Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 February 2021
49. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed in tabular form. [9682/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department administers a very diverse, complex and technical brief across critical and strategic sectors of the Irish economy.
Studies, reviews and research are currently being undertaken by my Department which contribute to project delivery and informed, robust, evidence based policy making. Details of these are set out in the table below.
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Details of live studies, reviews and research |
Scheduled date for completion |
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Review of the Call Handling Procedures of the Emergency Call Answering Service (ECAS) |
Q1 2021 |
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EnvEcon AP Limited - Consultancy to support work of the Climate Action Modelling Group (CAMG). |
14/11/2022 |
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University College Cork (MaREI Institute) - Consultancy to support work of the Climate Action Modelling Group (CAMG). |
06/12/2022 |
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Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)- Consultancy to support work of the Climate Action Modelling Group (CAMG). |
31/12/2022 |
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University College Dublin (Energy Institute) -Consultancy to support work of the Climate Action Modelling Group (CAMG). |
7/02/2023 |
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Review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems - focusing on the period to 2030 in the context of ensuring a sustainable pathway to 2050. |
Q4 2021 |
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Assessment report carried out to provide economic and policy analysis on micro-generation in Ireland |
22/06/2021 |
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Capacity Review of National Cyber Security Centre |
Q2 2021 |
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An independent analysis of the Warmth and Wellbeing Scheme carried out by the London School of Tropical Medicine |
2021 |
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Developing geochronology by LA-ICPMS imaging: applications of U-Pb calcite dating in raw materials research |
30/11/2021 |
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Quantifying coastal evolution along Wexford county using remote sensing approaches |
31/07/2021 |
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Irish National Seismic Network |
30/11/2022 |
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Mapping, Modelling and Monitoring Key Processes and Controls on Cold-water Coral Habitats in Submarine Canyons |
30/10/2021 |
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Structure, evolution and seismic hazard of the Irish offshore: An investigation using the first broadband, ocean-bottom seismometer deployment offshore Ireland |
28/02/2023 |
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Assessing the educational impact of geoscience public engagement initiatives |
31/12/2021 |
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Integrating multidisciplinary geoscientific data into forecasting models to monitor and predict coastal change: Proof of concept in Dublin Bay |
30/06/2022 |
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COntrol SEISmicity and Manage Induced earthQuakes (COSEISMIQ) |
30/04/2021 |
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Identification and Assessment of Deep Geothermal Heat Resources in ChallengingUrban Environments (GEO_URBAN) |
30/04/2021 |
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Recycling of End-of-Life Products (PCB, ASR, LCD) |
29/04/2021 |
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Environmental Geosceince PhD Programme |
31/12/2022 |
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Exploring the critical metal potential of Irish Zn Pb deposits |
30/9/2021 |
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Earth Observation for Intertidal Mapping and Monitoring EO Intertide |
30/9/2021 |
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DIG: De-risking Ireland’s Geothermal Energy Potential |
31/12/2023 |
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ThermoWell: Thermal Resource Extraction from a Standing Column Well |
31/12/202 |
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ShallowTHERM |
31/05/2021 |
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Stonebuilt Ireland - creating a countrywide inventory of building stone |
30/11/2022 |
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SEparating Critical metals ThrOugh mineRal crystallization |
30/08/2024 |
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Geophysical and Earth Observation Tools for Evaluating the Condition of Slopes (GEOTECS) |
30/09/2024 |
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DEEP Innovation for De-Risking Enhanced Geothermal Energy Projects |
31/11/2023 |
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Enhancing REServoirs in Urban deveLopmenT: smart wells and reservoir development, RESULT |
30/09/2023 |
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Groundwater-g - Supporting Groundwater Resources Management using Low-Cost Microgravity Technology |
31/01/2022 |
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Abrupt Climate Change in Ireland: Redefining our climate future through a lens of high-resolution glacial reconstruction |
31/01/2022 |
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RAFTA: Resolution Analyses for Frequency- and Time-DomainAirborne Electromagnetic Data of the Irish Tellus Programme |
31/01/2022 |
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Linking ocean model predictions with coastal impacts using a low cost, time-lapse camera shoreline monitoring system |
31/01/2022 |
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BIM integrated Geo hazard monitoring of at risk slopes and historical retaining structures |
31/01/2022 |
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Amplification of seismic rotations due to subsurface heterogeneities |
30/08/2021 |
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Assessing the potential of Holocene shellbeds in Galway Bay as palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimate archives |
31/11/2021 |
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Using Earth Observation (Satellite) imagery for offshore renewable energy site selection and constraint analysis. |
31/08/2021 |
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Energy Critical Element Characterisation of Irish Mineral Deposits |
30/11/2021 |
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Hyperspectral Analysis of the Mourne Mountains (HAMM) |
31/01/2022 |
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Mapping weather & climate indices using seismic data (SeisStorm) |
30/08/2021 |
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Pile Ageing Study for Offshore Wind Applications |
31/01/2022 |
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Delivering Added Value to the Tellus Survey: A Multi-elemental Isotopic Database of Soil and Stream Water |
30/11/2021 |
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Quantifying Ireland’s Dust Bowl: An interdisciplinary assessment ofpotential loess genesis, deposition, and dynamics in the Burren |
31/01/2022 |
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Real time Monitoring of landslides using remote sensing approaches |
31/01/2022 |
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Developing seabed scour assessment and prediction tools using computational fluid dynamics modelling (DeMo) |
31/01/2022 |
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Extraction of Historic DEMs and Orthophotos using Digital Photogrammetry and its Applications in Coastal Evolution Studies |
31/01/2022 |
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Monitoring and Modelling Geomagnetic and Geoelectric Fields in Ireland |
31/3/2024 |
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Integrated modelling of hydrogeological/hydrological data and climate change scenarios for preselected Irish groundwater systems |
31/3/2022 |
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PACIFIC: Passive seismic techniques for environmentally friendly and cost efficient mineral exploration |
30/11/2021 |
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Catchment Care: Community Actions for resilient ecosystems |
30/04/2023 |
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CHERISH: Climate, Heritage and Environments of Reefs, Islands, and Headlands |
30/06/2023 |
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Coastal Change from Space: Monitoring Coastal Erosion from Space |
10/03/2021 |
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EMODNET, The European Marine Observation and Data Network – Geology |
24/09/2021 |
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EMODNET, The European Marine Observation and Data Network – Habitats |
30/09/2021 |
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EMODNET, The European Marine Observation and Data Network – Bathymetry |
20/12/2022 |
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GEOTHERMICA ERA-NET Cofund |
31/12/2021 |
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ERA MIN 3 Raw Materials for the Sustainable Development and the Circular Economy |
30/11/2025 |
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Establishing the European Geological Surveys Research Area to deliver a Geological Service for Europe: |
28/02/2022 |
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Hover |
28/02/2022 |
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Tactic |
28/02/2022 |
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Resource |
28/02/2022 |
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MUSE |
28/02/2022 |
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Hotlime |
28/02/2022 |
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GeoConnect3d |
28/02/2022 |
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GIP-P |
28/02/2022 |
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MINDeSEA |
28/02/2022 |
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Eurolithos |
28/02/2022 |
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Frame |
28/02/2022 |
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Mintell4EU |
28/02/2022 |
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European Plate Observing System (ESFRI infrastructure) |
ongoing |
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Geo Energy Europe2 |
30/9/2022 |
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ESRI - Paper on consumer inertia and price sensitivity when choosing mobile plans, based on ComReg’s Mobile Consumer experience survey data. |
Q2 2021 |
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ESRI - Paper on how local availability of high-speed broadband affects consumer preferences in the mobile market. |
Q2 2021 |
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ESRI - Behavioural experiments on how to encourage take-up of high-speed broadband services. |
Q4 2021 |
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ESRI - Study of how availability high-speed broadband and use of internet applications affects social inclusion, loneliness and well-being among older people in Ireland. |
Q4 2021 |
