Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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110. To ask the Minister for Finance the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of his Department to external agencies or consultancy for work completed or investigations undertaken in human resources and industrial relations including hiring and interviewing of staff and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23957/17]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy, the information which I am providing is in respect of costs incurred to date in 2017. I have been advised that of the 18 bodies under the aegis of my Department, 6* have incurred costs for contracted work completed by external agencies or consultants in human resources and industrial relations. I have included the details of payments made to date in 2017 in the following table in respect of these 4 bodies, as requested.

Of the remaining 14 bodies, I have been advised that they have not incurred any applicable costs.