Vol. 468 No. 2
100 Miss Quill asked the Minister for the Environment if he will list each review and study commissioned by him since he took office; the title of such a review or study; whether the review or study is being completed within his Department or by external consultants; the names of any such consultants; the current state of preparation of each of these reviews or studies; and the cost of each review or study undertaken. [14811/96]
My Department undertakes a wide range of internal reviews and studies on an ongoing basis, as part of its normal business, and the costs arising are met from within the general provisions for staffing and other administrative costs in the Environment Vote. It is assumed that the question does not relate to such studies.
Details of reviews and studies commissioned from external consultants, or undertaken by my Department in consultation with outside parties, since I took up office are set out in the following table.
|
Review/Study Title |
Undertaken by |
Progress |
Cost to Department (1) |
|
£ |
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|
National Litter Survey |
M. C. O'Sullivan & Co. Ltd. |
Completed |
29,766 |
|
ENFO Review |
DOE and a Consumer's Working Group |
Completed |
Nil |
|
Greater Dublin Water Supply Strategic Study |
Generale des Eaux and M.C. O'Sullivan & Co. Ltd |
Completed |
500,000 (E) |
|
Greater Dublin Water Supply Strategic Study — Follow up |
Greater Dublin Region Water Conservation Steering Group |
Ongoing |
Nil |
|
Organisational arrangements to Support the establishment of Director of Traffic for Dublin |
Price Waterhouse |
Ongoing |
65,900 (E) |
|
Evaluation of the Operational Programme for Transport, 1994-1999 |
Davy Kelleher McCarthy |
Ongoing |
198,803 p.a. |
|
Non-National Roads Pavement Condition Study |
Ove Arup & Partners Ireland with PMS Pavement Management Services Ltd. & Jennings O'Donovan & Partners |
Ongoing |
167,700 (E) |
|
Transfer of the Traffic Warden Function to Dublin Corporation |
Ad-hoc Working Group comprising DOE, Department of Justice, Dublin Corporation and Garda Síochána |
Ongoing |
Nil |
|
Survey on Motor Tax & Insurance Evasion |
National Roads Authority and the Garda Síochána |
Ongoing |
8,000 (2) |
|
Strategic Review of Construction Industry |
Strategic Review Committee comprising representatives from DOE, construction industry and private/public sector clients. |
Ongoing |
25,000 (3) (E) |
|
Consultation Paper for National Sustainable Development Strategy |
Donal O'Laoire, Environmental Management and Auditing Services Ltd. |
Ongoing |
6,000 (E) |
|
Public Art Research Project |
Steering Group comprising DOE, Arts Council, Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, Temple Bar Properties, and, Consultants (Public Art Development Trust). |
Completed |
6,908 (4) |
|
Report on Local Authority Archives and Records |
Local Authority Archives Steering Group comprising DOE, Local Authorities, An Comhairle Leabharlanna and the National Archives |
Completed |
95,000(E) |
|
Review of applications for |
Review panel comprising DOE, |
Ongoing |
12,500(E) |
|
inclusion in a proposed |
Prof. Cathal O'Neill, James |
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amendment to the EU |
Pike, Gerry Walker and Helen |
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|
Architects Directive |
Blair (Architects) |
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|
Equality of opportunity and related issues in the Local Government Service |
DOE and representatives of the City and County Managers Association |
Ongoing |
Nil |
|
Arrangements for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage (Listed Buildings) |
Inter-Departmental Working Group comprising DOE, Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht and the Office of Public Works |
Completed |
Nil |
|
Review of Occupational Health System for the Fire Service |
Dr Gerard Kidney |
Completed |
3,249 |
|
Professional Study on Local Government Financing |
KPMG Management Consulting |
Completed |
93,900 (E) |
|
Promotion of best practice in Housing Management |
Housing Management Group comprising officials from DOE, local authorities and Northern Ireland Housing Executive (Consultants) |
Ongoing |
7,000 (E) |
|
Transfer of administration of SWA rent and mortgage supplementation to local authorities |
Inter-Departmental Committee comprising DOE and Departments of Finance, Health and Social Welfare |
Ongoing |
Nil |
|
Coastal Zone Management Study |
Brady, Shipman Martin (lead consultants), Natural Environment Consultants, Susan Gubbay and HR Wallingford Ltd |
Ongoing |
39,000 (5) (E) |
|
Preparatory work for the Quality Status Report for the Celtic Seas |
Marine Institute |
Completed |
7,500 (6) |
|
Preparation of the Quality Status Report for the Celtic Seas |
Marine Institute |
Ongoing |
150,000 (6) (E) |
|
Review of impact, effectiveness and cost of the tax based urban renewal schemes in designated areas. |
KPMG Management Consulting (in conjunction with Murray O'Laoire, Architects and Urban Designers, and the Northern Ireland Economic Research Centre) |
Ongoing |
115,000 (E) |
|
Dublin Docklands Task Force to recommend arrangements to develop an overall master plan for the docklands area of Dublin and appropriate implementation and co- ordination arrangements |
Task Force comprising DOE and representatives from Departments of Marine, Transport, Energy and Communications, Enterprise and Employment, Finance, Taoiseach, Dublin Corporation, Dublin Port and Docks Board and Grand Canal Corridor Study Task Force |
Completed (7) |
Nil |
|
Tidy Towns Competition Review |
Ad-hoc committee comprising DOE, Super-Valu, Office of Public Works, Cork County Council, Carrickmacross Tidy Towns Committee, Adjudicators representatives, Gerry Daly (Broadcaster) and Derek Tynan (Architect) |
Ongoing |
Nil |
|
Construction Industry — Fire |
Building Research Establishment |
Ongoing |
6,500 (E) |
|
aspects of Eurocodes 1 |
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|
Construction industry — Review and Outlook |
Davy Kelleher McCarthy |
Ongoing |
44,800 (E) |
|
Construction Industry — Eurocodes (6) Phase 2 and 3 |
Forbairt |
Completed |
3,600 |
|
Review of Building Regulations Technical Guidance Documents |
McHugh O'Cofaigh Architects |
Ongoing |
21,000 (E) |
