Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46925/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Department is responsible for a diverse range of functions covering the communications, climate action, environment, energy and natural resources sectors and the procurement of specialist services is necessary to support the delivery of policies and programmes in these areas. In 2018 and 2019 expenditure by my Department on external services amounted to €55.4m as shown in the following table.

A more detailed breakdown is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.