For over 20 years, Dr Warner has provided in-depth written reports and presentations to a wide range of clients, including government departments, state agencies, local authorities, representative associations, semi-state companies, and private firms across a range of sectors.
Independent Practice
Recent work delivered directly through Warner Economics Consulting, including:
Cultural Institutions, Economic Impact Assessment
Led an economic impact assessment of five of Ireland’s leading cultural institutions, jointly produced with Fitzpatrick Associates. The work covered economic, social and wellbeing value, and is being used to support ongoing investment decisions at the institutions involved.
Renewable Energy Infrastructure, Economic and Social Value Assessment
Delivered an economic and social value assessment for a long-duration energy storage project, bringing together environmental and cost-benefit evidence into a single report for regulators and government departments, as part of a competitive, EU-funded procurement process.
Renewable Fuel Policy, Economic Analysis
Produced fuel price and economic modelling to support the case for a change in renewable fuel policy, working directly with a sector body to provide evidence for government and ministerial engagement ahead of a Budget process.
Prior Experience
Through his work in the private sector, Dr Warner has worked on a range of projects across a variety of sectors in Ireland.
Transport and Infrastructure
BusConnect Client Partner
Acting as the Director of Economics for the BusConnect client partner project, directing the development of the business cases for all 12 corridors under development.
Cross Border Greenways
Acting as the Technical Director leading a project developing a vision, governance and economics modelling approach for cross border greenway and active travel development for the Department of Transport (RoI) and Department of Infrastructure (NI).
National Transport Authority, MetroLink
Supporting the NTA to develop the economic case for MetroLink. Worked closely with the engineering and modelling contractors to extract key information and create the value for money case, and with the wider team to develop the overall business case.
Irish Rail, Colbert Station Definitive Business Case
Leading a team delivering the Definitive Business Case for the redevelopment of Colbert Station, which had to be delivered and approved quickly to keep construction on schedule. Developed a clear strategic narrative, both the financial and economic cases, and a post-project evaluation plan.
Transport Infrastructure Ireland, N25 Project Completion Report
Leading the team assessing the success of the N25 New Ross By-Pass, a highly complex project including one of the largest bridges in Ireland. Used interviews, data analysis and focus groups to establish what had happened and generate lessons learnt against the original business case.
Housing, Ports and Regeneration
Port of Cork Company, Economics Support
Working closely with the Port of Cork Company to provide a range of economics advisory support services. Led the economics components of business cases for EU funding, developed the economic impact assessment for the redevelopment of the Tivoli site, and supported the Port of Cork Business Plan through an assessment of key economic factors likely to impact the port in the coming years.
Land Development Agency, Economics Support
Providing economic advisory services to the Land Development Agency, including developing a standalone Cost Benefit Analysis model, authoring business cases for new developments such as the St Kevin’s site in Cork City, and assessing the affordability of social and cost rental options.
Education and Health
Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Technology and Enterprise Campus
Working with TCD to provide economic and business case advice and support for the Trinity Technology and Enterprise Campus, including developing the business case for a research and learning building and assessing the risks to the project from Covid-19.
Children’s Health Ireland, Economics Advisory Support
Working closely with the senior leadership team of CHI to provide a range of economics support services to help deliver the New Children’s Hospital. Supported CHI by assessing the case for purchasing medical technology using a leasing style contract compared to more traditional procurement routes, and supported negotiations with BAM around the Guaranteed Maximum Price for the construction elements of the contract, pulling together a briefing document setting out the cost variations and the reasons for these.
Agriculture
Tirlán, Economic Impact Assessments
Completing a wide range of economic impact assessment projects with Tirlán, assessing current operations and planned future investments to establish the employment and wages generated in the local economy. Supported funding applications with Enterprise Ireland and wider efforts to engage with local economies.
Thought Leadership
EY, Economic Eye
During his time at EY, supported the production of EY’s flagship ‘Economic Eye’ publication, an all-island macroeconomic forecast with related articles. Produced articles and key economic forecasts for inclusion, plus a series of articles for wider publication with a particular focus on the housing market.
