Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On administration, I assume from an analysis that this figure refers specifically to the office of the Minister and the Department. We used to have separate Estimates for the Health Service Executive and the Department, but they have since been combined. The first part of the subhead appears to continue the previous approach. I am interested in only one aspect of administration, although Deputies Billy Kelleher and Ciara Conway may have questions on others. To move matters along, I am curious to find out about the significant increase in the allocation for consultancy services. The 2014 figure is to increase by almost 19% to €1,650,000. Will the Minister elaborate on the reason for this, as it is by far the largest increase in administrative costs in the office of the Minister and the Department?