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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 December 2018

Tuesday, 4 December 2018

Questions (685)

Barry Cowen

Question:

685. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in each of the years March 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the cost of same; the company involved; and the title and publication date by report in tabular form. [50099/18]

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Written answers

The information requested is set out in the following table.

Year Commissioned

Consultant/Author, etc.

Name/Description of Report/Review/Study

Date or Expected Date of Publication

Amt. Spent Since March 2011

2011

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.

€29,935

2011

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.

€1,210

2011

Building Research Establishment Ltd

Retrofitting Code of Practice.

Published March 2014.

(1)€21,190

2011

Dr. Eoin O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin

Review of the Homeless Strategy 2008-2013.

Published November 2012.

€6,000

2011

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.

€12,300

2011

Malachy Walsh & Partners

EIS Screening Report for 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.

€6,336

2011

Marine Institute

Marine Strategy Framework Directive (1) Initial Assessment; (2) Development of a Monitoring Programme; and (3) Development of a Programme of Measures necessary to achieve Good Environmental Status in Irish Marine Waters.

(1) Initial Assessment - the technical report was published on the Department's website in Q2 2013 and the summary report was published in Q4 2013. (2) Monitoring Programme – sent to the EU Commission in April 2015.(3) Drawing up of programme of Measures - completed and published July 2016.

(2)€2,857,481

2011

Murtagh & Partners

Review of Dublin Region Homelessness Services and Funding in 2011.

Published October 2011.

€27,800

2011

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.

€6,699

2011

Price Waterhouse Coopers

Independent assessment on establishment of National Water Utility.

Irish Water - Phase 1 report and appendices published January 2012. Implementation Strategy published December 2012.

€179,584

2011

Pyrite Panel

Report of the Pyrite Panel - Independent report to provide options for the Minister to deal with the pyrite problem.

Published July 2012.

€22,719

2012

AECOM

Cost optimal study for non-domestic buildings.

Published March 2013.

€53,517

2012

DKM Economic Consultants

Review of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000.

Published July 2013.

€39,690

2012

Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

Analysis of Property Tax Options - a report to the Interdepartmental Expert Group on Property Tax.

Published December 2012.

€60,280

2012

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.

€3,167

2012

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.

€4,920

2012

Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency

Review of leasing model.

Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only.

€1,937

2012

Indecon

Feasibility study on a Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme.

Published November 2012.

(3)€42,706

2012

Mr. Hendrik W van der Kamp

Independent Evaluation of the Planning Review Report 2012.

Published January 2013.

€12,096

2012

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.

Published March 2012.

€19,680

2012

Mr. Seamus Woulfe SC

Review of the compulsory acquisition of land by Wicklow County Council at Charlesland, Co. Wicklow - Phase 2.

Published April 2013.

€49,200

2012

Munster Archaeology

Report on archaeological investigation/survey of 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.

€47,289

2012

Padraic Thornton Planning & Environmental Consultancy

Preparation of EIA Guidelines.

Published March 2013.

€7,200

2012

Version 1

Evaluation of ICT Disaster Recovery configuration and capability.

Internal Management Report. Not intended for publication.

€9,363

2013

Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

Affordability aspects of the provision of water services in Ireland and subsequent analysis.

Published in May 2014 as Appendix 2 and Appendix 5 of the "Report of the Inter-Departmental Working Group on Affordability Measures".

€57,655

2013

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Article 29(2) Report on Progress on Implementation of the EC (Good Agriculture Practices for the Protection of Waters) Regulations 2010.

Published April 2014.

Nil

2013

Garrett Fennell Solicitor

Independent Review of the registration arrangements for Architects under the Building Control Act 2007.

Published on the Department's website.

Nil (report produced on a pro-bono basis)

2013

Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency

Review of CALF assessment process.

Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only.

€11,675

2013

Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency

Business Process Design of the Housing Assistance Payment.

Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only.

€54,938

2013

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.

Nil (report produced on a pro-bono basis)

2013

KW Research & Associates

NTACC Research into why Travellers leave Traveller-specific accommodation.

Published on the Department's website April 2014.

€11,938

2013

RPS Group

Public consultation process on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and producing a report.

Published November 2013.

€9,000

2014

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.

€1,599

2014

MacCabe, Durney Barnes

Independent Planning Review.

Published December 2015.

€94,521

2014

Padraic Thornton Planning & Environmental Consultancy

Independent Review of Draft S31 Directions in Westmeath.

Published May 2014.

€5,000

2014

Patricia ThorntonTom Philips Associates

Independent Review of Draft S31 Directions in Limerick.

Published August 2014.

€4,151

2015

AECOM

Additional cost optimal calculations for domestic and non-domestic buildings.

Published February 2015

€33,683

2015

Behaviour & Attitudes Ltd.

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

Not intended for publication. Report for internal purposes, primarily to inform strategic business decisions.

€19,865

2015

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.

€28,939

2015

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.

€14,391

2015

Independent Review Group

An Bord Pleanala - Organisational Review.

Published March 2016.

€41,142

2015

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.

€55,289

2015

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.

Not expected to be published. Report forms part of an ongoing deliberative process.

€1,750

2015

Mazars Consulting

Independent Review of Homeless Services (2015).

Published on the Department's website January 2016.

€27,075

2015

Rory Mulcahy, Senior Counsel

Review Report in relation to Certain Planning Matters in respect of Donegal County Council.

Issue of publication is being considered

€55,350

2015

School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin

Review of CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) in fire service.

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

Nil

2015

Steering Group on Fire Safety Review

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

Published August 2017.

(4)€35,597

2016

Bruce McCormack

Independent Review of Draft S31 Direction in Westmeath.

Published in August 2016

€1,970

2016

Des Johnson

Independent Review of Draft S31 Direction in Louth.

Published February 2016

€3,000

2016

Des Johnson

Independent Review of Draft S31 Direction in Kildare.

Published in June 2016.

€3,000

2016

Economic & Social Research Institute

Research Programme on Economic and Demographic Modelling.

Published in May 2018.

€150,000

2016

Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks

Report on the problems that have emerged in the concrete blockwork of certain dwellings in Donegal and Mayo.

Published June 2017.

(5)€10,194

2016

Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency

Review by the Housing Agency of the scheme of loans & grants for purchase of caravans by Travellers.

Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only.

Nil

2016

Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency/PACEC

Independent Review of funding for Traveller-specific Accommodation since 2000 in the context of the delivery and implementation of Local Authority Traveller Accommodation Programmes.

Published on the Department's website in Q3 2017.

€21,491

2016

Invas Biosecurity

Production of Program of measures on Invasive Alien Plant Species for the Water Framework Directive.

Not published separately, forms part of the draft River Basin Management Plan published in February 2017.

€9,225

2016

Mr. Hendrik W. van der Kamp

Independent Review of Draft S31 Direction in Donegal.

Published in August 2016.

€2,688

2016

RPS Group

Strategic Environmental Assessment, Appropriate Assessment and Strategic Flood Risk Assessment reports for National Planning Framework documents.

Published in May 2018.

€122,377

2016

RPS Group

Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of the draft River Basin Management Plans.

Published in April 2018.

€240,503

2017

A&L Goodbody Solicitors Ltd.

Report on Water Abstractions.

Not intended for publication as report forms part of an ongoing deliberative process.

€23,985

2017

AECOM

Development of Modelling and Cost Data Services for Part L- Dwellings.

Published in April 2018

€78,973

2017

ASM Chartered Accountants

Review of the Department ICT Backup systems

Internal Management Report. Not intended for publication.

€18,400

2017

CAAS Ltd

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) and Flood Risk Appraisal on the draft revisions to the Wind Energy Development Guidelines 2006.

Expected to be published in Q1 2019.

€31,840

2017

Capita

Business Process Mapping and recommendations for Business Process Improvements.

Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only.

€117,033

2017

Economic and Social Research Institute

Joint Research Programme on Housing Economics between the Department and the Economic and Social Research Institute.

The consultancy is a 3 year research collaboration agreement which will involve the publication of multiple research papers. The first paper emanating from the research agreement was published in November 2017.

€298,472

2017

Ipsos MRBI

Behavioural research on the tenure choices of renters.

Research papers based on analysis of dataset will be published by Department in due course.

(6) €72,416

2017

KOSI Ltd

Efficacy and Risk Review of the Department's Cyber and IT Security Systems and Computer Rooms.

Internal Management Report. Not intended for publication.

€26,000

2017

Limerick Institute of Technology

Carrying out of Research and the Development of a Report and Recommendations on Guidance to Planning Authorities Regarding Enterprise Development in Rural areas.

Expected to be published in Q4 2019.

Nil

2017

O’Brien Learning

The Introduction of a Formal Mentoring Programme within an Organisation

Published in October 2017.

€2,622

2017

Optimize Consultants

Study to identify and assess relevant instruments and incentives to reduce the use of single-use and other items, which impact the marine environment as marine litter.

Published in January 2018.

€24,538

2017

RPS Group

Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment for Nitrates Action Programme.

Published in March 2018.

€107,736

2018

Aecom

Develop cost optimal calculations and gap analysis for buildings in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2010/31 EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings.

Ongoing

€78,130

2018

Behaviour and Attitudes Ltd.

Undertake a market survey as part of a Cross Departmental Project examining the housing circumstances and attitudes of mature homeowners

Ongoing

€50,000

2018

Concept to Print

Graphic Design for Bringing back Homes guidance document

Ongoing

€2,854

2018

Des Johnson

Independent review of draft Arklow & Environs Local Area Plan 2018-2024

Published in May 2018

€3,088

2018

Galway Mayo Institute of Technology

Production of a background document in relation to proposed microbeads legislation

Published in November 2018

€4,305

2018

Irwin Carr

Carry out a peer review of the noise material for the Wind Energy Development Guidelines

Not intended for publication – For internal use.

€4,613

2018

Mott MacDonald Ireland Ltd.

Provision of services for the preparation of a Climate Adaptation Sectoral Plan in respect of Water Quality and Water Services Infrastructure

Expected to be published in Q4 2019

Nil

2018

RPS Group

Prepare a Water Life Integrated Project Proposal

Not intended for publication

€77,769

2018

RPS Group

Prepare a guidance document for Planning Authorities on the River Basin Management Plan 2018 – 2021

Expected to be published in Q4 2019

€112,422

2018

Ryan Hanley Consulting Engineers

Commissioning of study on use of best available techniques and best Environmental practice to develop sustainable and cost effective solutions to reducing and preventing sewage and storm water related waste entering the marine environment

Awaiting final report

€19,948

2018

Tom Dwyer

Copy Editing – Bringing Back Homes

Ongoing

€675

(1) The contract was in conjunction with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Total cost of the study is €169,302 (inclusive of VAT). My Department's contribution was €21,190 (inclusive of VAT) with the balance met by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (i.e. €148,112 inclusive of VAT).

(2) The Initial Assessment report, monitoring programme and programme of measures each arise from a broader process connected with Ireland’s obligation to implement the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The work primarily consists of a determination of the status of Ireland’s marine waters, the measures necessary to achieve, or maintain, the required Good Environmental Status by 2020 and a programme to monitor this. The preparation of a draft Initial Assessment (under Art. 8 of the MSFD) including proposals for Good Environmental Status (Art. 9) and for draft Environmental Targets (Art.10) is underpinned by a suite of monitoring measures to measure the maritime environment against these targets (Art. 11). Where human activities are preventing these targets from being met, a Programme of Measures to mitigate the effect of these activities, or halt them as appropriate (Art.13) has been finalised.

(3) This report was co-funded by my Department and the Private Residential Tenancies Board. The cost to my Department of €42,706 represents 50% of the total cost.

(4) The contracting authority for this report was Kildare County Council and the costs were recouped by my Department.

(5) The four members of the panel provided their services on a pro-bono basis. The costs associated with the preparation of the report related to travel and subsistence (at Civil Service rates).

(6) This report is being co-funded by my Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

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