Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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535. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consultancy service providers engaged by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the costs associated with each (details supplied); the reason for each service engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43322/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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My Department publishes information on all expenditure on external services on a six monthly basis each year.  The information on consultancy service providers requested by the Deputy is available on my Department's website at the following link:

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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536. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of each value for money and policy review conducted by his Department from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2019; the cost of each exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43339/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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In the period in question, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport conducted one Value for Money and Policy Review of the Tourism Marketing Fund.

The review arose from an action included in the Tourism Action Plan 2016-2018 and considered the fund over an eleven-year period from 2006 to 2016 inclusive, evaluating it for its relevance, efficiency and effectiveness and making a number of recommendations around its future implementation. The review has been completed should be published before the end of the year.

Following a competition to secure consultancy services through an OGP framework, a consultancy firm was awarded a contract in July 2017 to assist my Department with the with the review. The total value of this contract was €64,575 (excluding VAT).

Additionally, during early 2018, surveying and baselining analysis was conducted on the Sports Capital Programme, with preliminary findings published as part of the Spending Review that July. This work serves as the basis for a forthcoming review which will be recommenced with another data collection exercise in early 2020.