit Analysis of National Archives Development Plan |
€12,669 |
|
2013 |
Dorgan Associates |
Cost Benefit Analysis of National Gallery Redevelopment Project |
€12,731 |
|
2013 and 2014 |
Dorgan Associates |
Examination of capital incentives to promote investment in film studio infrastructure |
€6,765 |
|
2014 |
EY |
Review of PSO Air Service for the Aran Islands |
€41,795 |
|
2014 |
Fitzpatrick Associates |
Updated Business Case Restoring the Ulster Canal from Lough Erne to Clones |
€15,190.50 |
|
2014 |
The VAT Practice |
Advisory service on UK VAT |
€918.75 |
|
2015 |
Public Affairs Ireland (PAI) |
Review of Management Structure and Grading of Senior Management Posts within Údarás na Gaeltachta |
€9,717 |
