Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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202. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of external consultant's reports commissioned by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the cost of same; the company involved; the title and publication date of the report in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13570/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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As I have previously advised the House in response to Dáil Questions No. 484 of 19th January and No. 95 of 29th September last, I am advised that no expenditure was incurred on external consultancy from my Department's Administrative Budget during the period from its establishment in June 2020 to date.

From time to time, my Department commissions experts to provide technical reports or advice on specific issues. While the providers of these services may describe themselves as consultants, their work is not classified as consultancy services and is not funded from my Department's Administrative Budget.

Details of expenditure for the years 2019 and 2020 is available in the published Appropriation Accounts in respect of Vote 33 for those years which are available here.