Written Answers - Departmental Reports. Tuesday, 7 July 2009

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  531.  Deputy Simon Coveney      asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources      the number of reports he has compiled in the past 18 months; the reports complied; and the cost of these reports. [27864/09]

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Deputy Eamon Ryan):    My Department compiled 24 reports in the past eighteen months at a cost of €1,198,706.74. Details of the reports are in the table. It should be noted that The Grid Study and the All-Island Renewables Grid Study updated to include Demand Side Management reports were jointly commissioned by the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland and the Department for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. 60% of the costs in respect of both reports were borne by my Department with the remaining 40% borne by Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland.

Report	Cost of Report inclusive of VAT
National Energy Efficiency Action Plan	21,099.00
Study of Oil and Gas Industry Support Services	27,188.00
Review of Corrib EIS	47,204.00
Strategic Environmental Assessment for Oil and Gas Activity in Ireland’s Offshore Atlantic Waters:Rockall Basin	267,953.00
Technical Assistance on Corrib Gas Safety Matters — Review of Documents	22,870.00
Comparative study of GSI/GSNI	8,602. 79
Cost/benefit study of INFOMAR project	66, 086.00
The Grid Study	218,607.89
All-Island Renewables Grid Study updated to include Demand Side Management	54,092.00
SEI Strategic Review	Prepared in-house
Make IT Secure evaluation report	14,520.00
Study on the Relative merits of Overhead Electricity Transmission Lines Versus Underground Cables.	148,437.96
Review of the Security of Ireland’s Access to Commercial Oil Supplies	271,756.90
Next Generation broadband — Gateway to a Knowledge Ireland	36.78
Technology Actions to Support the Smart Economy	Prepared in-house
2008 Media Literacy Directory	10,000.00
Report on the outcome of the 2007 eInclusion Grant scheme — the Access Skills and Content (ASC) scheme	Prepared in-house
2007 Annual Report	17,924.07 (printing, binding & translation)
Minerals Development Acts, 1940-1999. Report by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for the six months ended 31 December 2008	342 (VAT exempt)
Minerals Development Acts, 1940-1999. Report by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for the six months ended 30 June 2008	502 (VAT exempt)
Minerals Development Acts, 1940-1999. Report by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for the six months ended 31 December 2007	342 (VAT exempt)
State Mining and Prospecting Facilities and Prospecting Licence Competition and Industry News. 1 May 2009	350 (VAT exempt)
State Mining and Prospecting Facilities and Prospecting Licence Competition and Industry News. 1 November 2008	460.35 (VAT exempt)
State Mining and Prospecting Facilities and Prospecting Licence Competition and Industry News. 1 May 2008	350 (VAT exempt)
Total	1,198,706.74

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