Vol. 495 No. 5
125 Mr. Higgins (Dublin West) asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide figures on the cost of consultancies undertaken by the private sector for his Department for each of the years from 1995 to 1997 and the forecasted figure for 1998. [20710/98]
The amounts spent by my Department on consultancies for each of the years 1995 to 1997 and the estimated expenditure for 1998 are included in the following table:
|
Year* |
Amount (£) |
|
1995 |
1,414,000 |
|
1996 |
614,000 |
|
1997 |
539,000 |
|
1998 |
600,000 |
126 Mr. Higgins (Dublin West) asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will provide figures on the cost of consultancies undertaken by the private sector for his Department for each of the years from 1995 to 1997 and the forecasted figure for 1998. [20710/98]
The information sought by the Deputy in relation to the cost of consultancies undertaken by the private sector for my Department for the years 1995 to 1997 is set out as follows:
|
£ |
|
|
1995 |
751,649 |
|
1996 |
536,013 |
|
1997 |
555,191 |
