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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 November 2023

Wednesday, 15 November 2023

Questions (94)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

94. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount paid by his Department to date in 2023 on outside or third party reports of a technical nature or qualitative nature, in tabular form. [50085/23]

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Written answers

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 in respect of my Department is set out in the following table. The amounts paid to date in 2023 for each report, outlined in the table below, may not be reflective of the total cost of each report.

Payee

Title of Report

Amount €

Aecom Ireland Ltd

Cost Optimal Calculations and Gap Analysis for Buildings under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

40,022.72

Altu Architects[1]

Delivery Methods/Efficiencies for Affordable Housing (Modern Methods of Construction) - Examination of Construction Options: Pilot Project 1 Dublin City Council

19,372.50

Aquafact

National Coastal Lagoon Monitoring Programme

134,704.68

ASH Ecology & Environmental

Survey to Ascertain Viability under the Emergency Refurbishment Ukraine Programme

12,669.00

Aster Ecology

A Plan to Identify the Impacts on Mornington Dunes Habitats and to Inform a Conservation Measures Program for the Site

4,797.00

Aster Environmental Consultants Ltd

Visitor Access and Management Plan for the Mornington Dunes, Co. Meath

3,997.50

Atkins

Independent Review of the EU Recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive Impact Assessment

30,627.00

Ayrton Group

Risk Assessment and Safety Report for the Hydrogen Generator Project at Valentia Observatory

1,700.00

Bat Conservation Ireland

National Bat Monitoring Programme

94,000.00

BEC Consultants Ltd

Provision of National Monitoring and Assessment of Four Annex 1 Woodland Habitats

240,000.00

BEC Consultants Ltd

Baseline and Monitoring Surveys of 50 Selected Populations of Vandenboschia speciosa in Ireland

14,213.42

BEC Consultants Ltd

Baseline and Monitoring Surveys of 50 Selected Populations

18,951.21

BEC Consultants Ltd

Field Plan for 2023

14,213.42

BEC Consultants Ltd

National Fen Survey 2021-2024

200,177.56

BEC Consultants Ltd

Reassessment of Selected Woodland Sites

21,208.89

Behaviour and Attitudes

Owner’s Perspectives of Vernacular Homes

32,595.00

Bluett & O’Donoghue

Survey to Ascertain Viability under the Emergency Refurbishment Ukraine Programme

3,936.00

Brennan Associates

Survey to Ascertain Viability under the Emergency Refurbishment Ukraine Programme

20,295.00

Bucholz McEvoy Architects[2]

Examination of Innovation/Efficiencies in Design Regarding Affordable Housing Types

40,654.08

Caroline Shiel

A Report on Surveys of Lesser Horseshoe Bat Usage of Moore Hall and Tower Hill, Co. Mayo: to inform the provision of a hibernacula at each location

17,079.78

Carrig Conservation International

Study of Life Cycle Analysis and the Embodied Carbon of Existing Buildings

39,360.00

Carrig Conservation International

Climate Adaptation Guidance for Local Authorities: increasing the resilience of heritage resources to current and future climate conditions

15,375.00

Carrig Conservation International

Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan for Built and Archaeological Heritage: communications & engagement report

15,375.00

CBEC Eco Engineering

Waters of LIFE IP: Hydromorphological assessment and river restoration plan for the Islands demonstration catchment

48,891.27

Celtic Dynamics

Energy Usage Report for Coole Park Visitor Centre and Outbuildings

922.50

Craftstudio Architecture Ltd

Survey to Ascertain Viability under the Emergency Refurbishment Ukraine Programme

105,634.64

David Kelly Partnership

Survey to Ascertain Viability under the Emergency Refurbishment Ukraine Programme

34,864.35

David Thomas Holyoak

Bryaccae Survey

9,969.89

David Thomas Holyoak

Bryaceae Survey

7,503.00

DCE IRL

Survey to Ascertain Viability under the Emergency Refurbishment Ukraine Programme

9,717.00

De Súin Architects[3]

Research on Traveller Specific Accommodation

30,688.50

Diarmuid Keane & Associates Ltd

Survey to Ascertain Viability under the Emergency Refurbishment Ukraine Programme

7,380.00

Dr Allan Mee

Ring Ouzel Monitoring Donegal 2023

17,034.00

Dr Christopher Young

Compilation of a Summary of the Attributes for Ireland’s Two Existing World Heritage Properties for the Third Cycle of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Periodic Reporting

1,968.00

Dr Frances Giaquinto

Invasive Plant Species Survey of Tullaher Bog - Special Area of Conservation

6,642.00

Dr Sue Wilson

Support for the Production of Site-Specific Conservation Objectives

18,056.40

Enda O’Malley & Associates

Structural Steel Frame Design & Installation Report – Lime Kiln

1,045.00

Grealish Glynn & Associates

Declaration of Identity and Map – Co. Clare

2,676.05

Grealish Glynn & Associates

Environmental Protection Agency Site Assessment at Dromore Nature Reserve, Co. Clare

1,414.50

Grealish Glynn & Associates

Survey Reports at Carron and Finnevarra, Co. Clare

2,829.00

Grealish Glynn & Associates

Planning Application for Dromore Visitor Centre (Includes Site Survey & Environmental Protection Agency Test)

3,484.00

Grealish Glynn & Associates

Site Suitability Assessment and Percolation Test

1,414.50

Hydro. Environmental Services Ltd

Hydro Term

31,239.06

Hydro. Environmental Services Ltd

Ballyogan More Site Visit and Hydro Report

1,660.50

Hydro. Environmental Services Ltd

Oystermans Marsh Site Visit, Hydro Report and Lidar Data/Aerial Imagery

3,038.10

IDOX Software Ltd

Review of Hippophae Rhamnoides

12,012.18

Indecon Economic Consultants[4]

Review of Financing Costs for Residential Developments and Forward Funding by a Development Purchaser in Order to Reduce All-in Delivery Costs

61,250.31

Information Security Assurance Services Ltd (T/A Waystone Compliance Solutions (IE) Ltd)

1. Public Sector Cyber Security Baseline Review – Department (excl. Met Éireann) 2. Public Sector Cyber Security Baseline Review – Met Éireann

46,067.80

Irish Whale & Dolphin Group

Deep Diving and Rare Cetacean Investigation

19,260.00

Irish Wildbird Conservancy (T/A Birdwatch Ireland)

Rockabill 2023 Season Contract

10,000.00

Joanne Denyer / Denyer Ecology

Monitoring Petrifying Springs (7220) In Ireland

47,650.20

Kane Williams Architects

1. To Undertake a Screening for Appropriate Assessment report 2. To Undertake an Ecological Site Visit and Walkover 3. To Undertake a Review of Need for EIA Screening

3,655.00

KRC Ecological Ltd

Coastal Habitats (West)

24,600.00

KRC Ecological Ltd

Article 17 Coastal Habitats (East/South)

29,520.00

KRC Ecological Ltd

3rd National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) - Implementation Report

4,875.00

KRC Ecological Ltd

Cruagh Surveys

6,150.00

KRC Ecological Ltd

GPS Studies (Seabirds)

6,150.00

KRC Ecological Ltd

Seabird GPS Tracking Studies (Shags/Terns 2023)

10,578.00

KRC Ecological Ltd

Survey of White-clawed Crayfish

17,712.00

KRC Ecological Ltd

Surveys and GPS Tracking – Cruagh, Co. Galway

8,899.05

KRC Ecological Ltd

Tern Survey Connemara

8,899.05

KRC Ecological Ltd

Breeding Wader Survey: Upland Breeding Wader Survey of Key Sites in North West Ireland

49,335.54

KRC Ecological Ltd

Donegal Twite Survey

5,672.76

Land Use Consultants

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Proposed Guidelines Sustainable Compact Settlements - Draft SEA Environmental report

22,166.99

Land Use Consultants

Strategic Environmental Assessment: Sustainable Compact Settlement Guidelines

9,441.18

Libirel Communications

Met Éireann Media Room Glasnevin

1,605.00

Marine Ecotox

Current Status of Imposex in the Dogwhelk Nucella lapillus in Irish Coastal Waters (2023)

17,453.61

Marine Institute

Ecological Sensitivity Analysis of the Western Irish Sea to Inform Future Designation of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

138,171.70

Mitchell McDermott Consultants

Residential Construction Cost Study

51,478.80

MKO Consultants

Survey and Mapping of Non-native Tree and Plant Species in a Yew Woodland (Taxus baccata) at Killarney National Park

5,453.82

Murphy Geospatial Ltd

Survey of St Coleman’s Chapel and Cave Corofin, Co. Clare

5,282.85

Myles Nolan

Glengarriff Nature Reserve Araneae Survey 2023

5,000.00

Nick Hodgetts

Bryophyte Taxonomist

18,942.00

O’Keeffe Social Research

Data Analysis of National Parks and Wildlife Services Wild Birds Declarations Survey

2,952.00

O’Leary Sludds Architects

Survey to Ascertain Viability under the Emergency Refurbishment Ukraine Programme

2,802.00

Ove Arup & Partners Ireland Ltd

Environmental Assessment of FS007037 Cork County Council Ballycotton Harbour Dredging Part 2

12,452.52

Ove Arup & Partners Ireland Ltd

Environmental Assessment of FS007164 Dublin Port Company Capital Dredging

45,224.15

Ove Arup & Partners Ireland Ltd

Environmental Assessment of FS007509 Rosslare Europort Offshore Wind Hub Site Investigation Final Phase

24,625.83

Ove Arup & Partners Ireland Ltd

Environmental Assessment of FS007261 Shelmalier Offshore Wind Farm Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Site Investigations off Wexford

21,625.86

Ove Arup & Partners Ireland Ltd

Environmental Assessment of FS007404 Inis Ealga Marine Energy Park (IEMEP) Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Site Investigation Cable Route

21,582.81

Ove Arup & Partners Ireland Ltd

Environmental Assessment of FS007290 Fendering Replacement at Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire Harbour

17,914.95

Ove Arup & Partners Ltd (Consulting Engineers)

Environmental Assessment of FS007038 Lady’s Island Pipeline Wexford

32,673.84

Ove Arup & Partners Ltd (Consulting Engineers)

Environmental Assessment of FS007373 Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd – Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Site Investigation

16,825.17

Ove Arup & Partners Ltd (Consulting Engineers)

Environmental Assessment of FS007375 Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd - Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Site Investigation off Tralee

16,825.17

Ove Arup & Partners Ltd (Consulting Engineers)

Environmental Assessment of FS007374 Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd - Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Site Investigation off Co. Wexford

16,825.17

Ove Arup & Partners Ltd (Consulting Engineers)

Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan Strategic Environmental Assessment/Appropriate Assessment

32,754.90

Peter Cassidy Architects

Survey to Ascertain Viability under the Emergency Refurbishment Ukraine Programme

18,450.00

Queens University Belfast

National Otter Survey

30,750.00

Queens University Belfast

Hare Tracking study

49,198.77

Rory Hodd

Conservation Measures Action Plan for Killarney Fern (Vandenboschia speciose (Willd.) G Kunkel) at Castletownshend Woods, Co. Cork and at Myross Woods, Co. Cork

10,172.10

Rory Hodd

Monitoring Project and Article 17 Reporting for Three Annex II Species and One Annex I Habitat

100,368.00

Rory Hodd

Monitoring Project and Article 17 reporting for Three Annex II species and One Annex I Habitat

66,912.00

Roughan & Donovan Ltd

Environmental Assessment of FS006970 Glengarriff Pier Foreshore Application

1,495.07

Roughan & Donovan Ltd

Environmental Assessment of FS006795 Morrison's Island Flood Relief Foreshore Application

3,127.89

Roughan & Donovan Ltd

Environmental Assessment of FS007027 Waste Water Treatment Plan Whitegate to Aghada, Cork Foreshore Application

13,144.26

Roughan & Donovan Ltd

Environmental Assessment of FS007224 Iarnród Éireann Rosslare Europort Berth 3 Extension

22,318.35

Roughan & Donovan Ltd

Environmental Assessment of FS007219 Iarnród Éireann Rosslare Europort Maintenance Dredging

23,517.60

Roughan & Donovan Ltd

Environmental Assessment of FS006983 Foreshore Review of SSE Renewables

13,136.40

Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd

Environmental Assessment of FS007108 Milford & Rathmullen Waste Water Treatment Plant

9,723.15

Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd

Environmental Assessment of FS007361 Beaufort Subsea Fibre Optic Cable, Co. Wexford

18,468.45

RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd

Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening Document of the Mid-term Review of the National Peatlands Strategy

6,094.03

RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd

Interim Review of Ireland's Fifth Nitrates Action Programme - Natura Impact Statement and Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report

38,154.39

RPS Consulting Engineers Ltd

FS006859 Inis Ealga Foreshore Application Environmental Assessment

22,333.97

RPS Ireland Ltd

NPWS Hydrological Support 2023-2026

43,481.48

RPS Ireland Ltd

National Parks and Wildlife Services Hydrological Support 2023-2026

10,870.37

Stephen Carr Architects

Survey to Ascertain Viability under the Emergency Refurbishment Ukraine Programme

5,289.00

Studiosilva SRL

Phase 6 of the National Survey of Upland Habitats

12,300.00

Studiosilva SRL

Phase 6 of the National Survey of Upland Habitats (NSUH)

61,789.42

Sweeny Architects Ltd

Survey to Ascertain Viability under the Emergency Refurbishment Ukraine Programme

17,146.20

The Housing Agency

Part V Leasing Impact Assessment of Removing Part V Leasing for New Build-to-Rent Apartment Developments

30,657.75

The Housing Agency

Review of Incentives to Encourage High Density Urban Development

60,094.11

Thomas Burke Associates

Survey to Ascertain Viability under the Emergency Refurbishment Ukraine Programme

1,500.00

Tom McNamara & Partners

Survey to Ascertain Viability under the Emergency Refurbishment Ukraine Programme

9,225.00

Treanbeg

Oslo and Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR) Marine Litter Survey 2023

15,969.39

University College Dublin

Ecological Sensitivity Analysis of the Western Irish Sea to Inform Future Designation of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

175,000.00

University College Dublin[5]

Review of the Role of Social Workers & Personnel Employees by Local Authorities Specifically to Assist Travellers and their Accommodation Related Issues

14,019.10

Version 1

Observations Processing and Storage – Discovery, Current State and Findings

23,498.83

Version 1

Observations Infrastructure - High Level Design

18,216.57

Version 1

Observations Processing and Storage – Discovery, Implementation Roadmap

17,454.54

Water Power Services

Sruffaunboy Hydro Project Description and Plan of Action

500.00

Wetland Surveys Ireland Ltd

Raised Bog Support Contract 2023

7,970.71

Wetland Surveys Ireland Ltd

Monitoring Survey of Coastal Habitats in the Southwest of Ireland

36,900.00

[1] Procured via the Housing Agency
[2] Procured via the Housing Agency
[3] Procured by the Housing Agency on behalf of the Department
[4] Procured via the Housing Agency
[5] Procured by the Housing Agency on behalf of the Department
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