Consultancy Contracts Data

Thursday, 14 December 2017

Ceisteanna (742)

Shane Cassells

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742. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the 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, in tabular form. [54263/17]

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Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

The information requested is set out in the following table:

Year Commissioned	Consultant/Author etc.	Name/Description of Report/Review/Study	Date or Expected Date of Publication	Amount Spent Since March 2011
2011	ARUP Consulting Engineers	Study in respect of provision of fire detection and alarms systems in dwellings.	Not intended for publication. It is a technical report, to inform work in the Department.	€29,935
2011	Barrow Archaeological Services	Archaeological reports on Met Éireann site at Valentia.	Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility.	€1,210
2011	Building Research Establishment Ltd	Retrofitting Code of Practice.	Published March 2014.	(1)€21,190
2011	Dr. Eoin O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin	Review of the Homeless Strategy 2008-2013.	Published November 2012.	€6,000
2011	Housing & Sustainable Communities Ltd.	Toolkit for Local Authorities on regeneration.	Not intended for publication. This was a report intended to provide assistance to Local Authorities in drawing up proposals for the regeneration of their areas.	€12,300
2011	Malachy Walsh & Partners	EIS Screening Report for site at Valentia.	Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility.	€6,336
2011	Marine Institute	Marine Strategy Framework Directive (1) Initial Assessment; (2) Development of a Monitoring Programme; and (3) Development of a Programme of Measures necessary to achieve Good Environmental Status in Irish Marine Waters.	(1) Initial Assessment - the technical report was published on the Department's website in Q2 2013 and the summary report was published in Q4 2013. (2) Monitoring Programme – sent to the EU Commission in April 2015. (3) Drawing up of programme of Measures - completed and published July 2016.	(2)€2,857,481
2011	Murtagh & Partners	Review of Dublin Region Homelessness Services and Funding in 2011.	Published October 2011.	€27,800
2011	National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)	Audit reports for ISO9001:2008 in 2011 and 2012.	Not intended for publication. These reports are for internal use only as an input for ongoing development of a Divisional Quality Management System.	€6,699
2011	Price Waterhouse Coopers	Independent assessment on establishment of National Water Utility.	Irish Water - Phase 1 report and appendices published January 2012. Implementation Strategy published December 2012.	€179,584
2011	Pyrite Panel	Report of the Pyrite Panel - Independent report to provide options for the Minister to deal with the pyrite problem.	Published July 2012.	€22,719
2012	AECOM	Cost optimal study for non-domestic buildings.	Published March 2013.	€53,517
2012	DKM Economic Consultants	Review of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000.	Published July 2013.	€39,690
2012	Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)	Analysis of Property Tax Options - a report to the Interdepartmental Expert Group on Property Tax.	Published December 2012.	€60,280
2012	Flynn Furney Consultants Ltd.	Environmental Management Services re: review of CEMP at Valentia Site (Method Statement).	Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility.	€3,167
2012	Glas Ecology	Environment Management Plan (Breeding Chough and Peregrine Survey, Valentia Island, Co. Kerry).	Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility.	€4,920
2012	Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency	Review of leasing model.	Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only.	€1,937
2012	Indecon	Feasibility study on a Tenancy Deposit Protection Scheme.	Published November 2012.	(3)€42,706
2012	Mr. Hendrik W van der Kamp	Independent Evaluation of the Planning Review Report 2012.	Published January 2013.	€12,096
2012	Mr. Seamus Woulfe SC	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 - Phase 1.	Published March 2012.	€19,680
2012	Mr. Seamus Woulfe SC	Review of the compulsory acquisition of land by Wicklow County Council at Charlesland, Co. Wicklow - Phase 2.	Published April 2013.	€49,200
2012	Munster Archaeology	Report on archaeological investigation/survey of Met Éireann site at Valentia.	Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility.	€47,289
2012	Padraic Thornton Planning & Environmental Consultancy	Preparation of EIA Guidelines.	Published March 2013.	€7,200
2012	Version 1	Evaluation of ICT Disaster Recovery configuration and capability.	Internal Management Report. Not intended for publication.	€9,363
2013	Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)	Affordability aspects of the provision of water services in Ireland and subsequent analysis.	Published in May 2014 as Appendix 2 and Appendix 5 of the "Report of the Inter-Departmental Working Group on Affordability Measures".	€57,655
2013	Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	Article 29(2) Report on Progress on Implementation of the EC (Good Agriculture Practices for the Protection of Waters) Regulations 2010.	Published April 2014.	Nil
2013	Garrett Fennell Solicitor	Independent Review of the registration arrangements for Architects under the Building Control Act 2007.	Published on the Department's website.	Nil (report produced on a pro-bono basis)
2013	Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency	Review of CALF assessment process.	Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only.	€11,675
2013	Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency	Business Process Design of the Housing Assistance Payment.	Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only.	€54,938
2013	Indecon	Assessment of Potential Merits of New Initiative re Purchase of Local Authority Houses by Existing Tenants.	This report is available on request from the Department.	Nil (report produced on a pro-bono basis)
2013	KW Research & Associates	NTACC Research into why Travellers leave Traveller-specific accommodation.	Published on the Department's website April 2014.	€11,938
2013	RPS Group	Public consultation process on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and producing a report.	Published November 2013.	€9,000
2013	Userneeds	Usage survey on the Met Éireann website.	Internal Management Report. Not intended for publication.	Nil - provided as a free sample
2014	Glas Ecology	Environment Management follow up Report (Breeding Chough and Peregrine Survey, Valentia Island, Co. Kerry).	Not intended for publication as it is a technical report relating to a site on Valentia Island where Met Éireann are building an Air Monitoring Facility.	€1,599
2014	MacCabe, Durney Barnes	Independent Planning Review.	Published December 2015.	€94,521
2014	Padraic Thornton Planning & Environmental Consultancy	Independent Review of Draft S31 Directions in Westmeath.	Published May 2014.	€5,000
2014	Patricia Thornton Tom Philips Associates	Independent Review of Draft S31 Directions in Limerick.	Published August 2014.	€4,151
2015	AECOM	Additional cost optimal calculations for domestic and non-domestic buildings.	Published February 2015	€33,683
2015	Behaviour & Attitudes Ltd.	Market Survey to determine weather forecast consumption behaviour of the Irish public.	Not intended for publication. Report for internal purposes, primarily to inform strategic business decisions.	€19,865
2015	Deloitte	Business Case Review for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP).	Not intended for publication. Undertaken as part of technical work to update financial modelling related to the preparation of the original business case.	€28,939
2015	Dr. Dagmar Stengel	Best practice in relation to the sustainable exploitation and management of intertidal seaweed resources.	Not intended for publication. Informative research sought to address a gap in knowledge at the time.	€14,391
2015	Independent Review Group	An Bord Pleanala - Organisational Review.	Published March 2016.	€41,142
2015	IT Executive Focus	Review of the Structure and Delivery Model of the ICT Services for the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government.	Internal Management Report. Not intended for publication.	€55,289
2015	MartinPlan Consulting	To consider the implications of the C-50 judgment in the context of waste water discharge licensing and to make any necessary recommendations.	Not expected to be published. Report forms part of an ongoing deliberative process.	€1,750
2015	Mazars Consulting	Independent Review of Homeless Services (2015).	Published on the Department's website January 2016.	€27,075
2015	Rory Mulcahy, Senior Counsel	Review Report in relation to Certain Planning Matters in respect of Donegal County Council.	Issue of publication to be considered following completion of report.	€55,350
2015	School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin	Review of CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) in fire service.	Not intended for publication. It is a technical report, to inform work in the Department.	Nil
2015	Steering Group on Fire Safety Review	Review of Fire Safety arrangements in multi-unit developments where concerns arise regarding non-compliance with statutory requirements.	Published August 2017.	(4)€35,597
2016	Bruce McCormack	Independent Review of Draft S31 Direction in Westmeath.	Published in August 2016	€1,970
2016	Des Johnson	Independent Review of Draft S31 Direction in Louth.	Published February 2016	€3,000
2016	Des Johnson	Independent Review of Draft S31 Direction in Kildare.	Published in June 2016.	€3,000
2016	Economic & Social Research Institute	Research Programme on Economic and Demographic Modelling.	Expected to be published in Q1 2018.	€150,000
2016	Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks	Report on the problems that have emerged in the concrete blockwork of certain dwellings in Donegal and Mayo.	Published June 2017.	(5)€10,194
2016	Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency	Review by the Housing Agency of the scheme of loans & grants for purchase of caravans by Travellers.	Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only.	Nil
2016	Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency/PACEC	Independent Review of funding for Traveller-specific Accommodation since 2000 in the context of the delivery and implementation of Local Authority Traveller Accommodation Programmes.	Published on the Department's website in Q3 2017.	Nil
2016	Invas Biosecurity	Production of Program of measures on Invasive Alien Plant Species for the Water Framework Directive.	Not published separately, forms part of the draft River Basin Management Plan published in February 2017.	€9,225
2016	Mr. Hendrik W van der Kamp	Independent Review of Draft S31 Direction in Donegal.	Published in August 2016.	€2,688
2016	RPS Group	Strategic Environmental Assessment, Appropriate Assessment and Strategic Flood Risk Assessment reports for National Planning Framework documents.	Expected to be published in Q1 2018.	€97,902
2016	RPS Group	Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment of the draft River Basin Management Plans.	Will be published with the River Basin Management Plans in early 2018.	€171,503
2017	A&L Goodbody Solicitors Ltd.	Report on Water Abstractions.	Not intended for publication as report forms part of an ongoing deliberative process.	€23,985
2017	AECOM	Development of Modelling and Cost Data Services for Part L- Dwellings.	January 2018	Nil
2017	ASM Chartered Accountants	Review of the Department ICT Backup systems	Internal Management Report. Not intended for publication.	€18,400
2017	CAAS Ltd	Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) and Flood Risk Appraisal on the draft revisions to the Wind Energy Development Guidelines 2006.	Expected to be published in Q3 2018.	Nil
2017	Capita	Business Process Mapping and recommendations for Business Process Improvements.	Not Intended for publication. Report for internal use only.	€116,850
2017	Economic and Social Research Institute	Joint Research Programme on Housing Economics between the Department and the Economic and Social Research Institute.	The consultancy is a 3 year research collaboration agreement which will involve the publication of multiple research papers. The first paper emanating from the research agreement was published in November 2017.	Nil
2017	Ipsos MRBI	Behavioural research on the tenure choices of renters.	Expected to be published in Q2 2018.	(6)Nil
2017	KOSI Ltd	Efficacy and Risk Review of the Department's Cyber and IT Security Systems and Computer Rooms.	Internal Management Report. Not intended for publication.	€26,000
2017	Limerick Institute of Technology	Carrying out of Research and the Development of a Report and Recommendations on Guidance to Planning Authorities Regarding Enterprise Development in Rural areas.	Expected to be published in Q1 2018.	Nil
2017	O’Brien Learning	The Introduction of a Formal Mentoring Programme within an Organisation	Published October 2017.	€2,622
2017	Optimize Consultants	Study to identify and assess relevant instruments and incentives to reduce the use of single-use and other items, which impact the marine environment as marine litter.	Expected to be published before the end of 2017.	€6,150
2017	RPS Group	Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate Assessment for Nitrates Action Programme.	To be published in December 2017.	Nil
2017	Userneeds	Usage survey on the Met Éireann website.	Internal Management Report in preparation. Not intended for publication.	Nil

(1) The contract was in conjunction with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Total cost of the study is €169,302 (inclusive of VAT). My Department's contribution was €21,190 (inclusive of VAT) with the balance met by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (i.e. €148,112 inclusive of VAT).

(2) The Initial Assessment report, monitoring programme and programme of measures each arise from a broader process connected with Ireland’s obligation to implement the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The work primarily consists of a determination of the status of Ireland’s marine waters, the measures necessary to achieve, or maintain, the required Good Environmental Status by 2020 and a programme to monitor this. The preparation of a draft Initial Assessment (under Art. 8 of the MSFD) including proposals for Good Environmental Status (Art. 9) and for draft Environmental Targets (Art.10) is underpinned by a suite of monitoring measures to measure the maritime environment against these targets (Art. 11). Where human activities are preventing these targets from being met, a Programme of Measures to mitigate the effect of these activities, or halt them as appropriate (Art.13) has been finalised.

(3) This report was co-funded by my Department and the Private Residential Tenancies Board. The cost to my Department of €42,706 represents 50% of the total cost.

(4) The contracting authority for this report was Kildare County Council and the costs were recouped by my Department.

(5) The four members of the panel provided their services on a pro-bono basis. The costs associated with the preparation of the report related to travel and subsistence (at Civil Service rates).

(6) This report is being co-funded by my Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.