Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 394: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the consultants who carried out work for his Department or for any body under the auspices of his Department during 2007; if each consultant was an individual or a firm; the amount earned by each consultant in 2007; the basis of the calculation of same; the rate per hour, day, week, month or other period payable in each case; if in each case the consultant was engaged to prepare a report or to carry out work; if in the case of a report being prepared the report has been published; if not, when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14101/08]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has made available on its website details regarding consultancies (excepting those of minor value, i.e., less than €5,000 excluding VAT) relating to the period since its establishment in June 2002 up to the end of January 2008.

The relevant link, which will take the Deputy directly to these details, including the information sought by her, in relation to expenditure by my Department is: www.pobail.ie/en/ CorporateSupportServices/Finance/Consultancies.

For the Deputy's convenience, I have also arranged for a copy of the material in question to be sent directly to her at her Oireachtas e-mail address.

As it has not been possible within the time available to collate the details sought by the Deputy in relation to the preparation and publication of reports, I am arranging to have the relevant information in that regard forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

The Deputy will appreciate that the appointment of consultants by bodies reporting to, or under the aegis of, my Department is a day-to-day operational matter for the chief executive officers of those organisations. Accordingly, I am forwarding the Question to the organisations in question and am asking the chief executive officers to provide any relevant information directly to the Deputy.