Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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395. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a schedule of all client and or customer facing and or orientated services that his Department provide via a contracted service provider; the contractor that provides the service; and the cost of same for the past five years to date in 2022. [1805/22]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no such contracts in place.  However, the Deputy may wish to be aware that my Department’s telephony service is provided by the National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI).  This service is provided under a Department of Finance contract in the context of a number of services that are shared by both Departments.  I understand that the total amount paid to the NCBI for the past five years for the provision of this service to both Departments was €439,619 (excluding VAT).