Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 253: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount that was spent by her Department on consultants in 2007 and to date in 2008. [31646/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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€2,426,857 was spent by my Department on consultants in 2007 and €781,465 was expended on consultants in the first 6 months of 2008.

These figures relate to consultancies as defined in the Department of Finance December 2006 "Guidelines for the Engagement of Consultants and Other External Support by the Civil Service".