Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 October 2024
256. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the amount expended by his Department on consultancies in 2023 and to date in 2024; the company engaged; and the nature of the work conducted by the consultancy on his Department’s behalf, in tabular form. [40217/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested in respect of my Department is set out in the following table.
|
Consultant |
Purpose of Consultancy |
Expenditure 2023 |
Expenditure 2024 |
|
Irish Centre for Diversity |
Diversity Policy Development |
15,990 |
|
|
Risk and Resilience |
Audit Support Services for Business Continuity Management Audit |
19,500 |
|
|
Waystone Compliance Solutions |
Audit Support for cyber reviews |
46,068 |
|
|
AECOM Ireland Ltd |
Cost Optimal Study for Energy Performance of Buildings Directive |
127,549 |
44,659 |
|
MITCHELL MCDERMOTT CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS LTD |
Residential Cost Study conducted under Action 19.1 of Housing for All. |
68,434 |
|
|
WS Atkins |
Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) |
30,627 |
|
|
ESRI |
River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) - Research on behaviour, Water |
46,947 |
13,053 |
|
RPS Consulting Engineers |
Nitrates Action Programme: NIS (AA) and SEA |
104,231 |
|
|
UCC |
Policy development and guidance for 'out of season' bathing |
22,718 |
5680 |
|
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LTD ( CONSULTING ENGINEERS) |
Evaluation of the applicability of the Water Reuse Regulations in Ireland and Reporting to the EU Commission under the Water Reuse Regulations |
30,651 |
|
|
McCarthy Keville O'Sullivan Ltd T/A MKO |
Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) in Coastal and Transitional Waters in Ireland |
49,200 |
|
|
Institute of Public Administration |
Research and report on local authority strategic policy committees |
62,900 |
|
|
RPS Consulting Engineers |
Guidelines on Offshore Wind Energy Marine Planning Guideline and Designated Maritime Area Plans (DMAP) Guidelines - effects of a plan or project (in combination with other plans or projects) on Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas. These sites are protected by National and European Law. |
33,748 |
|
|
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LTD ( CONSULTING ENGINEERS) |
AA Sustainable Compact Settlement Guidelines |
42,553 |
|
|
Land Use Consultants Ltd |
Strategic Environmental Assessment on Sustainable Compact Settlement Guidelines |
41,804 |
5,872 |
|
ROUGHAN & O'DONOVAN LTD |
Water Framework Directive guidance SEA |
25,443 |
|
|
Land Use Consultants Ltd |
SEA Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines |
8,940 |
|
|
RPS Consultancy Engineers Ltd. |
Environmental Assessment re National Planning Framework First Revision |
34,185 |
82,939 |
|
Version 1 |
Development of business case and plan for the Observations Processing and Storage Project |
59,170 |
|
|
Dr. Carol Westrik, Westrik Consultancy |
World Heritage Tentative List Review |
2,300 |
700 |
|
Jane Jackson |
World Heritage Tentative List Review |
1,598 |
|
|
Dr. William P Megarry |
World Heritage Tentative List Review |
1,300 |
|
|
Dr. Jill Alison Sheridan Skinner |
World Heritage Tentative List Review |
1,560 |
|
|
University College Dublin |
Expertise relating to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
51,014 |
|
|
KRC Ecological Ltd. |
Public Consultation Engagement process for proposed UNESCO Biosphere for Lough Ree & environs. |
42,172 |
|
|
Atlantic Technological University Galway (ATU) |
Develop HS catchments RBAP scheme (and guidance) |
18,696 |
|
|
Dr. Brendan Dunford |
Develop HS catchments RBAP scheme (and guidance) |
2,500 |
|
|
JBA CONSULTING ENGINEERS & SCIENTISTS LTD |
Land potential assessment mapping |
14,968 |
23,079 |
|
CBEC ECO ENGINEERING UK LTD |
Hydromorological assessment and restoration plan. |
16,297 |
32,594 |
|
Donal Daly |
Development of catchment strategic plans |
1,170 |
|
|
Crowe |
Internal financial control framework. |
38,745 |
|
|
Price Waterhouse Coopers |
Advise on the feasibility of using an SPV to alleviate high debt levels in the AHB Sector |
49,200 |
|
|
MITCHELL MCDERMOTT CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS LTD |
Examination of overall development costs across the four building types identified in the Residential Construction Cost report. |
69,126 |
|
|
HAWKINS BROWN IRELAND LTD |
Standardised Design Approaches Study |
98,390 |
|
|
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LTD ( CONSULTING ENGINEERS) |
Develop recommendations to promote the use of Mass Engineered Timber (MET). |
38,130 |
|
|
HavElan |
Develop and draft OSPAR Guidance on the interpretation of Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) |
34,440 |
|
|
AQUAFACT INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED |
Environmental guidelines to support the implementation of environmental targets under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and the OSPAR Convention for Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) |
36,014 |
|
|
Expleo Technology Ireland Ltd |
Development of a Quality Management System (QMS) in the organisation. |
46,740 |
|
|
Dr Mona O'Rourke |
Provision of Community Heritage Facilitator Services for Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Property |
29,804 |
|
|
University College Dublin |
Expertise relating to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
26,260 |
|
|
Crowe Advisory Ireland Ltd |
Report on Audit processes as regulator of Enhanced Rehabilitation and Restoration Scheme (EDRRS). |
29,520 |
|
|
Peter Stafford |
Review of implementation of Local Authority and Regional Assembly Corporate Plans 2019-2024 |
28,782 |
