Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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There is a note in the accounts stating that the consultancy costs are all outsourced and that it is business as usual. Can anyone tell me the meaning of that note? Do we have a value somewhere for consultancy costs incurred in 2017? What I am getting at is the question of additional fees. There is a business as usual note. Were any external consultants employed in procurement? There is also a procurement fee of €172,159. Considering all the boards and expertise and appointments, how much extra money was spent on consultants in 2017? There is reference to a procurement fee of approximately €172,000. Who got that and what was it for?