Departmental Consultations

Tuesday, 11 July 2023

Questions (379)

Martin Browne

Question:

379. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of experts' and consultants' reports his Department commissioned in 2021, 2022 and 2023; the cost of each report; to whom each consultancy was awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33768/23]

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Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51.

The information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department is set out in the following table. The details provided include reports carried out by organisations meeting the definition of Consultancy, Contractor or External Service Provider.

Cost €	Company
2021
22,878.00	Governance Ireland
5,000.00	Dr Carol Westrik
2,100.00	Dr Will Megarry
3,000.00	Dr Alison Sheridan
1,550.00	Ms Jane Jackson
86,567.40	RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd.
34,501.50	Maeve Thornberry & Assoc
14,700.00	European Forum of Conservation and Pastoralism
145,100.64	RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd
144,962.88	RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd
19,200.00	Bruce McCormack Consulting
23,278.98	Land Use Consultants
204,079.14	TOBIN Consulting Engineers
1,845.00	Niall Crowley
5,596.50	Ove Arup & Partners Ireland Ltd (Arup)
4,425.00	Deer Management Solutions
12,300.00	Bax & Co
18,136.97	RPS Consulting Engineers Limited
4,797.00	Quadra Ltd
738.00	Quadra Ltd
3,358.00	RPS
2022
84,808.50	Roughan and O' Donovan
45,202.50	Waystone Compliance Solutions
24,907.50	IPA
17,500	International Expert Comparator Group reporting on NPWS Staffing
6,094.03	RPS
126,345.60	RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd
278,700.78	Indecon
33,067.00	Economic and Social Research Institute
20,000.00	Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Enviornment
43,618.00	Remy Farrell Senior Counsel
7,565.00	Christopher Mills BL
2,286.00	Fire Safety Solutions
12,950.00	Libirel Communications
11,992.50	2RN
6,346.80	Drone Consultants
2023
62,900.00	IPA
48,891.27	CBEC Eco Engineering
128,878.00	RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd
24,900.00	Atkins
1,605.00	Libirel Communications
23,498.83	Version 1 (3 reports)
	18,216.57
	17,454.54