Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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865. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 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. [29149/14]

Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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866. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department has renegotiated external IT consultancy contracts and costs since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29168/14]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 865 and 866 together.

My Department does not engage external contractors for IT related services and as a consequence the issue of renegotiating does not arise.

The Department of Health operates a shared information and communications technology service, which supports the needs of this Department and its agencies. This arrangement has been in place since the Department was established in July 2011.