Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael)
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89. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the detail relating to the funding of contractors and employees working for GSOC for each of the years 2005 to 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25029/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I have been advised by GSOC that the total spend for the years 2006 up to and including 30 August 2016 is as set out in the table.

In the table the amounts shown as expended on contractors refers to those persons, organisations or groups who are engaged by GSOC for a limited period of time. They are engaged to carry out operations or functions that involve skills or capabilities that are not currently available within GSOC such as administration of IT systems and data analysis related to the review of records for an investigation file. The table does not include expenditure on services such as electrical maintenance, cleaning etc.

GSOC spend on Contractors /Payroll 2006 to 2016.

* as at the 30 August 2016.

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) is an independent statutory body established in December 2005 under the Garda Síochána Act 2005. The first Commissioners were appointed in 2006 and GSOC became operational in May 2007. The objectives, functions and powers of GSOC are governed by the 2005 Act. The Act also provides that the management and control generally of the officers, administration and business of GSOC is the responsibility of the Chairperson of GSOC.