Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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180. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the internal oversight that exists within his Department to monitor the scope, duration, and cost escalation of legal services once engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41570/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The Department runs a devolved procurement system whereby each section is responsible for it's own procurements and for the ongoing monitoring of each contract, including those relating to legal services. Individual sections are responsible for ensuring that the services are delivered in accordance with all the terms of the contract, including scope, duration and cost.

In addition, to assist divisions in monitoring their contracts, details of contracts are maintained in a central register and circulated quarterly to sections for cross checking.