Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff seconded to his Department from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the title and/or role they filled; and the duration of same. [28188/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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There have been no staff seconded to my department from this company over the past ten years.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of instances in which his Department availed of services and or consultancy and or advices from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the costs of same; the number of contracts between the company and his Department; and the duration and costs of same. [28207/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The delivery of technology services to a Government Department such as ours is provided through a mix of permanent staff and a number of different technology companies. These companies provide up-to-date specialist expertise, including cyber-security expertise, where the environment, and associated risks, continue to evolve.

We have procured and avail of the expertise of a number of technology companies to support us, including EY, Deloitte, Presidio etc. to ensure that we are not over-reliant on any one provider while accessing necessary skills. We also want to ensure that those suppliers who respond to our requests for tender have every opportunity to secure work, not just those companies that have worked with us in the past, in keeping with good practice. All of this supports our value for money objectives in delivering services to the public.

In the last year PWC were awarded a contract, following a procurement process, to assist the Department in a transformation programme to change the overall operational and governance model in place for Information Technology. This is the only contract that has been awarded by the Department to PWC in the past 10 years and the details are set out below. The support that PWC has given us to date has been essential in building the capacity of the existing team and sharing knowledge as well as putting the new operating and governance model in place.