Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)
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1188. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the annual cost to his Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide services, such as consultancy work, recruitment services and other outsourced services, for example cleaning, catering and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32715/15]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for two Votes, Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation). It has not been possible to compile the requested information in the time available. I have asked my officials to provide the requested information directly to the Deputy as soon as it is collated.

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)
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1189. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the annual cost to his Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide public services, for example, waste collection, motorway toll operators, public transport such as Veolia-LUAS and private bus companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32722/15]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not pay fees or subventions to private for-profit companies to provide public services.