Written answers
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Departmental Contracts
Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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561. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Departments expenditure on consultancy; to provide a breakdown of the all consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement, the nature of their work, details on any reports produced and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [43306/25]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested runs to 35 pages and will be supplied directly to the Deputy by my private office.
Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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562. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in each of the years 2015 and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services [43307/25]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The number of retired officials re-engaged by my Department on a consultancy basis over the past ten years are outlined in tabular form:
Year | Number of Retired staff engaged | Reason | Cost € |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | 4 | Interview Board | 5,850 |
2016 | 1 | Interview Board | 200 |
2017 | 5 | Interview Board | 3,741.16 |
2018 | 3 | Interview Board | 4,870 |
2019 | 3 | Interview Board | 2,761 |
2020 | 1 | Interview Board | 600 |
1 | Legislative drafting | 3,800.5 | |
2021 | 3 | Interview Board | 1,650 |
1 | Legislative drafting | 8,091.2 | |
1 | Internal Audit Committee | 300 | |
2022 | 2 | Interview Board | 2,200 |
1 | Legislative drafting | 5,720 | |
1 | Internal Audit Committee | 600 | |
2023 | 1 | Internal Audit Committee | 1,350 |
1 | Legislative drafting | 7,840 | |
2024 | 6 | Interview Board | 7,756 |
1 | Legislative drafting | 8,640 | |
1 | Internal Audit Committee | 750 | |
2025 | 2 | Interview Board | 1,846 |
My Department require consultants to read and sign a Conflict of Interest Declaration form in advance of undertaking service.
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