Vol. 474 No. 7
132 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the amount of money expended on consultancies in the past two years; the number of reports from these consultancies; and the cost of such reports. [1497/97]
The total amount of money expended on consultancies in the past two years, the total number of reports from these consultancies and the cost of such reports is set out by year on the following tables. In cases where the cost of reports is not given the actual report cost would have been included in the overall cost of the consultancy which would also include advice.
|
Name of consultancy in 1995 |
The total amount of money expended in 1995 |
The total number of reports from this consultancy |
The cost of such reports |
|
£ |
£ |
||
|
Mercer Management Consulting in association with Indecon Economic Consultants |
14,991 |
One — Combined Transport Links between Ireland, the UK and Continental Europe |
— |
|
Mr. B. McKenna |
9,727 |
One — Aran Islands Transportation Study |
9,727 |
|
An Bord Tráchtála |
12,100 |
One — Transport Cost Monitoring Study |
— |
|
Calcite Market Study |
5,893 |
One — Kilbreckan Calcite Market |
5,893 |
|
Assessment of Environmental Impact Statement for Lisheen Zinc/Lead Project |
34,231 |
Assessment not complete |
|
|
Legal title searches of land and mineral ownership |
3,267 |
One — Report on mineral ownership, Galmoy |
3,267 |
|
Annual Monitoring of Boundary Pillar at Navan, Co. Meath |
3,206 |
One — Report of the Experts' Group on Navan Orebody — Temporary Abutment Pillar. Ongoing process |
3,206 |
|
Review of Planned Capital Investment at State Airports 1994-1999 |
102,000 |
One(Review of Planned Capital Investment at State Airports 1994-1999) |
102,000 |
|
Review of Charges at Dublin, Shannon and Cork Airports |
— |
One(Airport Charges at Irish Airports) |
14,000 |
|
Andersen Management International, Copenhagen, Denmark |
72,600(incl. VAT) |
One`Moving towards regulation of competition? Agenda for telecommunications regulatory actions' |
The cost of the consultancy was for the completion of the overall project and report |
|
A consortium of advisers was retained to advise the Department and the Department of Finance on all aspects of the Telecom Éireann strategic alliance. The consortium consisted of investment bankers Morgan Stanley, legal advisers Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and telecommunications advisers Arthur D. Little |
713,036(incl. VAT) |
Professional Advice |
Not applicable |
|
KMPG |
48,400 |
Professional Advice |
— |
|
Evaluation of tenders for the second GSM mobile telephony licence |
498,005 |
Evaluation report. Evaluation of evaluation process |
— |
|
D. Young/J. Rice |
20,300 |
Professional Advice |
— |
|
P. McCormick |
12,272 |
Professional Advice |
— |
|
Forbairt |
10,275 |
One |
— |
|
ERC |
10,878 |
Professional Advice |
— |
|
Dr. Pat Shannon |
875 |
Professional Advice |
— |
|
Deloitte & Touche |
152,287 |
OneReport of the Task Force to Review the controls in the Commercial State Companies operating under the aegis of the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications |
152,287 |
|
Consultancy service re: Gas Technical Standards Committee |
9,760.00 |
NoneProfessional Advice |
Nil |
|
Assessment of Social and Economic impact of further development of Renewable Energy Development |
40,432.50Incl. VAT |
Seven Reports as follows: |
— |
|
Biomass — Municipal Solid Waste |
5,000 |
||
|
Biomass — Woodfuel |
4,960.50 |
||
|
Biomass — Agricultural Waste |
4,961 |
||
|
Wind |
4,500 |
||
|
Hydro |
5,000 |
||
|
Bio-Gas |
5,000 |
||
|
Synthesis Report |
11,011 |
||
|
Dr. E. Molloy/Advanced Organisation and Management Development |
8,100.95 |
Professional Advice |
n/a |
|
Dr. Drew |
240 |
OneFloding in Karst |
240 |
|
Dr. Sommerville |
1,214 |
Professional Advice |
— |
|
Ms Keegan |
3,864 |
OneGroundwater Protection |
— |
|
Dr Ashley |
1,120 |
OneEsker Geology |
1,120 |
|
Dr. Bradbury |
822 |
OneQuarternary Services |
— |
|
Paradigm Technology |
2,176 |
Oneadvice on D.M.P.T. |
— |
|
PA Consultants |
7,088 |
OneManagement Consultancy |
— |
|
Coopers & Lybrand |
42,611 |
OneIT Plan |
— |
|
Socio-economic Cost Benefit Analysis of Investment in Peat-fined station (NERA) |
800 |
One |
— |
|
Name of consultancy in 1996 |
The total amount of money expended in 1996 |
The total number of reports from this consultancy |
The cost of such reports |
|
£ |
£ |
||
|
Smith System Engineering Ltd. |
3,412 |
NoneProfessional Advice |
— |
|
Economic and Social Research Institute |
6,000 |
Onean examination of the implications for the Irish economy of the proposed introduction of various measures at EU level in relation to road transport by heavy goods vehicles |
6,000 |
|
Oscar Faber in association with Goodbody Economic Consultants and McCarthy Partners |
81,623 |
OneComparative Socio-economic Evaluation of the Ballymun and Tallaght-Dundrum Light Rail Lines |
— |
|
Major (retd) C.B. Holden |
3,027 |
The consultant is required to give ongoing advice to the railway Inspecting Officer on technical/safety aspects of the Dublin LRT project |
— |
|
Halcrow Transmark — McCarthy & Partners |
Nil |
The consultants are required to provide ongoing advice to the Monitoring Group which has been established to oversee implementation of Dublin LRT project |
— |
|
Coopers & Lybrand |
13,492 |
NoneProfessional Advice |
— |
|
Evaluation of ore reserves and development costs for proposed development of mine at Lisheen, County Tipperary |
22,176 |
Two1. Lisheen Ore Reserves Audit2. Report on costs awaited |
6,059Not complete |
|
Long-term outlook for zinc and lead markets |
8,978 |
OneLong-term Market Forecast for Zinc and Lead |
8,978 |
|
Zinc/Lead Price Study |
8,472 |
TwoZinc and Lead Market Study,Zinc Mine Production Costs |
8,472 |
|
Evaluation of Environmental Impact Statement for extension of Tailings Management Facility at Tara Mines |
13,659 |
Evaluation in progress |
|
|
Assessment of Environmental Impact Statement for Lisheen Zinc/Lead Project |
33,538 |
Assessment in progress |
|
|
Airports Policy Study |
Nil |
One — in progress |
28,800(approx.) |
|
Study of Dublin Airport |
Stg£24,325 |
One — in progress |
69,000approx. |
|
Telecom Éireann strategic alliance consultancy |
3,352,451(incl. VAT) |
NoneProfessional Advice |
Not applicable |
|
KPMG |
24,200 |
NoneProfessional Advice |
— |
|
Parc Ltd |
91,960 |
OneStatutory Safety Examination of the Irish Aviation Authority |
91,960 |
|
D. Young/J. Rice |
46,638 |
NoneProfessional Advice |
— |
|
P. McCormick |
29,238 |
NoneProfessional Advice |
— |
|
Forbairt |
4,340 |
NoneProfessional Advice |
— |
|
ERC |
16,226 |
NoneProfessional Advice |
— |
|
P. Clasper |
648 |
NoneProfessional Advice |
— |
|
Consultancy service re: Gas Technical Standards Committee |
9,173.47 |
NoneProfessional Advice |
Nil |
|
Pricing methodology and other conditions governing third party access to the natural gas network |
77,386.76 |
One |
77,386.76 |
|
Feasibility Study re: North/South natural gas interconnector |
133,059.66 |
Report not yet finished |
— |
|
Independent evaluation of tenders by consultants for North/South natural gas interconnector feasibility study |
17,207 |
One |
17,207 |
|
Independent Assessor for AER 11 |
Stg£25,022(excl. VAT) |
One |
Stg£25,022(excl. VAT) |
|
HRM Strategy Mr. Philip Ryan/Precept Consulting/Centre for Management and Organisational Development |
17,260 |
Report on the current state of Human Resource Management in DTEC |
— |
|
De Courcy Nyland |
10,277 |
NoneProfessional Advice |
— |
|
De Courcy Nyland |
514 |
NoneProfessional Advice |
— |
|
Dr. van Mier |
1,200 |
Quaternary Services |
— |
|
Dr. Quinn |
600 |
Quaternary Services |
|
|
Dr. Johnson |
480 |
Groundwater Advice |
|
|
Dr. Parkes |
2,000 |
Organisation of rock collections |
|
|
Lan Communications |
605 |
NoneProfessional Advice |
— |
|
Coopers & Lybrand |
879 |
NoneProfessional Advice |
— |
|
Review ESB's Application for a price increase (Aurthur Andersen and Co.) |
12,161 |
One |
12,161 |
