Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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240. 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 2019 to date; if external costs were incurred; if so, the details of such costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30892/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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There have been no transport-related value for money and policy reviews conducted by my Department since 1 January 2019.

On 16 September 2020, S.I. No. 356/2020 came into operation and saw the transfer of Ministerial functions for Tourism and Sport out of my Department. Prior to this, officials from my Department were involved in two value for money and policy reviews in these sectors during the period in question.

The Value for Money and Policy Review of the Tourism Marketing Fund was published on 28 July 2020 and incurred €64,575 in external consultancy services, excluding VAT. Preliminary work was also carried out on a review of the Sports Capital Programme, which was intended to build upon a 2018 Spending Review paper which analysed this programme. No external costs were incurred for this work prior to the transfer of functions.