Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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607. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department have engaged the services of two organisations (details supplied) at any point from 1 January 2020 to date; the costs associated with or incurred by the provision of services from these organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37290/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Social Protection, the Pensions Authority and the Citizens Information Board have engaged the services of Carr Communications Ltd during the period from 1 January 2020 to date, details of which follow.

Department of Social Protection

It should be noted that there are over 6,000 staff employed in the Department.

In 2020, the Department of Social Protection engaged Carr Communications services for Interview Training (€10,426.40), Health and Well-being (€4,747) and Upskilling Training (€10,459).

In 2021, the cost in respect of these services were Interview Training (€16,600), Health and Well-being (€27,962) and Upskilling Training (€62,384).

The amounts spent on these services in 2022 to date are Interview Training (€5,300), Health and Well-being (€2,564) and Upskilling Training (€5,675).

Pensions Authority

In 2020, the Pensions Authority engaged Carr Communications services for Interview Training (€4,700); in 2021 for Upskilling Training (€2,800) and in 2022 for Interview Training (€1,700).

Citizens Information Board

In 2020, the Citizens Information Board engaged Carr Communications services for Media Skills Training (€1,600) and in 2022 for Strategy Communications (€2,383.13).

Neither The Department of Social Protection nor any of the bodies under its aegis engaged the services of Kinzen in the period from 1 January 2020 to date.

I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.