Written answers

Tuesday, 20 May 2008

Department of Finance

Consultancy Contracts

9:00 pm

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 177: To ask the Minister for Finance the expenditure by his Department on consultants to date in 2008; and if he will compare this to the expenditure on consultants for each of the past five years. [19500/08]

Photo of Brian Lenihan JnrBrian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The following table sets out the details of expenditure on consultants by my Department and the Offices under its aegis in each of the years 2003 to 2007 and 2008 to date.

Name of OfficeYTD 20072006200520042003
€,000€,000€,000€,000€,000€,000
Commission for Public Service Appointments49227173169N/AN/A
Comptroller and Auditor General27181297736585
Department of Finance391,6571,8732,4732,1401,954
Office of the Ombudsman1747381263037
Office of the Revenue Commissioners14862727,70622,90018,53012,450
Public Appointments Service14222939234N/AN/A
State Laboratory070455690122
Valuation Office196874352517

The Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments and the Public Appointments Service did not exist prior to 2005. However, their predecessor body, The Civil Service and Local Appointments Commission, spent some €1.028m in 2004 and some €1.469m in 2003 on consultancy services. In the time available to answer the question, the Office of Public Works was unable to compile the information sought by the Deputy. However, the information will be compiled and forwarded by that Office to the Deputy as soon as possible.

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