Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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152. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 2148 of 4 November 2025 to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in which he confirmed that, although not required by statute, his Department voluntarily publishes its annual consultancy spending online in the interest of transparency and accessibility, if his Department operates a similar practice; if not, whether consideration will be given to adopting this approach as a transparency measure consistent with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies and wider open-government principles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68453/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The spend on administrative consultancy is cited in my Department's Appropriation Accounts. These accounts are available online www.audit.gov.ie/en/publications/appropriation%20accounts/

While my Department does not publish its annual spending specific to consultancy online, I have furnished the House with consultancy details through replies to Parliamentary Questions, most recently in June and July of this year, and will continue to do so as requested. These replies are available online.