Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Finance the costs of consultants hired by the Revenue Commissioners in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and up to the end of October 2012; the name of the consultancy firms hired by Revenue; the Departments to which they were assigned; and the total cost per year of each of these consultancy firms. [53565/12]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the costs of consultants hired by the Revenue Commissioners in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to the end of October 2012 along with the reason hired and the total cost are set out in the table below.

The need for consultancy varies from time to time depending on business projects and priorities. As can be seen from the table below Revenue’s expenditure on consultancy is now at a significantly reduced level. It has decreased from €422,282 in 2008 down to €32,163 in 2011, which is low especially when viewed against a total administrative expenditure in 2011 of €391.9m. (The expenditure to the end of October 2012 is €32,371).