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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 10 Mar 1998

Vol. 488 No. 4

Written Answers - Consultancy Contracts.

Phil Hogan

Ceist:

54 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources the names, duties and rates of remuneration of all public relations consultants or other consultants engaged by his Department from 26 June 1997 to date. [6252/98]

My Department is engaged in a wide range of activities of a highly scientific and technical nature which necessitate the involvement of specialised engineering and other consultants.

The names and duties of consultants employed by my Department are as follows:

Engineering Division

ESB Consulting Engineers

Provision of engineering services at Castletownbere fishery harbour centre

35,400

Design Office Dusoswa. Architects

Provision of engineering services at Castletownbere fishery harbour centre

6,000

Ove Arup & Partners, Consulting Engineers

Provision of engineering services at Dunmore East fishery harbour centre

13,673

Malone O'Regan, Consulting Engineers

Provision of engineering services at Dunmore East fishery harbour centre

68,365

Paul Curran, Architect

Provision of engineering services at Dunmore East fishery harbour centre

7,986

Patrick Carr, Architect, Ballybofey

Provision of engineering services at Killybegs fishery harbour centre

12,947

Engineering Division

Malachy Walsh & Partners, Consulting Engineers

Provision of engineering services at Dingle harbour, County Kerry

176,000

C.A.A.S. (Environmental Services) Ltd.

Assessment of E.I.S for capital dredging scheme at Drogheda port

15,449

Kirk McClure Morton, Engineers, Belfast

Provision of engineering services at Tory Island

109,505

Kirk McClure Morton, Engineers, Belfast

Provision of engineering services at Bray coast protection scheme

25,168

H.R. Wallingford, Engineers, U.K.

Provision of engineering services at Bray coastprotection scheme

8,470

H.R. Wallingford, Engineers, U.K.

Provision of engineering services at Rosslare Strand

18,767

J. P. Lang, Engineer

Provision of engineering services at Rosslare Strand

1,122

Petroleum Affairs Division

Clare Morgan

Interpretation of Seismic data

27,000

RDS Resources

Engineering services in relation to consideration of an application for a petroleum lease over the Helvick oil accumulation in the north Celtic Sea basin

15,000

Data Room

Advice on a release mechanism for the promotion and dissemination of non-confidential basic and enhanced well and seismic data

13,500

Forest Service

Deloitte & Touche

Analysis of IT requirements for the grant and premium payments section of the forest service

25,000

Purser, Tarleton, Russell Ltd.

Preliminary drafting of forestry and harvesting guidelines.

11,604

Dr. Brendan Kearney

Examine the establishment of a forest institute

5,000

Purser, Tarleton, Russell Ltd.

Examine current and future needs for mechanical harvesting in Ireland.

6,000

Dr. Gerhardt Gallagher

Assist in the implementation of the operational programme and co-ordinator of the development of the forest inventory and planning system

60,500

Mr. Enda Cullinan

Technical consultant of the development of FIPS

39,930

Coopers & Lybrand

To review Coillte Teoranta's evaluation of Balcas in terms of its proposed investment in that company

12,100

Maritime Transport Division

Baxter Eadie/Harcrow/ Crouch/ORM Consultants

Assessment of seaport capacity

43,500

Dermot Rochford, Staff Relations Services

Assessment of pay and staffing arrangements at Foynes Port Company

4,856

Information Management International Ltd.

Development of integrated transport statistics database

17,061

Sea Fisheries Division

Indecon Economic

Renewed contract. Employed as external evaluator consultants to the Fisheries Operational Programme 1994-1999 and the PESCA initiative 1994-1999

79,663

Trinity College

Employed to carry out a study on equal opportunities between men and women in the fishing industry

2,100

Deloitte & Touche

Employed as auditors to the Fisheries Operational Programme 1994-1999 and the PESCA initiative 1994-1999

40,535

Mr. J. Dorling

For specialised drafting of legislation

£40 per hour to a maximum of £10,000

Marine Environment Division

Aquatic Services Unit, UCD

Benthic survey of sewage dump sites in Dublin Bay

11,000 will be recouped from Dublin Corporation

Coastal Zone Administration Division

Brady Shipman Martin, Planning Consultants

Study of coastal zone management in Ireland's review of responses to published dicussion document keynote presentation at public seminar on CZM on 30-4-1998

42,000

Central Division

David Nolan Telephone Systems Consultant

To review Department's telephone systems

1,210

I.M.E.S.

Mike McCarthy & Associates

Organisation and management review

5,808

Finance Division

Arthur Anderson

To conduct a pre-accreditation audit. (FEOGA)

17,500

Strategic Management Corporate Support Division

Coopers & Lybrand

Assess viability of investment/funding proposals by private boat yard

5,427

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