Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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919. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the names of the companies to which each study, research and report was outsourced; the total cost for each; the number of reports finalised and presented to him that have yet to be released by his Department; the dates on which any such reports yet to be released were first provided to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55163/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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My Department publishes its annual consultancy spend on the Department website.

Please find a copy of the link to this information here - www.gov.ie/en/department-of-further-and-higher-education-research-innovation-and-science/organisation-information/department-consultancy-spending/

The Deputy will note the names of companies whose services were procured and the costs spent in each year. The website also states whether any reports commissioned were for either publication and/or for internal use within the Department.

The Deputy should note that the publications are currently recorded up to 2023.

2024 figures will be published online by the end of October.

Consultancy spend is published in arrears annually, in line with the accounts process.

DFHERIS has now taken ownership of recording departmental consultancy spend, as part of the transfer of functions from Department of Education.

We would plan to publish 2025 Consultancy Spend by the end of Q1 2026.