Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 January 2014
483. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation or cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4616/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe table following outlines details of the top twenty consulting firms engaged by my Department during the period January 2012 – December 2013.
Given the technical complexity of the sectors which my Department oversees and, in some instances regulates, there is a requirement to procure services to address specific issues as they arise. In procuring these services my Departments always seeks to ensure value for money and the keeping of expenditure to the minimum necessary. In the case of the three consultancy projects related to the Corrib gas project, the cost is recouped to the State from the Developers.
The information sought by the Deputy relating to the Bodies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each Body.
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Number |
Name of Firm |
Amount (€) |
Project |
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1 |
Latinollo Limited |
1,033,624 |
National Digital Switchover Campaign |
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2 |
Programme of Research in Communications |
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Economic and Social Research Institute |
535,000 |
Energy Research Programme |
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3 |
Tobin Consulting Engineers |
461,404 |
National Groundwater Vulnerability Mapping, Geoscience Initiatives |
|
4 |
Environ UK ltd |
403,983 |
Environmental Monitoring -Corrib |
|
5 |
PA Consulting Group |
401,872 |
Implementation of National Postcodes System |
|
6 |
David Fox Associates |
373,059 |
Petroleum Engineering Advice |
|
7 |
PRISA Technologies Ltd T/A Prisa Consulting |
323,491 |
Technical advice in relation to planning the National Broadband Plan State led Intervention |
|
8 |
Financial Advisor to DCENR |
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PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS |
293,232 |
National Seabed Survey |
|
|
9 |
Keane Offshore Integrity Ltd |
240,694 |
Technical Verification Audits - Corrib |
|
10 |
O’Connell Agri Environmental Consultants |
206,359 |
Geochemical Data Acquisition, TELLUS Border Project, |
|
11 |
Morgan Geophysics |
196,438 |
Petroleum Geophysics Advice |
|
12 |
Economic assessment off Exploration and Mining |
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Economic Analysis of the Advertising Market in Ireland |
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Assessment of the micro economic value of digital to the economy |
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Indecon |
190,023 |
Next Generation Broadband |
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13 |
CDM Smith Ireland Ltd T/A CDM |
170,013 |
Environmental Monitoring of Silvermines & Avoca |
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14 |
Ronan Tierney & Associates |
137,572* |
Head of Internal Audit Unit |
|
15 |
Natural Environment Research Council |
123,000 |
Carbon Capture and Storage |
|
16 |
National Broadband Plan |
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On-going technical network monitoring of 3 service under the NBS |
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Mason Communications (Irl) Ltd |
114,527 |
Project KELVIN International connectivity for NI - On-going network monitoring of Kelvin Network |
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17 |
Aurum Exploration Ltd |
112,960 |
Geological data compilation |
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18 |
Dr. Robert Meehan |
80,061 |
National Quaternary Map, Geoscience Initiative |
|
19 |
Mouchel Parkman Ireland Ltd |
73,445 |
Landslide Susceptibility Mapping, Geoscience Initiatives |
|
20 |
SLR Consulting ( Ireland Ltd) |
61,500 |
Geological Services, Shallow Geothermal Resources Project |
* Cost of consultancy shared with the Department of Health and Children.
