Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 October 2019
643. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the consultancy service providers engaged by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the costs associated with each (details supplied); the reason for each service engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43317/19]
View answerConsultancy service providers are only engaged by my Department where specific expertise is required which is not available in the organisation at the relevant time. The consultancy expenditure by the Department in 2018, together with the purpose of each service engagement and the expenditure programme concerned, are set out in the following table. It is the general practice in the Department that the cost of individual consultancy services is met from the dedicated budgets for the relevant programme area.
|
Consultant |
Purpose of Consultancy |
2018 Expenditure (Programme Area) |
|
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. |
€104,174 (Housing Programme) |
|
AECOM |
Development of Modelling and Cost Data Services for Part L, Conservation of Fuel and Energy - Dwellings. |
€78,973 (Housing Programme) |
|
Capita Transformation |
Business Process Mapping Project. |
€117,033 (Housing Programme) |
|
Concept to Print |
Graphic Design for Bringing Back Homes guidance document |
€12,961 (Housing Programme) |
|
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. |
€21,941 (Housing Programme) |
|
O’Briain Beary |
Standard Layouts for Social Housing |
€35,363 (Housing Programme) |
|
Tom Dwyer |
Copy Editing - Bringing Back Homes |
€675 (Housing Programme) |
|
ESRI |
Housing Economics research collaboration between the Department and the Institute |
€198,687 (Housing Programme) |
|
Behaviour and Attitudes |
Market survey as part of a cross departmental project examining the housing circumstances and attitudes of mature home owners |
€85,000 (Administration –Research) |
|
IPSOS/MRBI |
Market survey as part of a cross departmental project examining the housing aspirations and preferences of renters. |
€22,416 (Administration – Research) |
|
Optimize |
Socio-economic study in relation to marine litter as part of OSPAR obligations. |
€18,388 (Water Programme) |
|
RPS Group |
Prepare a Water Life Integrated Project Proposal |
€77,769 (Water Programme) |
|
RPS Group |
River Basin Management Plan 2018-2021: Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment. |
€61,130 (Water Programme) |
|
RPS Group |
To prepare a strategic environmental assessment/appropriate assessment in relation to Ireland’s fourth Nitrates Action Programme |
€107,736 (Water Programme) |
|
Ryan Hanley Consulting Engineers |
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 |
€30,535 (Water Programme) |
|
Treanbeg Marine Consulting (Shellfish) |
Carry out an OSPAR Marine Litter Survey |
€5,560 (Water Programme) |
|
RPS Group |
Guidance Document for Planning Authorities on River Basin Management Plans 2018-2021 |
€112,422 (Water Programme) |
|
GMIT |
Production of background document in relation to proposed microbeads legislation |
€4,305 (Water Programme) |
|
CAAS Ltd |
A Strategic Environmental Assessment of the review of the Wind Energy Development Guidelines. |
€31,840 (Planning Programme) |
|
Des Johnson |
Independent Review of Draft S31 Direction in Arklow & Environs Local Area Plan 2018-2024 |
€3,088 (Planning Programme) |
|
Irwin Carr |
Peer review of the noise material for the Wind Energy Development Guidelines |
€4,613 (Planning Programme) |
|
Irwin Carr |
Additional peer review of the noise material for the Wind Energy Development Guidelines |
€3,998 (Planning Programme) |
|
KPMG |
Financial advice on issues relating to the establishment and operation of the LDA |
€49,616 (Planning Programme) |
|
RPS Group |
Specialist input to NPF team on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA). |
€73,249 (Planning Programme) |
|
Arthur Cox |
Legal advice on state aid, procurement and drafting primary legislation relating to the LDA |
€171,146 (Planning Programme) |
|
Ernst and Young |
Auditing expertise to provide service to Local Govt Audit Service |
€119,556 (Administration- salaries, wages etc.) |
|
Artefact Ltd |
Prepare Brand Guide Document for Met Éireann Logo |
€2,091 (Administration - Consultancy Services) |
|
Total Expenditure |
€1,554,264 |
