Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with her Department and bodies under auspices of her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19186/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has not awarded contracts to the named company in the years 2017 to 2021.

Information in relation to consultancy expenditure in my Department is compiled annually in respect of the previous year and published online at www.gov.ie/en/collection/department-of-education-and-skills-expenditure-on-consultancy/The data in respect of 2021 is being compiled at present and will be published online as soon as it is available.

My officials have been in contact with the agencies under the remit of my Department in regard to the Deputy’s query. I am advised that the bodies have no contracts that fall within the scope of the Deputy's question.