Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide details in tabular form for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 the total amount of expenditure on consultancy by his Department, any body under his aegis or State agency for which he has responsibility; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; the nature of the work concerned; the fees paid to each consultant; if the matter was advertised for competitive tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45301/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The annual spend on consultancy by my Department in each of the years 2008-2011 and to date in 2012 is as follows:

My Department operates within the legal framework of EU procurement directives and the guidance of the Department of Finance for procurements under EU thresholds - as required. In line with these policies my Department seeks to ensure that where practicable all tenders over €25,000 are publicly advertised either on e-tenders or in the EU Journal. It should be noted that in the matter of all publicly held competitive tender exercises, the Award Criteria used by the Department for the evaluation of proposals is 'The Most Economically Advantageous Tender'.

The names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts, the nature of the work concerned and the fees paid to each consultant in each year are listed in the table below.