Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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206. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2022; the purpose and value of each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18737/23]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy thatmy Department publishes on a regular basis a schedule which details its consultancy fees, professional fees, legal fees and advisory fees by year. The information for 2022 can be accessed at the following link:

www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/8b97d6-consultancy-costs/

With the exception of the Office of Public Work (OPW), the information requested by the Deputy for the bodies under the aegis of my Department is set out in the tables below. The National Shared Services Office have advised the Department that the Office did not engage any consultancy services during the period specified.

The OPW have advised that there are a number of areas across the organisation that could potentially use consultants for a variety of projects and that the collating of this information will take considerable time. However, the OPW have assured me that they will commence collating this information and will reply directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Public Appointments Service

Office of the National Lottery Regulator (ORNL)

Office of the Ombudsman

State Laboratory