Barry Cowen (Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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269. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the external consultant reports commissioned by her Department in each of the years March 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the cost of same; the company involved; and the title and publication date by report in tabular form. [50089/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department considers hiring external consultants in cases where there is not the necessary expertise to deliver the project in-house, in cases where an external assessment is deemed essential, or in cases where a project must be completed within a short time scale, and although the expertise or experience may be available in-house, performing the task would involve a prohibitive opportunity cost.

My Department complies with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's guidelines for engagements of consultants by the civil service, having regard to public procurement guidelines.

Details of external consultant reports commissioned by my Department from March 2011 to date are set out at the link.