Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012
1044. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the total amount spent since February 2011 on external reports commissioned by his Department, including payments from ministerial allowances, details of the consultants employed and costs of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37621/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraInformation on external reports commissioned and funded by my Department is set out in the following table.
|
Description of Report |
Consultant etc. |
Amount Spent Since February 2011 |
|
Retrofitting Code of Practice. |
Building Research Establishment Ltd. |
€27,365 |
|
Sound insulation research to inform the drafting of Part E (Sound) of the Building Regulations. |
Napier University Ventures Ltd. |
€1,423 |
|
Report of the Pyrite Panel - independent report to provide options to deal with the pyrite problem. |
Pyrite Panel |
€21,470 |
|
2011 Report of the Dormant Accounts Board. |
Mr. David Lovegrove |
€13,271 |
|
Review of the management by the Department of an application by Wicklow County Council for loan approval in respect of the compulsory purchase of land at Charlesland, Co. Wicklow. |
Mr. Seamus Woulfe SC |
€19,680 |
|
Bulky Waste Reuse Best Practice - Feasibility Study. |
Fehilly Timoney & Company |
€41,514 |
|
Crop Demo Trials to demonstrate the use of composted and anaerobic digested BMW on crops. |
Methanogen |
€115,594 |
|
Recovered Paper Market in Ireland and Recovered Paper Quality Best Practice Studies. |
Poyry Forest Industry Consulting |
€85,003 |
|
Compost Quality Standard IS441 (NSAI). |
RPS |
€10,000 |
|
Irish Recycled Plastic Waste Arisings Study. |
SKM Enviros |
€37,566 |
|
Evaluation of ICT disaster recovery configuration and capability. |
Version 1 |
€9,363 |
|
Feasibility study to inform the design of a main stage national evaluation of the Local and Community Development Programme. |
SQW Limited |
€43,999 |
|
Analysis of Property Tax Options - A report to the Interdepartmental Expert Group on Property Tax. |
Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) |
€60,280 |
|
Archaelogical report on Met Éireann site at Valentia. |
Barrow Archaeological Services |
€1,210 |
|
EIS Screening Report for site at Valentia. |
Malachy Walsh & Partners |
€6,336 |
|
Report on archaeological investigation/survey. |
Munster Archaeology |
€24,258 |
|
Report of Survillance Audit on IS EN ISO 2012. |
National Standards Authority Ireland (NSAI) |
€2,706 |
|
Study in respect of provision of fire detection and alarm systems in dwellings. |
ARUP Consulting Engineers |
€29,935 |
|
Review of the Homeless Strategy 2008-2013. |
Dr. Eoin O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin |
€6,000 |
|
Review of Homelessness Services in Dublin Region. |
Murtagh & Partners |
€27,800 |
|
Provision of expertise concerning Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment techniques for the evaluation and revision of Regional Waste Management Plans. |
RPS |
€36,251 |
|
Operation of National Litter Pollution Monitoring System. |
Tobin Consulting Engineers |
€99,504 |
|
Ambient air monitoring in the vicinity of the former steelworks site, Haulbowline, Cork. |
White Young Green |
€13,005 |
|
Consultancy services on establishment of National Water Utility. |
Price Waterhouse Coopers |
€131,614 |
