Consultancy Contracts Data

Thursday, 3 July 2014

Ceisteanna (129)

Barry Cowen

Ceist:

129. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form per annum all external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report and the publication date. [28838/14]

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Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established on 2 June 2011 and therefore the available information is being provided from that date. I am advised that €125,556 was spent by my Department on external reports from consultants since its establishment. The details requested in relation to this expenditure are set out in the table below. Contracts for the provision of services are not included.

Year Report Commissioned	Company	Report	Status	Amount paid from 2 June 2011 to date
2010	University of Birmingham	Review of Archaeological Survey and Mitigation Policy relating to Bord na Móna Peatlands	Published June 2013	€34,337
2011	Avia Solutions	Review of financial submissions relating to the Public Service Obligation Air Service for the Aran Islands	Completed, not published	€6,300
2013	Dorgan Associates	Cost Benefit Analysis of National Gallery Redevelopment Project	Completed, not published	€12,731
2013 and 2014	Dorgan Associates	Examination of capital incentives to promote investment in film studio infrastructure	Completed, not published	€6,765
2012	Bonnar Keenlyside	Review of Dublin Contemporary 2011	Completed, not published	€10,959
2013	Dorgan Associates	Cost Benefit Analysis of National Archives Development Plan	Completed, not published	€12,669
2014	EY	Review of PSO Air Service for the Aran Islands	Published May 2014	€41,795

For completeness, I wish to bring to the Deputy's attention that from time to time my Department also commissions engineering or environmental experts to provide technical reports on specific issues, as required. While the providers of these services are consultant engineers, environmental consultants or may describe themselves in other such terms, their work is not classified as consultancy services and is not funded from my Department's Administrative Budget.