Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money which was spent in his Department on external consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37732/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Details of external consultancy payments made by my Department for the years 2011 to 2016 inclusive are available on the Department's website .

Information in relation to consultancy expenditure is compiled annually in respect of the previous year. Details in respect of consultants engaged in 2017 will be compiled and published early in 2018.