Albert Dolan (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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274. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 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. [68464/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My Department publishes details of consultancy payments made in a given year following the close of the financial year. The published information comprises details of the nature of the consultancy work undertaken and the costs incurred.

This information is available on the Department’s website at the following link:

www.gov.ie/en/department-of-rural-and-community-development-and-the-gaeltacht/organisation-information/financial-information/#consultancies.