Written answers

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Department of Health

Consultancy Contracts Expenditure

Photo of Robert TroyRobert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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691. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount spent on external IT consultants by his Department in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29156/14]

Photo of Robert TroyRobert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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692. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has renegotiated external IT consultancy contracts and costs since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29175/14]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 691 and 692 together.

My Department operates a shared ICT service which, in addition to supporting the business of the Department of Health also provides IT support for the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and its agencies. While my Department does engage external contractors for specific services, such as software development and network support, it does not engage external consultants in relation to IT and, consequently, the issue of renegotiating does not arise.

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