Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the name, costs, date of commission, date or expected date of publication and name of the external consultant of all external reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011. [47077/12]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Department is responsible for two Votes – Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation). The Department commissions external expertise where highly specialised skills are not available within the Department and particularly where ongoing independent evaluation of programmes and projects is required. During the course of their engagements these consultants/experts may prepare reports and other documentation for the Department. In-depth analysis of issues by external experts has informed - and continues to inform - my Department’s policies, allowing for more targeted use of resources and greater accountability in the allocation of budgets. The reports and documents are not published but can be made available on request.

The following tables set out the details of external reports commissioned under Vote 28 and Vote 27 since March 2011.

External Reports commissioned under Vote 28

External Reports commissioned under Vote 27 (International Cooperation)