Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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543. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of consultants to her Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and she will provide an outline of the role of each. [18895/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The procurement of external consultancy services is essential to support my Department in providing high quality service to the public in a cost effective and efficient manner. Consultants are engaged for a fixed period following procurement exercises conducted in accordance with Department procedures that are compliant with EU and national legislation and with guidelines set down by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. All consultancy related payments in my Department are made from the consultancy budget (A2(vii) subhead).

A breakdown of annual expenditure on consultancy and IT external service provision, and a list of purchase orders for €20,000 and above, is available on my Department’s website at gov.ie - Department of Social Protection Policy on Procurement (www.gov.ie)

Below are the costs and description for Consultancy in 2020, and the provisional costs for 2021 and 2022 to date.