Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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284. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by her Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if her Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [31265/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has not re-engaged any retired officials on a consultancy basis in the past four years. Where the Department has a requirement to engage the expertise of a consultant for a specific project or piece of work, it is done through a procurement process under a contract for services.