Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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783. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount spent on external information technology consultants by his Department in each of the years 2010 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23451/15]

Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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786. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has re-negotiated external information technology consultancy contracts and costs since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23568/15]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 783 and 786 together.

A range of contracts are in place in my Department for the provision of ICT services including training, software and storage provision. My Department has engaged an external company for the provision of training and continuing professional development of its ICT Unit. Expenditure incurred in the years 2010 to 2014 was €45,133, €80,586, €84,378, €57,934.56 and €19,311 respectively. The contract expired in 2014 and no expenditure has been incurred during 2015. In addition, a review of Disaster Recovery capabilities was commissioned in 2012 which incurred costs of €9,362. Neither contract has been renegotiated since March 2011.