My Department administers a very diverse, complex and technical brief across critical and strategic sectors of the Irish economy.
Studies, reviews and research are undertaken by my Department to contribute to project delivery and informed, robust and evidence based policy making.
For details of these for the period covering 2018 to July 2020 I refer the Deputy to the replies to Question No 484 of 3 December 2019 and Question No 168 of 30 July 2020. Details covering the period August 2020 to date are set out in the table below.
Title of Study/Review/Research
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Year
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External Quality Assurance of Audit Committee and Internal Audit Unit.
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2020
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Capacity Review of the National Cyber Security Centre
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2020
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Preliminary Economic Analysis on achieving 2030 climate targets.
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2020
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Just Transition Commissioner’s Second Progress report.
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2020
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“Carbon Taxes, Poverty and Compensation Options” (ESRI)
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2020
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Review of the Call Handling Procedures of the Emergency Call Answering Service (ECAS)
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2020
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Electronic Communications Research Programme (ESRI)
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2020
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Just Transition Commissioner’s Third Progress report.
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2021
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Technical Analysis to inform a Review of the Security of Energy Supply of Ireland’s Electricity and Natural Gas Systems.
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2021
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Assessment report carried out to provide economic and policy analysis on micro-generation in Ireland.
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2021
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Economic Analysis to inform Climate Action Plan 2021, Long-Term Climate Strategy and related matters.
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2021
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Independent Review of the Stability Report on the Drumgoosat Underground Mine Workings Below and Adjacent to the R179 Carrickmacross to Kingscourt Road, Co. Monaghan- Interim Report and Associated Addendum).
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2021
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