Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 June 2018
466. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of public consultations held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department; the number of replies received per consultation; and the cost of each consultation in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [26456/18]
View answerMy Department has carried out a number of public consultations since 2011 to date this year in line with statutory and other requirements. In some instances the cost of the specific consultation is not available as the associated work would have been undertaken as part of the day to day operations of the particular Division in the Department involved and can not be quantified.
Information in respect of bodies and agencies under the aegis of my Department is a day to day matter for those organisations and my Department does not have the information sought in this regard. I will, however, request the relevant Agencies and bodies under the aegis of my Department to respond directly to the Deputy in the matter.
Details of all of the public consultations are outlined in tabular form below:
|
Name of Public Consultation |
Number of replies received |
Cost (inc of VAT) |
Year (2011 to 2018 to date) |
|
To invite interested parties to submit their views on the Interim Report of the Post Office Network Business Development Group. The consultation assisted the Group in identifying opportunities that could benefit the post office network and inform the Group’s final report which was subsequently published in January 2016. |
16 - all of which are available on the Department’s website. |
n/a |
2015 |
|
Energy Green Paper |
1200 |
€25,000 |
2014 |
|
Clean Energy Package |
22 |
n/a |
2017 |
|
2nd National Implementation Report of the UNECE Aarhus Convention |
24 |
n/a |
2016 |
|
2nd Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) National Implementation Report |
2 |
n/a |
2016 |
|
Access to Justice & Implementation of Article 9 of the Aarhus Convention |
48 |
n/a |
2014 |
|
1st National Implementation Report of the UNECE Aarhus Convention |
21 in Phase 1 13 in Phase 2 |
n/a |
2013 |
|
1st Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) National Implementation Report |
8 |
n/a |
2013 |
|
Industrial Emissions Directive |
24 |
n/a |
2012 |
|
Transposition of Basic Safety Standards Directive |
13 |
€492 which related to cost of translation |
2017 |
|
Clean Air Strategy |
116 |
€10,108 which includes cost of translation. |
2017 |
|
Medium Combustion Plants |
14 |
€3,460 which includes cost of translation. |
2018 |
|
Consultation on development of National Adaptation Framework |
26 |
n/a |
2016 |
|
Consultation on draft National Adaptation Framework |
27 |
€16,586 |
2017 |
|
Draft order - Increase to Biofuel Obligation rate consultation |
9 |
n/a |
2018 |
|
Public Consultation on the Biofuel Obligation Rate Scheme |
22 |
n/a |
2017/2018 |
|
Public Consultation on the Biofuel Obligation Rate Scheme |
6 |
n/a |
2016 |
|
Public Consultation Regarding a Proposed Increase of the Biofuel Obligation Rate |
156 |
n/a |
2015 |
|
Draft order - Biofuel Obligation Rate Increase |
5 |
n/a |
2012 |
|
Consultation Regarding a Proposed Increase of the Biofuel Obligation Rate |
13 |
n/a |
2012 |
|
Public Consultation on the NIS Directive Security Measures and Incident Reporting for Operators of Essential Services |
12 |
n/a |
2017 |
|
Public Consultation on the Network and Information Security Directive |
19 |
n/a |
2016 |
|
Public Service Broadcasting Charge review |
79 |
€3,779 |
2013 |
|
Review of the list of Events Designated as Events of Major Importance 2014 |
45 |
€6,125 |
2014 |
|
Notice of Events intended for Designation as Events of Major Importance 2015 |
604 |
€6,653 |
2015 |
|
Public Consultation: Draft National Mitigation Plan, Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report and Appropriate Assessment Natura Impact Statement |
124 |
€6,738 |
2017 |
|
Name of Public Consultation |
Number of replies received |
Cost (inc of VAT) |
Year (2011 to 2018 to date) |
|
Renewable electricity support scheme technology review |
748 |
n/a |
2015 |
|
Renewable electricity support scheme final stage |
1250 |
n/a |
2017 |
|
Renewable Heat Incentive technology review |
85 |
n/a |
2015 |
|
Renewable Heat Incentive final stage |
119 |
n/a |
2017 |
|
Renewable Electricity Policy and Development Framework |
69 |
€14,280 |
2016 |
|
Electricity Support Schemes Transitioning to I-SEM |
20 |
€4,920 |
2017 |
|
Draft Guidance on EIS and NIS Preparation for Offshore Renewable Energy Projects |
20 |
n/a |
2016 |
|
Draft Guidance on Marine Baseline Assessments and Monitoring Activities for Offshore Renewable Energy Projects |
Not available but can be supplied to the Deputy at a later date. |
n/a |
2016 |
|
Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff (REFIT 3) |
9 |
n/a |
2015 |
|
The Mid-Term review of the Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (OREDP) |
16 |
n/a |
2017 |
|
Draft National Policy on Electricity Interconnection in Ireland: Public Consultation |
15 |
n/a |
2018 |
|
National Broadband Plan Call for Input |
32 |
not available within timeframe |
2014 |
|
National Broadband Plan High Speed Map Public Consultation |
29 |
not available within timeframe |
2014 |
|
National Broadband Plan Intervention Strategy Public Consultation |
41 |
not available within timeframe |
2015 |
|
Consultation on the Process for updating the High Speed Broadband Map - pre, during and post procurement |
16 |
not available within timeframe |
2015 |
|
Consultation on Map and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) |
23 |
€9,736 |
2018 |
|
Emergency Call Answering Service (ECAS) Industry Consultation - Review of the ECAS provision. |
7 |
n/a |
2016 |
|
Stakeholder Consultation on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) National Implementation Plan 2018-2020 (see 1 below) |
27 |
n/a |
2017 |
|
Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on Ireland’s Voluntary National Review on the SDGs (see 2 below) |
n/a |
€612 |
2018 |
|
Collection of Stakeholder observations re the SDGs for transmission to the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in July 2018 (see 3 below) |
Consultation currently taking place. |
n/a |
2018 |
|
Public Consultation on a Possible Packaging Levy |
68 |
n/a |
2011 |
|
Public Consultation ‘Review of the Producer Responsibility Initiative Model in Ireland’ |
29 |
n/a |
2012 |
|
Consultation on the Report on Corporate Governance in the Producer Responsibility Initiative sector in Ireland |
11 |
n/a |
2013 |
|
Consultation on the report on End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) in the Producer Responsibility Initiative sector in Ireland |
13 |
n/a |
2014 |
|
Consultation on the report on Tyres & Waste Tyres in the Producer Responsibility Initiative sector in Ireland |
16 |
n/a |
2014 |
|
Public Consultation on the Report on the Review of the PRI Model in Ireland |
24 |
n/a |
2014 |
|
The Regulation of Household Waste collection |
96 |
n/a |
2013 |
|
Reorganising Household Waste Collection |
7 |
€3,950 |
2011 |
|
Towards a new National Waste Policy |
99 |
€5,897 |
2011 |
|
Exporting a Resource Opportunity – Measures to Maximise Resource Efficiency & Jobs in Ireland* |
20 |
n/a |
2015 |
|
WEEE Recast Directive Transposition in Ireland |
8 |
n/a |
2013 |
|
Draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Regulations 2011 for 2012 season. Statutory public consultation. |
39 |
€998* |
2011 |
|
Draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Regulations 2012 for 2013 season. Statutory public consultation. |
14 |
€784* |
2012 |
|
Draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Regulations 2013 for 2014 season. Statutory public consultation. |
19 |
€692* |
2013 |
|
Public Consultation on Inland Fisheries Legislation |
70 |
€1,291* |
2013 |
|
Draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Regulations 2014 for 2015 season. Statutory public consultation. |
21 |
€503* |
2014 |
|
Draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Regulations 2015 for 2016 season. Statutory public consultation. |
13 |
€1,427* |
2015 |
|
Draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Regulations 2016 for 2017 season. Statutory public consultation. |
98 |
€1,595** |
2016 |
|
Draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Regulations 2017 for 2018 season. Statutory public consultation. |
136 |
€2,015** |
2017 |
|
Draft Designated Salmonid Waters Bye-Law. |
5531 |
€6,045** |
2018 |
|
Language Scheme 2018-2021 |
28 |
€1,720 |
2018 |
|
Consultation on Amendments to the Gas Directive-2009-73 |
2 |
n/a |
2018 |
|
Regulation of Offshore Natural Gas Storage Consultation |
7 |
n/a |
2011 |
|
Commercial Sector Survey Consultation |
163 |
n/a |
2018 |
|
Consultation on the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme |
25 |
n/a |
2016 |
|
Affordable Energy Strategy Review Consultation |
47 |
€550 |
2015 |
|
Consultation on Implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive in Ireland |
30 |
n/a |
2013 |
|
2050 Low Carbon Roadmap Consultation |
16 |
n/a |
2013 |
|
Consultation on Ireland’s second National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP 2) |
34 |
n/a |
2011 |
|
Irish Offshore Strategic Environmental Assessment - IOSEA 5 |
23 |
€57,900 |
2015 |
|
IOSEA 4 |
11 responses over the three year period 2010 to 2012 inclusive. |
€149,151*** |
2010 |
|
IOSEA 4 |
as above |
€76,312*** |
2011 |
|
IOSEA 4 |
as above |
€12,151*** |
2012 |
|
Consultation on Spectrum Policy Priorities |
16 |
n/a |
2014 |
1 While this exercise was not a formal public consultation, the views of existing stakeholders were sought prior to the finalisation of the SDG National Implementation Plan 2018-2020.
2 While this exercise was not a formal public consultation, DCCAE did hold a consultation workshop in relation to the draft Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the SDGs, prior to its finalisation. The VNR will be presented by Ireland at the 2018 session of the UN High Level Political Forum. The consultation workshop was conducted by DCCAE and hosted by the Department of the Taoiseach. Costs relate to catering for the event.
3 While this exercise is not public consultation, DCCAE has provided the public with an opportunity to register their observations on the SDGs, and their importance to Ireland, through an online process on DCCAE’s website. DCCAE has undertaken to transmit these observations from the public to the 2018 session of the UN High Level Political Forum. This process is still underway, with a deadline for submission of observations to DCCAE 22/06/2018.
*Advertising costs only. All other costs would be within the day to day business of Inland Fisheries Division.
**Advertising costs only. All other costs would be within the day to day business of Inland Fisheries Division.
***These figures relate to the full cost of the IOSEA 4 process. It is not possible to identify, in the timeline provided, the components attributable to the public consultation.
