Vol. 462 No. 3
60 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for the Environment the total number of studies undertaken by his Department or by an agency under the aegis of his Department; the number of matters that he or the Minister(s) of State at his Department have referred for study/report/review to an expert group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4390/96]
Agencies under the aegis of my Department are free to undertake such studies etc. as they consider appropriate for the purposes of their functions; information on the number of such studies is not available in my Department.
Information relating to studies for which my Department is responsible is set out in the following table:
|
Subject of Study/Report/Review |
Undertaken by |
|
Public Art Research Project |
Steering Group comprising DOE, Arts Council, Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht and Temple Bar Properties |
|
Architects Directive |
Review panel to consider applications for inclusion in a proposed amendment to the EU Architects Directive |
|
Local authority archives and records |
Local Authority Archives Steering Group comprising DOE, National Archives and local authorities |
|
Arrangements to develop an overall master plan for the docklands area of Dublin and appropriate implementation and co-ordination arrangements |
Task Force representative of relevant Departments and Public Bodies |
|
Tidy Towns Competition Review |
Steering Committee representative of various interests |
|
Impact, effectiveness and cost of tax-based Urban Renewal Schemes in designated areas |
KPMG Management Consulting |
|
Transfer of administration of SWA rent and mortgage supplementation to local authorities |
Inter-Departmental Committee |
|
National Litter Survey |
M.C. O'Sullivan & Co. Ltd. |
|
ENFO Review |
Department and a Consumers' Working Group |
|
Promotion of best practice in housing management |
Housing Management Group |
|
Coastal Zone Management Study |
Brady Shipman Martin |
|
Construction Industry — Review and Outlook |
DKM |
|
Evaluation of the Operational Programme for Transport |
DKM |
|
Eurocodes 6, Phases 2 and 3 |
Forbairt |
|
Dublin Region Water Supply Strategic Study |
Generale des Eaux and M.C. O'Sullivan & Co. Ltd. |
|
Local Government Financing |
KPMG Management Consulting |
|
Equality of opportunity and related issues in the Local Government Service |
Informal Working Group |
|
Preparatory work for Quality Status Report for the Celtic Seas |
Marine Institute |
|
Arrangements for the protection of listed buildings |
Inter-Departmental Working Group comprising DOE, Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht and the Office of Public Works |
|
Transfer of the traffic warden function to Dublin Corporation |
Ad-hoc working group comprising DOE, Department of Justice, Dublin Corporation and Garda Síochána |
