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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2016

Tuesday, 29 November 2016

Questions (298)

Fergus O'Dowd

Question:

298. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reports commissioned by his Department since 2006 which while completed or in final draft form have not been published; the reason they have not been published; the expected publication date; the cost to date of each such report; if tenders were invited; if it is not intended to publish any such report the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37547/16]

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Written answers

The information sought by the Deputy in respect of the period since March 2011 is set out in the table. This information is not readily available for the period prior to March 2011. However, if the Deputy wishes to put down a question in relation to a specific report, I will endeavour to provide the information sought.

Consultant/Author etc.

Name/Description of Report/Review/Study

Reason Not Published/Expected Publication Date

Tenders Invited

Cost to Date

ARUP Consulting Engineers

Study in respect of provision of fire detection and alarms systems in dwellings.

Not intended for publication. It is a technical report, to inform work in the Department.

Yes

€29,935

Barrow Archaeological Services

Archaeological reports on Met Éireann site at Valentia.

Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility.

Yes

€1,210

Behaviour & Attitudes Ltd.

Market Survey to determine weather forecast consumption behaviour of the Irish public.

Report for internal purposes, primarily to inform strategic business decisions.

Yes

€19,865

Deloitte

Business Case Review for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP).

Not intended for publication. Undertaken as part of technical work to update financial modelling related to the preparation of the original business case.

Yes

€28,939

Dr. Dagmar Stengel

Best practice in relation to the sustainable exploitation and management of intertidal seaweed resources. 

Not intended for publication. Informative research sought to address a gap in knowledge at the time.

Yes

€14,391

Flynn Furney Consultants Ltd.

Environmental Management Services re: review of CEMP at Valentia Site (Method Statement).

Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility.

Yes

€3,167

Glas Ecology

Environment Management Plan (Breeding Chough and Peregrine Survey, Valentia Island, Co. Kerry).

Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility.

Yes

€4,920

Glas Ecology

Environment Management follow up Report (Breeding Chough and Peregrine Survey, Valentia Island, Co. Kerry).

Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility.

Yes

€1,599

Housing & Sustainable Communities Ltd.

Toolkit for Local Authorities on regeneration.

Not intended for publication. This was a report intended to provide assistance to Local Authorities in drawing up proposals for the regeneration of their areas.

No. Report provided by Housing & Sustainable Communities Ltd in their role to advise on Department policy and Local Authority implementation of housing-related functions.

€12,300

Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency

Review of leasing model.

Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only.

No. Report provided by the Housing Agency in accordance with their statutory functions under the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency (Establishment) Order 2012.

€1,937

Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency

Review of CALF assessment process.

Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only.

No. Report provided by the Housing Agency in accordance with their statutory functions under the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency (Establishment) Order 2012.

€11,675

Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency

Business Process Design of the Housing Assistance Payment.

Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only.

No. Report provided by the Housing Agency in accordance with their statutory functions under the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency (Establishment) Order 2012.

€54,938

Indecon

Assessment of Potential Merits of New Initiative re Purchase of Local Authority Houses by Existing Tenants.

This report is available on request from the Department.

Tenders were not sought. The report was produced pro-bono by Indecon.

Nil (report produced on a pro-bono basis)

IT Executive Focus

Review of the Structure and Delivery Model of the ICT Services for the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.

Internal Management Report. Not intended for publication.

Yes

€55,289

Malachy Walsh & Partners

EIS Screening Report for site at Valentia.

The report is not intended to be published as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility.

Yes

€6,336

MartinPlan Consulting

To consider the implications of the C-50 judgment in the context of waste water discharge licensing and to make any necessary recommendations.

Report forms part of an ongoing deliberative process.

No, due to timeframe and specific expertise required.

€1,750

Munster Archaeology

Report on archaeological investigation/survey of Met Éireann site at Valentia.

The report is not intended to be published as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility.

Yes

€47,289

National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)

Audit reports for ISO9001:2008 in 2011 and 2012.

Not intended for publication. These reports are for internal use only as an input for ongoing development of a Divisional Quality Management System.

No. The NSAI was used as it is Ireland’s official standards body.

€6,699

Steering Group on Fire Safety Review (Chaired by Martin Riordan)

Review of Fire Safety arrangements in multi-unit developments where concerns arise regarding non-compliance with statutory requirements.

Date of publication to be decided. The report remains under consideration pending clarification on a number of issues.

Yes (procurement managed by Kildare County Council).

€34,905

Userneeds

Usage survey on the Met Éireann website.

Internal Management Report. Not intended for publication.

No. Provided as a free sample.

Nil

Version 1

Evaluation of ICT Disaster Recovery configuration and capability.

Internal Management Report. Not intended for publication.

Yes

€9,363

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