Seán Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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Question 199: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of expenditure on consultancy by his Department in 2003, 2004 and 2005; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in those years; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department in these years and for the future. [41726/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The total spend by year in relation to expenditure on consultancy for my Department's Vote is as follows:

A total of 126 different consultants were engaged over this period. Expenditure on consultancy has been reducing year on year over the period reflecting the increased emphasis and examination of the requirement for the engagement of consultants within the Department.